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There is a public debate in Belarus regarding the appropriate date to be considered Independence Day. [2] Since the early 1920s, various Belarusian political movements and the Belarusian diaspora have been celebrating Independence Day on 25 March as the anniversary of the 1918 declaration of independence by the Belarusian Democratic Republic.
Corps of Drums of the Minsk Suvorov Military School [4] [5]; Cadets from specialized military high schools (25 from the MES, 30 from the MVD and 50 from the army) [6]; Color guard carrying the Flag of Belarus, the Flag of the USSR, the Victory Banner, and the banners of the 1st Belarusian Front, the 2nd Belarusian Front, the 3rd Belarusian Front and the 1st Baltic Front.
Partisans march past the reviewing stand during the parade. The Partisans Parade (Russian: партизанский парад, Belarusian: Парад партызан) was a solemn Red Army and partisan victory parade held on 16 July 1944 on the field of the former Hippodrome in Minsk on the dedicated to the liberation of Minsk from the German occupation in the 3 July Minsk Offensive.
An exhibition drill routine by the Honor Guard of the Armed Forces of Belarus during a civil-military parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of the offensive, 3 July 2019. Within the broader strategic framework of Operation Bagration, the Minsk offensive was a complete success:
To fight partisan activity, the Germans had to withdraw considerable forces behind their front line. On 22 June 1944 the huge Soviet offensive Operation Bagration was launched, Minsk was re-captured on 3 July 1944, and all of Belarus was regained by the end of August. Hundred thousand of Poles were expelled after 1944.
A 3-metre (9.8 ft) replica of the Order of Victory crowns a granite column of 38 metres (125 ft) erected in the centre of the square. The Sacred Sword of Victory is at the base of the monument. The monument was built in 1954 in honour of the soldiers of the Soviet Army and the partisans of Belarus. Sculptors: Z. Azgur, A. Bembel, S. Selikhanau.
What is the Fourth of July and the history behind it? The occasion honours the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Founding Fathers on 4 July 1776. In putting quill to parchment ...
The 2nd Guards Tank Corps was the first to break into the city in the early hours of 3 July; fighting erupted in the centre, which was finally cleared of German rearguards by the following day. The 5th Guards Tank Army and 65th Army closed the encirclement to the west of Minsk, trapping the entire German 4th Army, and many of the remnants of ...