The 2009 Moscow Victory Parade 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

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was commanded by

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, 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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, in which he warned other countries against embarking on military adventures. This was thought to be a veiled warning directed at Georgian President

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2009-07-31. The Defense Ministry noted that the air parade is a '' de facto'' 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. *

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Valery Gerasimov, Commander of the Moscow Military District (parade commander) * Defense Minister of the Russian Federation Anatoliy Serdyukov (parade inspector)

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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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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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"'' ** '' 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

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s took part in the

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parade. Vehicles in the parade included: *

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* T-90A *

2S19 Msta The 2S19 Msta-S is a 152.4 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and manufactured by Uraltransmash in the Soviet Union and later in Russia, which entered service in 1989 as the successor to the 2S3 Akatsiya. The vehicle has the running ...

9K22 Tunguska The 2K22 Tunguska () is a Soviet tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun armed with a surface-to-air gun and missile system. It is designed to provide day and night protection for infantry and tank regiments against low-flying aircraft, helicop ...

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* Buk-M1-2 *

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* S-300 * Iskander M *

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Aircraft at the Parade

Kamov Ka-52 The Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" (, English: kitefin shark), NATO reporting name Hokum A, is a Soviet/Russian single-seat attack helicopter with the distinctive coaxial rotor system of the Kamov design bureau. It was designed in the 1980s an ...

Mil Mi-24 The Mil Mi-24 (; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity transport helicopter, troop transport with room for eight passengers. It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and was introduced ...

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Antonov An-124 The Antonov An-124 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 Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union (USSR). The An-124 is the ...

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

Sukhoi Su-27 The Sukhoi Su-27 (; NATO reporting name: Flanker) is a Soviet Union, Soviet-origin twinjet, twin-engine supersonic Supermaneuverability, supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi. It was intended as a direct competitor for the lar ...

Tupolev Tu-160 The Tupolev Tu-160 (; NATO reporting name: Blackjack) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing nuclear-capable heavy strategic bomber and airborne missile platform designed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union in the 1970s. The aircra ...

Mikoyan MiG-31 The Mikoyan MiG-31 (; NATO reporting name: Foxhound) is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for the Soviet Air Forces by the Mikoyan design bureau as a replacement for the earlier MiG-25 "Foxbat"; the MiG-31 is based on and shares de ...

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Mikoyan MiG-29 The Mikoyan MiG-29 (; NATO reporting name: Fulcrum) is a twin-engine fighter aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. Developed by the Mikoyan design bureau as an air superiority fighter during the 1970s, the MiG-29, along with the larger Suk ...

Sukhoi Su-24 The Sukhoi Su-24 (NATO reporting name: Fencer) is a supersonic, night fighter, all-weather tactical bomber developed in the Soviet Union. The aircraft has a variable-sweep wing, Twinjet, twin engines and a side-by-side seating arrangement for it ...

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Music

; Flag procession, Inspection, and Address * ''

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'' (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 * ''

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'' (Государственный Гимн Российской Федерации) by Alexander Alexandrov * Signal ''Retreat'' (Сигнал "Отбой") ; Infantry Column * ''

Farewell of Slavianka "Farewell of Slavianka" ( rus, Прощание славянки, p=prɐˈɕːænʲɪje sɫɐˈvʲankʲɪ) is a Russian patriotic march, written by the composer Vasily Agapkin in honor of Slavic women accompanying their husbands in the First B ...

'' (Прощание Славянки) by Vasiliy Agapkin * ''In Defense of the Homeland'' (В защиту Родины) by Viktor Sergeyevich Runov * ''

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'' (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) * ''

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'' (Катюша) by Matvey Blanter * ''Artillery March'' (Марш Артиллеристов) by Tikhon Khrennikov * March ''Hero'' (Марш "Герой") ; Flypast Column * ''

'' (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 "Long Live Our State" () is a Soviet patriotic song, composed by Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov with lyrics by Alexander Shilov. The original melody was composed in the winter of 1942 after the Soviet victory in the Battle of Moscow, with the ly ...

'' (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 instrument, wind and percussion instruments. The conducting, conductor of a ...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 instrument, wind and percussion instruments. The conducting, conductor of a ...
s in Attendance