2015 Minsk Victory Day Parade

Aircraft of the Belarusian Air Force during the general rehearsal of the parade on May 6th.
A BelAZ 75581 is one of the vehicles participating in the parade of workers.

The 2015 Minsk Victory Day Parade was a parade that took place in Minsk, Belarus to celebrate the 70th anniversary of World War II.The parade was in the same style of other Russia Victory Day Parades. Delivering the address was President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko. Inspecting the parade was Minister of Defence Lieutenant General Andrei Ravkov, and commanding the parade was the Deputy Minister of Defense, Major General Mikhail Kuzikov. A contingent from the Russian Armed Forces was also on parade.There were 5,000 troops on parade(Including U.S and Russian troops).The previous parade was also held in Minsk in 2010. 40 members of the U.S Air Force Band in Europe were also present at the parade.[1] Commanding the Central Band of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus was Colonel Serguei Kostiuchenko.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "US Troops Marched in V-Day Parade in Belarus". Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  2. ↑ "The Honor Guard and the Band of the Armed Forces". kremlin-military-tattoo.ru. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
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