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These featured pictures, as scheduled below, have been chosen to appear as the picture of the day (POTD) on the English Wikipedia's Main Page in May 2025. Individual sections for each day on this page can be linked to with the day number as the anchor name (e.g. [[Wikipedia:Picture of the day/May 2025#1]] for May 1).
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May 1
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May 2
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Raising a Flag over the Reichstag (Russian: Знамя Победы над Рейхстагом, romanized: Znamya Pobedy nad Reykhstagom, lit. 'Victory Banner over the Reichstag') is an iconic World War II photograph, taken during the Battle of Berlin on 2 May 1945 by Yevgeny Khaldei. The photograph was reprinted in thousands of publications and came to be regarded around the world as one of the most significant and recognizable images of World War II, but, owing to the secrecy of Soviet media, both the identity of photographer and the identities of the men in the picture were often disputed. The Reichstag was seen as symbolic of, and at the heart of, Nazi Germany. It was arguably the most symbolic target in Berlin. After its capture on 2 May 1945, Khaldei scaled the now pacified Reichstag to take a picture. He was carrying with him a large flag, sewn from three tablecloths for this very purpose, by his uncle. The official story would later be that two hand-picked soldiers, Meliton Kantaria (Georgian) and Mikhail Yegorov (Russian), raised the Soviet flag over the Reichstag, However, according to Khaldei himself, when he arrived at the Reichstag, he simply asked the soldiers who happened to be passing by to help with the staging of the photoshoot; the one who was attaching the flag was 18-year-old Private Kovalev from Burlin, Kazakhstan, the two others were Abdulkhakim Ismailov from Dagestan and Leonid Gorychev (also mentioned as Aleksei Goryachev) from Minsk. Photograph credit: Yevgeny Khaldei for TASS; restored by Adam Cuerden
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May 3
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May 4
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May 5
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May 6
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George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, screenwriter, and producer who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre. Poster credit: Acme News Photos
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May 7
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May 8
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The Auxiliary Territorial Service Photograph credit: Lt. Taylor, War Office official photographer; Restored by Adam Cuerden
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United Nations propaganda poster, 1943, depicting the flags of the member nations amidst smoke of a bombardment, with military airplanes, ships and tanks in background. The term "United Nations" was used as a name for the Allied side of World War II from 1942 onward; after VE Day in 1945 the United Nations Organisation was founded, which became the modern United Nations. United States Office of War Information, poster by Leslie Ragan; restored by Bammesk
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May 10
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May 11
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The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft. As the successor to the original Xbox, it is the second console in the Xbox series. It competed with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. It was officially unveiled on MTV on May 12, 2005, with detailed launch and game information announced later that month at the 2005 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). This photograph shows the "Pro" model from the launch line-up, which featured a 20GB hard drive, wireless controller and a silver DVD bezel. Photograph credit: Evan-Amos
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May 13
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May 14
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May 15
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May 16
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May 17
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May 18
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May 19
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May 20
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May 21
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May 22
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May 23
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May 24
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May 25
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May 26
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May 27
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May 28
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May 29
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May 30
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May 31
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