A victory parade is a parade held to celebrate a victory. Numerous military and sport victory parades have been held.

American troops parade the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, after the Liberation of Paris in August 1944

Military victory parades

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German troops parade down the Champs-Élysées in Paris after their victory in the Franco-Prussian War

Among the most famous parades are the victory parades celebrating the end of the First World War and the Second World War. However, victory parades date back to ancient Rome, where Roman triumphs celebrated a leader who was militarily victorious. In the modern age, victory parades typically take the form of celebrating a national victory, rather than a personal one. In the 21st century, politicians in nations such as Ukraine and Azerbaijan have stated their intentions to hold victory parades after the resolving of regional conflicts, in this case the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the War in Donbass respectively.[1][2]

Joint-parades

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Afghanistan

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  • 1979 First Anniversary of the Saur Coup Parade
  • 1986 Battle of Khost Parade
  • 1989 Battle of Jalalabad Victory Parade

Azerbaijan

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China

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Soldiers marching in the parade
  • 2015 China Victory Day Parade, September 3, 2015, a military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day of the Second World War.

Estonia

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Finland

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General C. G. E. Mannerheim at the White Victory Parade in 1918

France

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Le défilé de la Victoire, le 14 juillet 1919, by François Flameng

Germany

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Mongolia

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Iraq

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Poland

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Russia and some CIS countries

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Parades such as the following are traditionally held on 9 May to celebrate the victory in World War II over Nazi Germany:

 
People in Donetsk celebrate the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, 9 May 2018

In some CIS countries (of the former USSR), primarily the Russian Federation, victory parades are held annually in every major city celebrating the victory of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War (1941–1945).[citation needed] Other victory parades honor the following:

Serbia and the former Yugoslavia

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Spain

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Turkey

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Ukraine

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United Kingdom

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United States

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A MIM-104 Patriot tactical air defense missile system is towed by a heavy expanded mobility tactical truck in the National Victory Celebration.

Vietnam

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  • Hanoi Victory Parade – It was held on 1 January 1955 during the Vietnam War. Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh announced a government policy to restore the economy of North Vietnam.[13] A Soviet film called Vietnam was released featuring the parade.[14]

Sports victory parades

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United Kingdom sports victories

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United States and Canada sports victories

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Massive amounts of people gathered to celebrate the victory of the Toronto Raptors on June 17, 2019.

Cities hosting the winning team in one of the four major professional sports leagues, plus Major League Soccer, will host a victory parade in the city that the team represents.

In addition victory parades are held on campuses of major colleges and universities to celebrate NCAA championships in football, baseball and basketball. With the creation of the Celebration Bowl in the fall of 2016, the top Football Championship Subdivision historically black college or university that has, thru this bowl game, won the Black college football national championship, is thus eligible to host such a parade on that college or university's home town or city following the Celebration Bowl championship victory.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "President: Today military equipment is in the east, where it is most needed, and the parade of Ukrainian victory will definitely be held".
  2. ^ "Hərbi Orkestr Xidmətinin rəisi: 'Tezliklə Qələbə uvertürasını səsləndirəcəyik' (MÜSAHİBƏ+FOTOLAR)".
  3. ^ Armenia. University of California Press. 1918.
  4. ^ "World War II in Color: Finnish Victory Parade at Viipuri". 18 April 2016.
  5. ^ "В Монголии прошел парад в честь 80-летия боев на Халхин-Голе – РИА Новости, 29.08.2019". ria.ru.
  6. ^ "В Монголии прошел парад в честь 80-летия боев на Халхин-Голе". Яндекс.Новости. 30 August 2019.
  7. ^ "В Монголии прошел парад в честь 80-летия боев на Халхин-Голе". asiarussia.ru.
  8. ^ Ahmed Aboulenein (10 December 2017). "Iraq holds victory parade after defeating Islamic State". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017. An Iraqi military parade in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone celebrated final victory over Islamic State on Sunday
  9. ^ uz, Kun. "Iroqda g'alaba paradi bo'lib o'tdi". Kun.uz (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  10. ^ "Парад гвардейских войск". oficers30gak.ru.
  11. ^ "День Перемоги в Києві 1945. Як це було". www.ukrinform.ua.
  12. ^ cite web|title=Hong Kong's 'V-Day': Celebration Parade in Hong Kong (9/10/1945)|url=http://www.colonialfilm.org.uk/node/2354%7Cwebsite=www.colonialfilm.org.uk
  13. ^ Doyle, Edward et al, The Vietnam Experience: Passing the Torch Boston: Boston Publishing Co., 1981, p. 102
  14. ^ "Film Vietnam. (1955)".
  15. ^ "Our Greatest Team: Olympians and Paralympians to parade in London". The Guardian. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
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