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🎗9 May — Victory Day

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🎗9 May — Virtual March & Flower-Laying Ceremony · London354 days

My RegimentUnited Kingdom

A coalition of public initiatives, organisations, researchers, reenactors, volunteers and families across the UK

Preserve the memory of your veteran relatives who fought in the Second World War. Add their story, photo, and military service details to the UK registry.

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Victory Day 2027

Honour our veterans across the UK. Add your veteran to the registry and take part on 9 May — virtually from anywhere, or in person at the flower-laying ceremony at the Soviet World War II Memorial in London (Lambeth Road SE1 6HZ, 10:00 AM).

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“We carry their portraits so they march with us forever.”

Immortal Regiment · London

Since 2026, the UK format has been a virtual march paired with a single physical flower-laying ceremony at 10:00 AM at the Soviet World War II Memorial, Lambeth Road SE1 6HZ, London.

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Family Memory of WWII Veterans in the United Kingdom

Family Memory of WWII Veterans in the United Kingdom

How the Russian-speaking diaspora in the UK preserves veteran names and family histories through moypolk.uk, a CEA-operated digital archive structurally independent from any state body.

British and Soviet Pilots with the Hurricane Mk II — 1941

British and Soviet Pilots with the Hurricane Mk II — 1941

On 30 August 1941, Winston Churchill offered Stalin 200 Hurricane fighters as part of the military aid programme. Within days, the first Hurricanes landed at Vaenga airfield near Murmansk.

The Home Guard: Beyond "Dad's Army" — Britain's Last Line of Defence

The Home Guard: Beyond "Dad's Army" — Britain's Last Line of Defence

The reality of the Home Guard was far more serious than the popular sitcom suggests — 1.5 million volunteers stood ready to defend Britain against invasion.

The Battle of El Alamein: The Turning Point in North Africa

The Battle of El Alamein: The Turning Point in North Africa

The two Battles of El Alamein in 1942 marked the turning point of the war in North Africa and gave the Allies their first decisive victory over German forces.

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In the Wake of the Arctic Convoys: a Three-Day Trip from Manchester to Loch Ewe, 23–25 May 2026
15 May 2026·News

In the Wake of the Arctic Convoys: a Three-Day Trip from Manchester to Loch Ewe, 23–25 May 2026

A three-day journey from Manchester to the Scottish Highlands, retracing the assembly route of the Arctic Convoys that sailed from Loch Ewe to Murmansk between 1941 and 1945. Organised by Алиса Турцова for 23–25 May 2026.

RuCentre — a community of remembrance, culture, and unity
13 May 2026

RuCentre — a community of remembrance, culture, and unity

One of the key community organisations of the Russian-speaking community in the United Kingdom. The Victory Day Auto-rally, the celebration concert, cultural programmes, and school projects — everything that brings families, cities, and generations together around shared memory.

How to research Soviet war graves in Britain
12 May 2026·Guide

How to research Soviet war graves in Britain

The Necropolis section documents 39 verified Soviet WWII burials across 10 English cemeteries, cross-referenced between Russian archives (TsAMO, GARF), CWGC, and the 2011 Military Attaché list. This guide walks through what the archive contains and how families and researchers can use it.

How to take part in the Victory Day Auto-rally
12 May 2026·Guide

How to take part in the Victory Day Auto-rally

The annual Auto-rally organised by RuCentre departs from cities across England — London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Nottingham, Cardiff, Southampton, and others — and converges on a single point for a Victory Day festival.

How to take part on 9 May: London ceremony and virtual march
12 May 2026·Guide

How to take part on 9 May: London ceremony and virtual march

Since 2026 the My Regiment UK format for 9 May runs on two paths — a flower-laying ceremony at the Soviet War Memorial in London at 10:00, and a virtual march UK-wide. This guide walks through both, from registration to the day itself.

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Mironov Vladimir Alekseevich
Diaspora Memory

Mironov Vladimir Alekseevich

1914 – 1945

Senior Lieutenant

Kolobushin Pyotr Ivanovich
London

Kolobushin Pyotr Ivanovich

1900 – 1942

Lastukhin Zakhar (Alexander) Kuzmich
Manchester

Lastukhin Zakhar (Alexander) Kuzmich

1920 – 2005

Captain, Intelligence Officer

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Khairullin Abdulkhak
Manchester

Khairullin Abdulkhak

Solder

Vlasov Afanasy Grigorievich
Diaspora Memory

Vlasov Afanasy Grigorievich

1920

Red Army Soldier

Vlasova Elizabeth Ivanovna
Diaspora Memory

Vlasova Elizabeth Ivanovna

Junior Lieutenant

Vlasov Philip Grigorevich
Diaspora Memory

Vlasov Philip Grigorevich

1911 – 1942

Junior Commander

8-я гвардейская дивизия

Platov German Zakharovich
Diaspora Memory

Platov German Zakharovich

1903 – 1943

Red Army Soldier

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Three sailors in Arctic clothing standing on the deck of what appears to be an escort destroyer. Ice is visible on the rigging and guardrails. One man wears a chief petty officer's cap cover. The conditions suggest an Arctic Convoy escort. Written on reverse: "Homeward bound PQ-17."
Photograph of a young man in Merchant Navy uniform. He appears to be no older than 17. The background shows a cargo ship. On reverse: "My first voyage. Good luck to me!" The handwriting suggests a teenager. No other identification.
Photograph of a woman in WAAF uniform operating what appears to be radar equipment. She wears corporal's stripes and a "CH" (Chain Home) badge. The station could be one of the coastal radar sites in East Anglia. Pencilled on the back: "Maggie at work, 1941."
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23 May 2026

In the Wake of the Arctic Convoys — Three-Day Trip, 23–25 May 2026

📍 Manchester → Glasgow → Fort William → Aultbea (Loch Ewe), Scotland

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