Russian military parade
Officials and dignitaries lay flowers at the tomb of the unknown soldier The2005 MoscowVictory Day Parade was amilitary parade which took place inRed Square inMoscow on 9 May 2005 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945.[ 1] Minister of Defence Sergei Ivanov and it was commanded by Moscow Military District CommanderGeneral of the Army Ivan Efremov . Music was performed by the Massed Bands of the Moscow Garrison directed by ColonelValery Khalilov on his 3rd national parade, the first to include 4 international marching bands. After the inspection of the troops,President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin gave his 6th-holiday address to the nation. More than 150 foreign dignitaries (included 50 heads of state) were presented. Among them wereSecretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan ,European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso ,UNESCO Director GeneralKoichiro Matsuura , President of theUnited States George W. Bush , President of thePeople's Republic of China Hu Jintao , Japanese Prime MinisterJunichirō Koizumi , French PresidentJacques Chirac ,Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder ,President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev and President ofTurkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov . It was the largest parade in the history of Russia, and one of the largest in the world's history.
This was the last time veterans took part directly as participants. This time through, reenacting the motorized infantry of the original 1945 parade mobile column, many veterans of the fronts rode in the very trucks which carried infantry to the front lines of the war, arranged accordingly by the fronts they took part at war's end. Veterans from nations such asNorth Korea [ 2] Turkmenistan [ 3]
Troops participating in the parade [ edit ] Following the parade commander's car the parade marched past the saluting grandstand in the following order,
The music and marches were played by the Military Band of the Armed Forces of Russia under the direction of ColonelValery Khalilov
Inspection and address March of the Preobrazhensky Regiment Slow March of the Tankmen (Встречный Марш Танкистов) bySemyon Tchernetsky Slow March to Carry the War Flag (Встречный Марш для выноса Боевого Знамени) by Dmitriy Valentinovich KadeyevSlow March of the Guards of the Navy (Гвардейский Встречный Марш Военно-Морского Флота) by Nikolai Pavlocich Ivanov-RadkevichSlow March of the Officers Schools (Встречный Марш офицерских училищ) by Semyon TchernetskySlow March (Встречный Марш) by Dmitry PertsevSlow March of the Red Army (Встречный Марш Красной Армии) by Semyon TchernetskyMarch of the Preobrazhensky Regiment (Марш Преображенского Полка)Glory (Славься) by Mikhail GlinkaParade FanfareAll Listen! (Парадная Фанфара «Слушайте все!») by Andrei Golovin National Anthem of the Russian Federation SignalRetreat (Сигнал «Отбой») Veteran and mobile column MarchGeneral Miloradovich (Марш Генерал Милорадович) by Valery Khalilov Farewell of Slavianka Defenders of Moscow (Защитников Москвы) by Boris Alexandrovich MokroysovArtillery March (Марш Артиллеристов) by Tikhon KhrennikovKatyusha Ballad of a Soldier (Баллада о Солдате) by Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-SedoySacred War March The track to the frontline/The Song of the frontline driver (Марш «Дорожка фронтовая»/Песенка фронтового шофёра) by Boris Andreyevich MokrousovMarchVictory (Марш Победа) by Albert Mikhailovich Arutyunov Lefort's March (Лефортовский Марш) by Valery KhalilovOn Guard for the Peace (На страже Мира) by Boris Alexandrovich DievCombat March (Строевой Марш) by Dmitry Illarionovich PertsevAir March March of the Cosmonauts/Friends, I believe (Марш Космонавтов /Я верю, друзья) by Oskar Borisovich FeltsmanMarchFarewell, rocky mountains (Марш/Песня «Прощайте, скалистые горы») by Evgeny Emmanuilovich Zharkovsky Crew is One Family (Экипаж - одна семья) by Viktor Vasilyevich PleshakWe are the Army of the People (Мы Армия Народа) by Georgy Viktorovich MavsesyaWe Need One Victory (Нам Нужна Одна Победа) by Bulat Shalvovich OkudzhavaGlory to the Heroes (Слава героям) by Dmitry Illarionovich PertsevOn the Road In Defense of the Homeland (В защиту Родины) by Viktor Sergeyevich RunovConclusion Dignitaries in attendance [ edit ] The Victory Day parade drew many international statesman to the Russian capital in the days leading up to 9 May. According to the Russian government, top leaders from 56 countries were invited to join Putin in the 2005 parade.[ 4] [citation needed It was the largest gathering of world leaders in Russian history.[citation needed The parade was the first one to be attended by world leaders since the 1995 parade (which attracts 57 countries).[citation needed
List of international leaders and dignitaries at the 2005 parade
Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder brought with him a group ofWehrmacht veterans, whom Vladimir Putin personally approached after a military parade on Red Square. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi also arrived with Italian veterans.
Cancelled attendees [ edit ] President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili , as well as two Presidents of Baltic nations, did not attend despite being invited. Saakashvili justified his refusal to attend by saying that "there was nothing much to celebrate in Moscow", instead hosting a ceremony at theTomb of the Unknown Soldier in Tbilisi , and hosting President Bush in the Georgian capital the following day.[ 39] [ 40] Valdas Adamkus and Estonian PresidentArnold Rüütel jointly announced their non-participation in the parade on 7 March.[ 41] British Prime Minister Tony Blair was unable to attend due to an emergency engagement followed the2005 United Kingdom general election .[ 42] Alexander Lukashenko was also invited, however instead chose to preside over theVictory Day Parade on Minsk's Victors Avenue .[ 43]
WW2 Veterans of the Soviet Union on Parade
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin's Victory Day Parade speech
Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov
Veterans of the War.
Heads of state (from left to right) : Jacques Chirac, Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush.
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