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Victory

Arc de Triomphe

arch built in Paris by Napoleon to celebrate his conquests (1806–1836). [Fr. Hist.: Misc.]

Arch of Trajan

triumphal monument by emperor (c. 100). [Rom. Hist.: Misc.]

bay leaves

wreath used as victor’s crown. [Heraldry: Halberts, 20]

Beethoven’s 5th

symphony’s first four notes are Morse code for V, symbolizing victory. [Western Culture: Misc.]

Greek cross

symbol of Christ’s triumph over death. [Christian Iconog.: Jobes, 386]

laurel wreath

traditional symbol of victory, recognition, and reward. [Gk. and Rom. Hist.: Jobes, 374]

Nike

(Victoria) winged goddess of triumph. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 757]

palm

sign of triumph. [N. T.: Revelation 7:9]

V-E Day

Allies accept Germany’s surrender in WWII (May 8, 1945). [World Hist.: Van Doren, 506]

V- J Day

Allies accept Japan’s surrender in VWVII (August 15, 1945). [World Hist.: Van Doren, 507]

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Victory 

an English three-masted triple-deck sailing battleship. The Victory has a 2,165-ton displacement and 104 guns. It was the flagship of Admiral H. Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar of 1805 (October 21). During the course of the engagement with the French battleship Redoubtable, 160 men aboard the Victory were killed, and Nelson was mortally wounded. His body was transported to London on board the ship. The Victory was placed on the coast at Portsmouth as a national monument.