Inverness events to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day at the end of World War II
The 80th anniversary of the end of World War II will be commemorated in Inverness with memorial services to mark VJ Day.
VJ Day, or Victory over Japan Day, effectively brought the curtain down on the war in the Pacific in August 1945 following the surrender of the Japanese forces in the wake of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
It followed the capitulation of Nazi Germany in May of the same year and signalled the imminent end of the devastating global conflict which had been fought on numerous continents and cost the lives of millions of people.
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And to mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, the Inverness branch of the Royal British Legion Scotland has announced a number of activities for Friday, August 15.
These will begin at 11.55am with a service of remembrance at the Inverness War Memorial in Cavell Gardens.
Refreshments will be served afterwards within The Army Reserve Centre in Gordonville Road, Inverness, with support from the Inverness Common good fund.
That evening, at 7.30pm, there will also be a service of thanksgiving within Inverness Cathedral.