The Moscow Victory Parade of 2009 was held on

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on the 64th anniversary of the

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, which ended in the defeat of

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. The parade was commanded by

Valery Gerasimov Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov ( rus, Валерий Васильевич Герасимов, p=vɐˈlʲerʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪdʑ ɡʲɪˈrasʲɪməf; born 8 September 1955) is a Russian army general serving as the Chief of the General S ...

, commander of the

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, and reviewed by

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of the

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. A speech was made by the third

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, Dmitry Medvedev, in which he warned other countries against embarking on military adventures. This was thought to be a veiled warning directed at Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.''Moscow Times'', "Medvedev Hints of New Georgia War", 12 May 200

Accessed 2009-05-14.
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2009-07-31. The Defense Ministry noted that the air parade is a ''

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'' dress rehearsal for the jubilee parade that followed in honor of the 65th anniversary of Victory.

Forces at the Parade

Note: Those indicated in bold indicate first parade appearance, those indicated with ''italic'' indicate double or multiple parade appearances. * Colonel General Valery Gerasimov, Commander of the Moscow Military District (parade commander) * Defense Minister of the Russian Federation Anatoliy Serdyukov (parade inspector)

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s in Attendance

* Massed Military Bands led and conducted by Major General Valery Khalilov and composed of: ** Headquarters Band of the

** Central Military Band of the MDRF ** Headquarters Band, of the

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of the Russian Federation ** Central Band of the Russian Navy ** Band of the Moscow Military Conservatoire, Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation ** HQ

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of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation ** Band of the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation * Corps of Drums of the Moscow Military Conservatoire, Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

Infantry Column

* '' 154th Moscow Garrison Commandant's

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Regiment and

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s'' ** Colors Party composed of: ***

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***

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*** Banner of the

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** Combined Honor Guards Company of the Armed Forces *Representative units of the Armed Forced,

, Ministry of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense, Federal Security Service as well as units of the

**''

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'' ** ''

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'' ** ''

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'' ** ''

Gagarin Air Force Academy Gagarin Air Force Academy () is a Russian military aviation academy located in Monino, Moscow Oblast. The academy prepares high-ranking military personnel for the Russian Air Force. Among the academy alumni are around 700 Heroes of the Soviet ...

'' ** ''

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'' ** ''Air Force Gen. Staff School of Rocket Forces and Anti-Air Defense Training'' ** ''Baltic Naval Military Institute "Admiral Fyodor Ushakov"'' ** '' 336th Separate Bialystok Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Baltic Fleet'' ** ''Moscow Military Space Institute of Radio Electronics'' ** '' Ryazan Airborne Command Academy "Gen. of the Army Vasily Margelov"'' ** ''Guards Airborne Regiment'' ** ''

Civil Defense Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations The Civil Defence Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia (russian: Академия гражданской защиты МЧС России; АГЗ МЧС России) is a state institution for the training of highly qualifie ...

of the Russian Federation'' ** ''Military Technological University'' ** '' 5th Tamanskaya Guards Ind. Motor Rifle Brigade "Mikhail Kalinin"'' ** 4th Kantemir Guards Armored Brigade "Yuri Andropov" ** '' 27th Sevastopol Guards Motor Rifle Brigade'' ** ''

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Ind. Motorized

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Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation " Felix Dzerzhinsky"'' ** '' Moscow Border Guards Institute of the Border Guard Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation "Moscow City Council"'' ** '' Moscow Military Commanders Training School "Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR/Russian Federation"'' With more than 9,000 soldier, sailors, and airmen and 100 vehicles marching in the parade, this was the largest such parade held in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. Unlike previous Victory Day parades, there were no units parading in Great Patriotic War uniforms, though the Victory Banner was paraded at the beginning of the ceremony.

Ground vehicles at the Parade

This was only the second time since the

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when

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s took part in the

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parade. Vehicles in the parade included: *

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GAZ-2975 The Tigr (russian: Тигр, lit=Tiger) is a Russian 4×4 multipurpose all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle manufactured by Military Industrial Company, first delivered to the Russian Army in 2006. Primarily used by the Russian Armed Forces a ...

BTR-80 The BTR-80 (russian: бронетранспортёр, bronyetransportyor, literally "armoured transporter") is an 8×8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the USSR. It was adopted in 1985 and replaced the previous ...

* BMP-3 * BMD-4 *

Sprut anti-tank gun 2A45 and 2A45M are the respective GRAU designations of the Sprut-A and Sprut-B (Russian for ''octopus'' or ''kraken'') Soviet smoothbore 125 mm anti-tank guns. Development The 2A45M was created in the late 1980s by the Petrov Design Bure ...

* T-90A *

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9K22 Tunguska The 2K22 Tunguska (russian: 2К22 "Тунгуска") is a Soviet and now Russian tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon armed with a surface-to-air gun and missile system. It is designed to provide day and night protection for infantry and ...

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Buk-M1-2 The Buk (russian: link=no, "Бук"; "beech" (tree), ) is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the Soviet Union and its successor state, the Russian Federation, and designed to counter cruise mis ...

BM-30 Smerch The BM-30 ''Smerch'' ( rus, Смерч, "tornado", "whirlwind"), 9K58 Smerch or 9A52-2 Smerch-M is a heavy self-propelled 300 mm multiple rocket launcher designed in the Soviet Union. The system is intended to defeat personnel, armore ...

* S-300 * Iskander M *

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Aircraft at the Parade

Kamov Ka-52 The Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" (russian: Чёрная акула, translit=Chyornaya akula, English: kitefin shark, NATO reporting name: Hokum A) is a Soviet/Russian single-seat attack helicopter with the distinctive coaxial rotor system of th ...

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* Mil Mi-8 *

Mil Mi-26 The Mil Mi-26 (russian: link=no, Миль Ми-26, NATO reporting name: Halo) is a Soviet/Russian heavy transport helicopter. Its product code is ''Izdeliye 90''. Operated by both military and civilian operators, it is the largest and most po ...

Antonov An-124 The Antonov An-124 Ruslan (; russian: Антонов Ан-124 Руслан, , Ruslan; NATO reporting name: Condor) is a large, strategic airlift, four-engined aircraft that was designed in the 1980s by the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrain ...

Beriev A-50 The Beriev A-50 (NATO reporting name: Mainstay) is a Soviet airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport. Developed to replace the Tupolev Tu-126 "Moss", the A-50 first flew in 1978. Its existence wa ...

* Sukhoi Su-27 * Tupolev Tu-160 *

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* Tupolev Tu-95 * Ilyushin Il-78 *

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* Sukhoi Su-24 * Sukhoi Su-34 *

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* Sukhoi Su-25 * Sukhoi Su-27 and 4

of the Russian Knights and Strizhi

Music

; Flag procession, Inspection, and Address * ''

March of the Preobrazhensky Regiment The March of the Preobrazhensky Life-Guard Regiment (russian: Марш Лейб-гвардии Преображенского полка) is one of the most famous Russian military marches. The Preobrazhensky Life-Guard Regiment was one of the ...

'' (Марш Преображенского Полка) by Unknown * ''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 * ''

Farewell of Slavianka "Farewell of Slavianka" (russian: Прощание славянки, Proščanije slavjanki) is a Russian patriotic march, written by the composer Vasily Agapkin in honour of Slavic women accompanying their husbands in the First Balkan War. Th ...

'' (Прощание Славянки) by Vasiliy Agapkin * ''In Defense of the Homeland'' (В защиту Родины) by Viktor Sergeyevich Runov * '' Air March'' (Авиамарш) by Yuliy Abramovich Khait * ''Crew is One Family'' (Экипаж - одна семья) by Viktor Vasilyevich Pleshak * ''We Need One Victory'' (Нам Нужна Одна Победа) by Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava * March ''Kant'' (Марш "Кант") by Valery Khalilov * ''On Guard for the Peace'' (На страже Мира) by Boris Alexandrovich Diev * ''To Serve Russia'' (Служить России) by Eduard Cemyonovich Khanok * ''

'' (День Победы) by David Fyodorovich Tukhmanov ; Vehicle Column * ''General Miloradovich'' ("Генерал Милорадович") by Valery Khalilov * ''Triumph of the Winners'' (Триумф Победителей) * '' Katyusha'' (Катюша) by Matvey Blanter * ''Artillery March'' (Марш Артиллеристов) by Tikhon Khrennikov * March ''Hero'' (Марш "Герой") ; Flypast Column * '' Air March'' (Авиамарш) by Yuliy Abramovich Khait * March ''Airplanes – First of all'' (Марш "Первым делом самолёты") by Vasili-Solovyov-Sedoi * ''Air March'' (Авиамарш) by Yuliy Abramovich Khait * March ''Airplanes – First of all'' (Марш "Первым делом самолёты") by Vasili-Solovyov-Sedoi ; Conclusion * '' Long Live our State'' (Да здравствует наша держава) by Boris Alexandrov * '' Song of the Russian Army'' (Песня о Российской Армии) by Alexander Alexandrov

Forces at the Parade

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s in Attendance

Infantry Column

Ground vehicles at the Parade

Aircraft at the Parade

Music

References

See also

Forces at the Parade

Military Band A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the ti ...s in Attendance

Infantry Column

Ground vehicles at the Parade

Aircraft at the Parade

Music

References

See also

Military Band A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the ti ...
s in Attendance