2007 Moscow Victory Day Parade
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The Moscow Victory Parade of 2007 was a celebration of the 62nd anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War. It was the last time Vladimir Putin made a holiday address in his first term as president. The parade was commanded by the head of the Moscow Garrison General of the army , and reviewing the parade was Minister of Defence Anatoliy Serdyukov .Music was performed by the Moscow Garrison's Central Orchestra under Major General Valery Khalilov.[1][2][3]
This was the first parade that was watched by people online outside of Russia.
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Parade Program[]
Note: Those indicated in bold indicate first parade appearance, those indicated with italic indicate double or multiple parade appearances.
- Colonel General Vladimir Bakin, Commander of the Moscow Military District (parade commander)
- Defense Minister of the Russian Federation Anatoliy Serdyukov (parade inspector)
Military Bands in Attendance[]
- Massed Military Bands of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia led and conducted by Major General Valery Khalilov and composed of:
- Headquarters Band of the Moscow Military District
- Central Military Band of the MDRF
- Band of the Moscow Military Conservatoire, Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
- Corps of Drums of the Moscow Military Music College
Infantry Column[]
- 154th Moscow Garrison Commandant's Honor Guard Regiment and Color Guards
- Colors Party composed of:
- Flag of Russia
- Victory Banner
- Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
- Combined Honor Guard Company of the Armed Forces
- Colors Party composed of:
- Historical units
- Infantry
- Airmen
- Sailors
- Representative units of the Armed Forced, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense, Federal Security Service as well as units of the Moscow Military District
- Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
- Peter the Great Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces
- Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
- Gagarin Air Force Academy
- Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
- Civil Defense Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation
- Military Technological University
- Moscow Military Space Institute of Radio Electronics
- Moscow Border Guards Institute of the Border Guard Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation "Moscow City Council"
- 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division
- 4th Kantemir Guards Armored Brigade "Yuri Andropov"
- 27th Sevastopol Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
- Ryazan Airborne Command Academy "Gen. of the Army Vasily Margelov"
- 331st Guards Airborne Regiment
- ODON Ind. Motorized Internal Troops Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation "Felix Dzerzhinsky"
- 336th Separate Bialystok Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Baltic Fleet
- Nakhimov Naval School
- Suvorov Military School
- Moscow Military Commanders Training School "Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR/Russian Federation"
Training for the parade took place from March to April in the Alabino, Moscow Oblast.
Music[]
The music and marches were played by the Military Band of the Armed Forces of Russia under the direction of Major General Valery Khalilov
- Inspection and Address
- March of the Preobrazhensky Regiment (Марш Преображенского Полка)
- Slow March of the Tankmen (Встречный Марш Танкистов) by Semyon Tchernetsky
- Slow March to Carry the War Flag (Встречный Марш для выноса Боевого Знамени) by Dmitriy Valentinovich Kadeyev
- Slow March of the Guards of the Navy (Гвардейский Встречный Марш Военно-Морского Флота) by Nikolai Pavlocich Ivanov-Radkevich
- Slow March of the Officers Schools (Встречный Марш офицерских училищ) by Semyon Tchernetsky
- Slow March (Встречный Марш) by Dmitry Pertsev
- Slow March of the Red Army (Встречный Марш Красной Армии) by Semyon Tchernetsky
- Slow March (Встречный Марш) by Evgeny Aksyonov
- Glory (Славься) by Mikhail Glinka
- Parade Fanfare All Listen! (Парадная Фанфара «Слушайте все!») by Andrei Golovin
- State Anthem of the Russian Federation (Государственный Гимн Российской Федерации) by Alexander Alexandrov
- Signal Retreat (Сигнал "Отбой")
- Infantry Column
- March General Miloradovich (Марш "Генерал Милорадович") by Valery Khalilov
- Farewell of Slavianka (Прощание Славянки) by Vasiliy Agapkin
- Ballad of a Soldier (Баллада о Солдате) by Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy
- Lefort's March (Лефортовский Марш) by Valery Khalilov
- Artillery March (Марш Артиллеристов) by Tikhon Khrennikov
- On Guard for the Peace (На страже Мира) by Boris Alexandrovich Diev
- Air March (Авиамарш) by Yuliy Abramovich Khait
- We are the Army of the People (Мы Армия Народа) by Georgy Viktorovich Mavsesya
- March of the Cosmonauts/Friends, I believe (Марш Космонавтов /Я верю, друзья) by Oskar Borisovich Feltsman
- March Kant (Марш «Кант») by Valery Khalilov
- In Defense of the Homeland (В защиту Родины) by Viktor Sergeyevich Runov
- Combat March (Строевой Марш) by Dmitry Illarionovich Pertsev
- We Need One Victory (Нам Нужна Одна Победа) by Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava
- Glory to the Heroes (Слава героям) by Dmitry Illarionovich Pertsev
- Crew is One Family (Экипаж - одна семья) by Viktor Vasilyevich Pleshak
- On the Road (В Путь) by Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy
- Victory Day (День Победы) by David Fyodorovich Tukhmanov
- Drill Show and Conclusion
- Potpourri of
- Invincible and Legendary (Фрагмент Несокрушимая и легендарная) by Alexander Alexandrov
- March of the Preobrazhensky Regiment (Марш Преображенского Полка)
- March Hero (Марш "Герой")
- Borodino (Бородино)
- Unknown drum piece
- Procession of the Nobles from Mlada by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
- Song of the Russian Army (Песня о Российской Армии) by Alexandr Alexandrov
References[]
- ^ "A military parade celebrating the 62nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War took place on Red Square". President of Russia. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ "Speech at the Military Parade Celebrating the 62nd Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War". President of Russia. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ^ Limited, Alamy. "Stock Photo - Russian soldiers march during the rehearsal of the Victory Day parade in Moscow, 20 April 2007. The traditional Victory Day parade will be held in Moscow 09 May. EPA/SERGEI". Alamy. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
External links[]
- Parade Footage, on Youtube
- Moscow Victory Day Parades
- 2007 in Russia
- May 2007 sports events in Europe
- 2007 in Moscow