That milestone date would become Victory in the Pacific Day and, 75 years on, remains one of the most pivotal moments in history.

Commemorations may be a little different amid coronavirus lockdowns this year, but you can still mark the occasion with the Herald Sun’s Victory in the Pacific Day 75th anniversary magazine.

The 24-page VP Day 75th anniversary commemorative magazine will be inserted in the Herald Sun on Saturday, August 15.

It includes:

• Incredible tales of brave Victorians who fought in the war and protected the home front, as well as the arrival of US troops who changed Australia forever.
• Patrick Carlyon’s stirring account of what the end of World War II meant for Australians.
• Moving recollections of how we celebrated VP Day and the end of World War II.
• The tale of the secret Mallacoota bunker that was one of Victoria’s most significant World War II sites.
• Details of how Victorians can mark VP Day 75th anniversary from home, including through activities and virtual exhibitions.

VP Day is a chance to honour, recognise and remember our veterans and those who supported them.

Get your copy of the VP Day 75th Anniversary Commemorative Magazine with your Herald Sun on Saturday, August 15, or read it in the digital edition.

Learn more about the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Pacific.

WHAT THE END OF WORLD WAR II MEANT FOR AUSTRALIA

HOW TO CELEBRATE THE VP 75TH ANNIVERSARY AT HOME

HOW GI JOES CHANGED OUR LIVES FOREVER

OUR BRAVEST CENTENARIANS

Celebrate our oldest living legends with this special 12-page tribute honouring their legacy and sacrifice. Read their incredible stories of survival and first-hand accounts of enduring life during war, the tolls of being a POW and inspiration tales of how they set the scene for a century of courage. Download the tribute here.

VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE

With your virtual reality headset, go deep inside Australia’s biggest disaster of the war and explore some of the most shocking episodes of the Fall of Singapore with the Herald Sun’s Anzac360 video. Watch the virutal reality footage now on our Facebook page or watch the standard video below.