On this day, around the whole country, ceremonies are held to commemorate civilians and soldiers around the world during World War II and other conflicts. In Nijmegen, a ceremony took place inside St. Stephen's Church, from there a silent procession took the streets to the "Keizer Traianusplein", where two monuments in remembrance of the victims of WWII stand up. The official ceremony started with two minutes of silence, after that, the Mayor of Nijmegen Hubert Bruls, gave a speech remembering the victims, and wreaths were laid close to the monument.