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The parade took place a month after the Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 and over six weeks before the Berlin Victory Parade. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It was attended by Winston Churchill [ 5 ] in his position as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery , Commander-in-Chief of the 21st Army Group . [ 6 ]
Beginning in 1940, the Victory Parade was annually held on April 1, designated as "Victory Day," and continued without interruption until 1976. In 1964, the event was renamed the "Peace Parade" to commemorate the 25th anniversary of peace in Spain. Originally established as a national holiday, Victory Day eventually lost this designation.
A military parade is a formation of soldiers whose movement is restricted by close-order manoeuvering known as drilling or marching. Large military parades are today held on major holidays and military events around the world. Massed parades may also hold a role for propaganda purposes, being used to exhibit the apparent military strength of a ...
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The Free City of Danzig made Hitler an honorary citizen of the city as a birthday gift. Hitler received the citizenship papers from the hands of Albert Forster, the city's Nazi leader. [16] Political and military tension between Germany and Poland was heightened at the time, and Time reported the possibility of Danzig being returned to Germany ...
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade featured a 35-foot long tiger balloon and a 60-foot long fish balloon. Thank goodness balloons don't look this terrifying anymore! Underwood Archives - Getty Images
The 1945 Moscow Victory Parade (Russian: Парад Победы, romanized: Parad Pobedy), also known as the Parade of Victors (Russian: Парад победителей, romanized: Parad pobediteley), was a victory parade held by the Soviet Armed Forces (with the Color Guard Company representing the First Polish Army) after the defeat of Nazi Germany.
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