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Celebrate the 80th Anniversary of Victory Day!



May 8th is an important anniversary — 80 years ago on this day, the Second World War in Europe ended after 6 years of brutal conflict. Many countries in Europe have this day as a main holiday, and in War Thunder we’re celebrating this anniversary with a decal, decorations, profile background, sales and an event!


When: From May 7th (13:00 GMT) until May 12th (13:00 GMT) play War Thunder and get rewards!





“We won!” decal

“DS-39” ground vehicle decoration

“Victory Day” profile background



Task: Play 3 battles while using vehicles at rank III or higher with a battle activity of at least 70%

Task: Get a total of 20,000 mission points while using vehicles at rank III or higher in Ground Battles

Task: Win 5 battles while using vehicles at rank III or higher with a battle activity of at least 70%

You can track the progress you’ve made for each task by going to your Nickname > Achievements > Victory Day


[h2]Trophy with past Victory Day rewards[/h2]
We’ve prepared trophies with rewards from previous Victory Day events that can be found in the in-game Item Shop. Purchasing a trophy will give you Allied weapon decorations or decals that you don’t have yet.
  • Decals, dedicated to war memorials: “Rear-Front”, “Motherland”, “Warrior Liberator” and “Victorious countries”
  • Decorations for ground vehicles: “Bren Mk II”, “ROKS-3”, “M1 Garand”, “SG-43”, “Maxim-Tokarev Machine Gun”, “Tommy gun”
  • Decorations for Bluewater fleet naval vessels: “Matilda II” and “120-PM-38”


[h2]Discounts in the Gaijin.net store[/h2]
When: From May 7th (11:00 GMT) until May 14th (11:00)


There are discounts on many packs and bundles with vehicles that participated in the Second World War. Celebrate this holiday with the vehicles that helped win the war!

[h3]Click here for the full details[/h3]



[h2]Legend of Victory: T-34-85 “Partisan”[/h2]


When: From May 8th (11:00 GMT) until May 20th (11:00 GMT)


Take part in the Legend of Victory event, featuring a special T-34-85 that has identification marks and a red banner flag on the turret roof. Plus themed decals and decorations are ups for grabs too!

[h3]Click here for the full details[/h3]


Let’s celebrate the 80th anniversary together!