American troops march down the Champs Elysees

A victory parade is a

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

Military victory parades

Prussian Troops Parade Down the Champs Élysée in Paris (1 March 1871)

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

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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.

Joint-parades

Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 The Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 was held by the Allies of World War II on 7 September 1945 in Berlin, the capital of the defeated Nazi Germany, shortly after the end of World War II. The four participating countries were the Soviet Union, the Un ...

- USSR, USA, Great Britain and France *

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- USSR, USA, Great Britain and France * German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk - Germany and USSR

Azerbaijan

* 1918

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Victory Parade, celebrating the victory in the

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by Ottoman forces and forces of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic from the Bolsheviks. * 2020 Baku Victory Parade

China

The military parade in honor of the 70-th anniversary of the end of the Second world war 01

2015 China Victory Day Parade The 2015 China Victory Day parade was a military parade held along Chang'an Avenue, Beijing, on 3 September 2015 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day of World War II. The commemoration was the first high-profile military ...

, September 3, 2015, a military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day of the Second World War.

Estonia

* Võidupüha (June 23), celebrates the victory in the Battle of Võnnu (1919)

Finland

The victory parade of the White Army 1918

* Valkoisten Voitonparaati *1941 Viipuri Victory Parade

France

* 1871 Prussian Parade in Paris, celebrating the Franco-Prussian War. * 1919 Paris Victory Parade, celebrating the victory in the First World War. * 1940 German Victory Parade in Paris. After the Fall of France, the German army marched down the Champs-Élysées in Triumph on 14 June 1940. * 1944 Paris Victory Parade, held on 26 August 1944. * 1944 Dieppe Victory Parade, Victory Parade of the

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in Dieppe celebrated on 3 September 1944. * 1945 Paris Victory Parade

Germany

1945 British Berlin Victory Parade The 1945 British victory parade in Berlin was a military parade held by the British Army on 21 July 1945 in Berlin, the capital of the then-defeated Nazi Germany. It took place on Straße des 17. Juni, which is east of Brandenburg Gate. The parade ...

Mongolia

* 80th Anniversary Battle of Khalkhin Gol Victory Parade (2020)

Iraq

* Baghdad Victory Parade of 2017, celebrating the end of the War in Iraq, held in the fortified Green Zone.

Poland

* Wehrmacht victory parade in Warsaw in honor of the Invasion of Poland, 5 October 1939.

Russia and the former Soviet Union

Parades such as the following are traditionally held on 9 May to celebrate the victory in World War II over Nazi Germany: * Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 *

1945 Harbin Victory Day Parade The 1945 Harbin Victory Day Parade (russian: Парад Победы в Харбине) was a solemn military parade of troops from the Soviet Red Army in the Chinese city of Harbin on 16 September 1945. It took place over 2 weeks after the Surren ...

* Parade of Guards in Leningrad * Partisans Parade * Red Army Parade at the

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on 4 May 1945 * Moscow Victory Day Parade In some 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). Other victory parades honor the following: * Abkhazian Independence Day Parade * 1945 May 1 Parade, held on International Workers Day and dubbed by the local media as a "Victory Parade" due to the victory over Nazi Germany that was anticipated (it would come 9 days later).

Serbia and the former Yugoslavia

* March of the Victor in

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* Liberation Parade in Skopje, Macedonia * Operation Storm Victory Parade

Spain

* 1939 Madrid Victory Parade, held on 19 May 1939 to celebrate the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).

Turkey

* Victory Parade in honor of the Battle of Dumlupınar

Ukraine

Kiev Victory Parade (1920) The 1920 Kiev Victory Parade was a joint Polish–Ukrainian military parade on 9 May 1920 in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. It was held on Khreshchatyk Street, after the city was captured from the Bolshevik Red Army by the allied forces of Polan ...

* Kyiv Independence Day Parade (24 August)

United Kingdom

* 1815 London Victory Parade, celebrating the victory in the Napoleonic Wars. * 1919 London Victory Parade, celebrating the victory in the First World War. *

1946 London Victory Parade The London Victory Celebrations of 1946 were British Commonwealth, Empire and Allied victory celebrations held after the defeat of Nazi Germany and Empire of Japan, Japan in World War II. On 1 November 1945 the Prime Minister appointed a committ ...

, celebrating the victory in the Second World War. * 1982 London Victory Parade, celebrating the victory in the

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. * 1945

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Parade, it was held on 9 October 1945 near the local Cenotaph and celebrated the reclamation of Hong Kong from Japanese rule.

United States

MIM-104 Patriot during the National Victory Celebration parade honoring the coalition forces of Desert Storm

* Grand Review of the Armies *

New York City Victory Parade of 1946 The New York City Victory Parade of 1946 was held in New York City, United States, on January 12, 1946, to celebrate the victorious conclusion of World War II. History The parade was led by 13,000 men of the 82nd Airborne Division (including the ...

, January 12, designated by the United States Department of War to head the G.I. Victory Parade up

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after docking in N.Y.C. harbour, aboard the Queen Mary the division was greeted by Mayor William O'Dwyer. This event was filmed by Pathe News. * National Victory Celebration

Vietnam

*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. A Soviet film called ''Vietnam'' was released featuring the parade.

Sports victory parades

United Kingdom sports victories

* Our Greatest Team Parade - celebrating Britain's successful 2012 Olympic and Paralympic teams * There is an annual victory parade to celebrate the winner of football's Premier League, held in the winner's home city, although

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champions Chelsea , 2019-20 champions Liverpool, and

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champions Manchester City did not hold it. The most recent was held in Manchester for the

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champions

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on 23 May 2022. Similar events may also apply to teams who achieved promotion or won other trophies. The most recent was held in Liverpool for Liverpool F.C., winners of the

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and

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, and Liverpool F.C. Women, winners of the

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on 29 May 2022.

United States and Canada sports victories

Cities hosting the winning team in one of the four major professional sports leagues, plus

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, will host a victory parade in the city that the team represents. * MLB - World Series champions ** The most recent was the 2022

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Victory Parade in Houston, Texas on November 7, 2022. *

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** The most recent was the 2022

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Victory Parade in Los Angeles, California on February 16, 2022. * NHL -

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** The most recent was the 2022 Colorado Avalanche Victory Parade in Denver, Colorado on June 30, 2022. *

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- List of NBA champions, NBA champions ** The most recent was the 2021 Milwaukee Bucks Victory Parade in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 22, 2021. *Major League Soccer, MLS - MLS Cup champions ** The most recent was the 2022 Los Angeles FC Victory Parade and Celebrations in Los Angeles on November 6, 2022.

References

External links

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