The 2013 Moscow Victory Day Parade was a

parade A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats, or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually some variety ...

held in

Red Square Red Square ( rus, Красная площадь, Krasnaya ploshchad', p=ˈkrasnəjə ˈploɕːɪtʲ) is one of the oldest and largest town square, squares in Moscow, Russia. It is located in Moscow's historic centre, along the eastern walls of ...

on 9 May 2013 to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the capitulation of the

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in 1945. The annual parade marks the Allied victory in the

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on the same day as the signing of the German act of capitulation to the

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, at midnight of May 9, 1945 (Moscow time). The

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, delivered his tenth holiday address, and it was the first parade for both the Minister of Defense

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Sergey Shoigu Sergei Kuzhugetovich Shoigu; , . (born 21 May 1955) is a Russian politician and military officer who has served as secretary of the Security Council since 2024. He served as Minister of Defence of Russia from 2012 to 2024. Shoigu has served ...

(parade inspector) and Russian Ground Forces commander Col. Gen.

Vladimir Chirkin Colonel General Vladimir Valentinovich Chirkin (, born 12 October 1955) is a Russian military officer and a former commander of Russian Ground Forces (26 April 2012 – 2 December 2013). Biography Chirkin studied at the Kazan Suvorov Milita ...

(parade commander), replacing

Valery Gerasimov Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov (born 8 September 1955) is a Russian Army general (Russia), army general serving as the Chief of the General Staff (Russia), Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces and First Deputy Ministry of Defen ...

who has been promoted to

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. The parade this year included the

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and the

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for the first time in four years, and the first appearance from a Cossack cadet corps unit, joining the more than 11,000 service personnel that marched on Red Square, and the return of the full air fly over after two years. The BTR82A IFV made its parade debut this year as part of the mobile column.

Sevastopol Sevastopol ( ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea and a major port on the Black Sea. Due to its strategic location and the navigability of the city's harbours, Sevastopol has been an important port and naval base th ...

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, where the

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is based, and 23 Russian cities will also hold parades on this day. As per tradition

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and

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also hold a full commemorative parade on this day as well.

Preparation

Since November 2012, preparations for the parade have been well attended at the unit level. Individual and unit practices were held in the various military installations for all the participant units. In March 2013, the full rehearsal started at the training center at Alabino,

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

Oblast An oblast ( or ) is a type of administrative division in Bulgaria and several post-Soviet states, including Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Historically, it was used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. The term ''oblast'' is often translated i ...

. The parade preparations started on April 11–12 for all the units as the mobile column of more than a hundred military vehicles finished up their practice runs on the field. Also undertaking practice runs are the massed

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 that will take part in the parade led by Lieutenant General Valery Khalilov in his 11th Victory Day Parade appearance and the squadron of

Mil Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Union, Soviet Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute, Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) in the 1960s and introduced into the ...

helicopters from the Army Aviation Training Center for the fly past segment later on, which will feature various other military aircraft. In all 68 aircraft are taking part after a 2-year absence. Moscow practice runs for the parade proper commenced on April 24–26, 2013 on Red Square itself, and the practice runs ended on May 3 and 4 with two general practice runs. One final practice was scheduled for May 7, two days before the parade with Defense Minister Shoigu inspecting a full final rehearsal run, starting at 10 AM Moscow Time, the time in which the parade two days later will commence. Col. Gen. Chirkin led the marchers on that day's practice run on the Red Square grounds.

154th Independent Commandant's Regiment's change of title

As the parade practices commenced on April 11, the 154th Independent Commandant's Regiment, the official honor guard regiment of the

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, joined the rehearsals as always as permanent participants, this time as the ''154th Independent Commandant's

Preobrazhensky Regiment The Preobrazhensky Lifeguard (military), Life-Guards Regiment (, ''Preobrazhensky leyb-gvardii polk'') was a regiment of the Russian Imperial Guard, Imperial Guard of the Imperial Russian Army from 1683 to 1917. The Preobrazhensky Regiment was ...

'', the new title bestowed on it several days ago via a Presidential executive order by Vladimir Putin in his constitutional duty as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. That very act was done on April 9 the same year. This entrustment of the honorary title is a continuation of the great military traditions of the Russian armed services ever since the raising of the first two regiments of the

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by no less than

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himself as well as of both the Imperial Russian and Soviet Armies as a whole.

Parade Participants (full list)

Bold indicates first appearance, ''italic'' indicates multiple appearances, ''Bold and italic'' indicate returning appearance. *

, Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation (parade inspector) *

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, Commander-in-Chief of the

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(parade commander)

Military Bands

* Massed Military Bands of the Armed Forces under the direction of the Senior Director of Music of the Military Bands Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Valery Khalilov * Corps of Drums of the Moscow Military Music School

Ground Column

* ''154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment Colour Guard and Honour Guard Company of the 1st Honor Guard Battalion, 154th ICR'' * ''

'' (returning) * ''

'' (returning) * Aksanskiy Cossack Cadet Corps (first appearance) * ''

Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation The Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation is a military academy in Moscow which provides graduate education for officers of the Russian Armed Forces. The full name reads: ''The Combined Academies Order of Lenin Order ...

'' * '' Military University of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation'' * Military Academy of Material and Technical Security "General of the Army A. V. Khrulev" (first appearance) * ''

Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy The Zhukovsky – Gagarin Air Force Academy is a Russian military institution of higher education run by the Russian Aerospace Forces. The full name is Russian Air Force Military Educational and Scientific Center Air Force Academy Professor Nikola ...

'' (returning) * Peter the Great Naval Corps - St. Petersburg Naval Institute (first appearance) * '' 336th Independent Naval Infantry Brigade'' * ''Military Space Academy "

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"'' * Serpukhov Military Rocket Forces Institute (first appearance) * '' Ryazan Airborne Senior Command Academy "Gen. of the Army Vasily Margelov"'' (returning) * '' 98th Guards Airborne Division'' * ''1st NBC Coastal Brigade'' * ''9th Chemical Disposal Regiment'' * ''29th and 38th Independent Railway Brigades of the

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'' * ''

OMSDON The Separate Operational Purpose Division (ODON; ), formerly called OMSDON (a.k.a. ''Felix Dzerzhinsky, Dzerzhinsky Division''), is a rapid deployment internal security Division (army), division of the Internal Troops of the Soviet Union, Int ...

Ind. Motorized Internal Troops Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation "

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"'' * ''

Civil Defense Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations The Civil Defence Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia () is a state institution for the training of highly qualified specialists in the Ministry of Emergency Situations (Russia), Ministry of Emergency Situations. As part of ...

'' * Moscow Border Institute of the FSB * ''

27th Independent Sevastopol Guards Motor Rifle Brigade The 27th Separate Guards Sevastopol Red Banner Motor Rifle Brigade "60th Anniversary of the USSR" () is a tactical formation (military), formation of the Russian Ground Forces. Its Military Unit Number (V/Ch) is 61899. It is part of 1st Guards Tank ...

'' * ''

2nd Guards Tamanskaya Motor Rifle Division The 2nd Guards M. I. Kalinin Taman Motor Rifle Division is a Guards mechanised infantry division of the Russian Ground Forces. Its Military Unit Number is 23626. The 2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division was formed in 1941, seeing extensive combat ...

"Mikhail Kalinin"'' * ''

4th Guards Kantemirovskaya Tank Division The 4th Guards Tank Division is a Guards armoured division of the Russian Ground Forces. The division is named after Yuri Andropov. The division has the Military Unit Number 19612 and is one of the key formations of the Moscow Military District ...

"Yuri Andropov"'' * 6th Independent Chentokhovskaya Guards Tank Brigade (first appearance) * ''288th Independent Warsaw-Brandenburg Artillery Brigade'' * '' Military Technical University of the Federal Agency of Special Construction'' * '' Moscow Military Commanders Training School "

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"''

Mobile Column

* ''

GAZ-2975 The Tigr () is a Russian Four-wheel drive, 4×4 multipurpose all-terrain infantry mobility vehicle manufactured by Military Industrial Company, first delivered to the Russian Ground Forces, Russian Army in 2006. Primarily used by the Russian Arm ...

'' * ''

Iveco LMV The Iveco LMV (Light Multirole Vehicle) is a 4WD tactical vehicle developed by Iveco, and in service with several countries. After its adoption by the Italian Army as the ''Veicolo-Tattico-Leggero-Multiruolo'' (VTLM) ''Lince'' ("Light tactical m ...

'' *

BTR-82A The BTR-80 () is an 8×8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the Soviet Union. It was adopted in 1985 and replaced the previous vehicles, the BTR-60 and BTR-70, in the Soviet Army. It was first deployed during the ...

(first appearance) * '' T-90A'' * '' 2S19 Msta-S'' * '' Buk-M2 missile system'' * ''

S-400 Triumf The S-400 Triumf ( – Triumf; translation: Triumph; NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler), previously known as the S-300 PMU-3, is a mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed in the 1990s by Russia's NPO Almaz as an upgrade to the ...

'' * ''

Pantsir-S1 The Pantsir () missile system is a family of self-propelled, medium-range surface-to-air missile and anti-aircraft artillery systems. Three types of vehicles make up one system: a missile launcher, a radar truck and a command post. Starting with ...

'' * ''

9K720 Iskander The 9K720 Iskander (; NATO reporting name SS-26 Stone) is a Russian mobile short-range ballistic missile system. It has a range of . It was intended to replace the OTR-21 Tochka in the Russian military by 2020. The Iskander has several differ ...

'' * ''

RT-2PM2 Topol-M The RT-2PM2 «Topol-M» (, NATO reporting name: SS-27 "Sickle B", other designations: SS-27 Mod 1, RS-12M1, RS-12M2, formerly incorrectly RT-2UTTKh) is one of the most recent intercontinental ballistic missiles to be deployed by Russia, and the f ...

Air Column

* ''Mil

Mi-26 The Mil Mi-26 (, NATO reporting name: Halo) is a Soviet Union, Soviet/Russian heavy Military transport helicopter, transport helicopter. Its product code is ''Izdeliye 90''. Operated by both military and civilian operators, it is the largest ...

'' * ''Mil

Mi-8 The Mil Mi-8 (, NATO reporting name: Hip) is a medium twin-turbine helicopter, originally designed by the Soviet Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) in the 1960s and introduced into the Soviet Air Force in 1968. Russian production of t ...

Colors Party'' * ''

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 ...

'' (returning) * ''

Mil Mi-28 The Mil Mi-28 (NATO reporting name "Havoc") is a Soviet all-weather, day-night, military tandem, two-seat anti-armor attack helicopter. It is an attack helicopter with no intended secondary transport capability, and is better optimized than th ...

'' (returning) *

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 ...

(first appearance) * ''

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 ...

'' (returning) * ''

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 ...

'' (returning) * ''

Sukhoi Su-34 The Sukhoi Su-34 (; NATO reporting name: Fullback) is a Soviet-origin Russian twin-engine, twin-seat, all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber/ strike aircraft. It first flew in 1990, intended for the Soviet Air Forces, and it enter ...

'' (returning) * ''

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 ...

'' (returning) * ''

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 ...

'' (returning) * ''

Ilyushin Il-76 The Ilyushin Il-76 (; NATO reporting name: Candid) is a multi-purpose, fixed-wing, four-engine turbofan strategic airlifter designed by the Soviet Union's Ilyushin design bureau as a commercial freighter in 1967, to replace the Antonov An-1 ...

'' (returning) * ''

Ilyushin Il-78 The Ilyushin Il-78 (; NATO reporting name Midas) is a Soviet/Russian four-engined aerial refueling tanker based on the Il-76 strategic airlifter. Design and development The Soviet Union's first dedicated tanker aircraft were variants of pre ...

'' (returning) * '' Tupolev Tu-22M3'' (returning) * ''

Tupolev Tu-95 The Tupolev Tu-95 (; NATO reporting name: "Bear") is a large, four-engine turboprop-powered strategic bomber and missile platform. Maiden flight, First flown in 1952, the Tu-95 entered service with the Soviet Long Range Aviation, Long-Range Avia ...

'' (returning) * ''

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 ...

'' (returning) * ''

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 ...

'' (returning) * ''

Sukhoi Su-25 The Sukhoi Su-25 ''Grach'' ( ('' rook''); NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. It was designed to provide close air support for Soviet Ground Forces. Th ...

'' (returning) * ''

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 ...

'' (returning) *

Antonov An-22 The Antonov An-22 "Antei" (; ; NATO reporting name: "Cock") is a heavy military transport aircraft designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Powered by four turboprop engines, each driving a pair of contra-rotating propellers, ...

(first appearance) * ''

and

of the

Russian Knights The Russian Knights () is an aerobatic demonstration team of the Russian Air Force. Originally formed on April 5, 1991 at the Kubinka Air Base as a team of six Sukhoi Su-27s, the team was the first to perform outside the Soviet Union in Septe ...

and Strizhi'' (returning)

Music

; Flag procession, Review, and Address * '' Sacred War'' (Священная Война) by Alexander Alexanderov * ''Solemn Triumphal March'' (Торжественно-Триумфальный Марш) by Valery Khalilov * ''

March of the Preobrazhensky Regiment The March of the Preobrazhensky Life-Guard Regiment () is one of the most famous Russian military marches. The Preobrazhensky Life-Guard Regiment was one of the oldest and most elite Imperial Guard (Russia), guard regiments of the Imperial Russ ...

'' (Марш Преображенского Полка) by Unknown * ''Slow March of the Officers Schools'' (Встречный Марш офицерских училищ) 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'' (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 The "State Anthem of the Russian Federation" is the national anthem of Russia. It uses the same melody as the " State Anthem of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics", composed by Alexander Alexandrov, and new lyrics by Sergey Mikhalkov ...

'' (Государственный Гимн Российской Федерации) by Alexander Alexandrov * Signal ''Retreat'' (Сигнал “Отбой”) ; Infantry Column * March ''General Miloradovich'' (Марш “Генерал Милорадович”) by Valery Khalilov * ''Triumph of the Winners'' (Триумф Победителей) * ''We are the Army of the People'' (Мы Армия Народа) by Georgy Viktorovich Mavsesya * ''Air March'' (Авиамарш) by Yuliy Abramovich Khait * ''Crew is One Family'' (Экипаж - одна семья) by Viktor Vasilyevich Pleshak * ''March of the Cosmonauts/Friends, I believe'' (Марш Космонавтов /Я верю, друзья) by Oskar Borisovich Feltsman * ''Artillery March'' (Марш Артиллеристов) by Tikhon Khrennikov * ''We Need One Victory'' (Нам Нужна Одна Победа) by Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava * ''Ballad of a Soldier'' (Баллада о Солдате) by Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy * ''To Serve Russia'' (Служить России) by Eduard Cemyonovich Khanok * March ''Hero'' (Марш “Герой”) * March ''Parade Ground'' (Марш “Плац”) by Valery Khalilov * ''On Guard for the Peace'' (На страже Мира) by Boris Alexanderovich Diev * ''

On the Road ''On the Road'' is a 1957 novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States. It is considered a defining work of the postwar Beat and Counterculture generations, with its protagoni ...

'' (В Путь) by Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy * ''

Victory Day Victory Day is a commonly used name for public holidays in various countries, where it commemorates a nation's triumph over a hostile force in a war or the liberation of a country from hostile occupation. In many cases, multiple countries may ob ...

'' (День Победы) by David Fyodorovich Tukhmanov ; Mobile Column * March ''General Miloradovich'' (Марш “Генерал Милорадович”) by Valery Khalilov * Invincible and Legendary (Несокрушимая и легендарная) by Alexander Alexandrov * March ''Three Tankmen'' (Марш “Три Танкиста”) by Pokrass Brothers * ''March of the Soviet Tankists'' (Марш сове́тских танки́стов) by Pokrass Brothers * ''

Katyusha Katyusha () is a diminutive of the Russian name Ekaterina or Yekaterina, the Russian form of Katherine Katherine (), also spelled Catherine and Catherina, other variations, is a feminine given name. The name and its variants are popular in c ...

'' (Катюша) by Matvey Blanter * March ''Victory'' (Марш “Победа”) by Albert Mikhailovich Arutyunov * ''Artillery March'' (Марш Артиллеристов) by Tikhon Khrennikov ; Air Column * '' Invincible and Legendary'' (Несокрушимая и легендарная) by Alexander Alexandrov * ''

Air March The "Air March" (), also known as the "Aviators' March" (), is a Soviet military march published in 1923. It currently serves as the organizational anthem of the Russian Aerospace Forces. It formerly served as the organizational anthem of the So ...

'' (Авиамарш) by Yuliy Abramovich Khait * ''

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 ; Conclusion * ''Bow to those Great Years'' (Поклонимся Великим Тем Годам) by Iosif Kobzon * ''

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

References

External links

Video Russian Military Power Weapons in 2013 Moscow Victory Day Parade [HD]

Video of 2013 Moscow Victory Day Parade (original audio)

Video of 2013 Moscow Victory Day Parade (with English commentary)
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2013 in military history 2013 in Moscow May 2013 in Russia

Preparation

154th Independent Commandant's Regiment's change of title

Parade Participants (full list)

Military Bands

Ground Column

Mobile Column

Air Column

Music

See also

References

External links