Victory Day in World War II in North Korea
Victory Day in World War II in North Korea is held on July 27. This event in the third decade of the month July is annual.
On July 27, 1953, hostilities in the Korean War were brought to an end by the signing of the Korean War Armistice. The armistice was signed by North Korea (DPRK), the United Nations and China. South Korea never signed it, because they couldn’t accept a divided Korea.
While not a formal peace treaty – the two sides are technically still at war – the armistice stopped the fighting that had ravaged the Korean peninsula since 1953.
The day is celebrated as a national holiday in North Korea, known as Victory Day.