Victory parade explained

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

Military victory parades

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 Roman triumphs 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.^{[1] [2]}

Joint-parades

• Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 – USSR, US, Great Britain and France
• Berlin Victory Parade of 1946 – USSR, US, Great Britain and France
• German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk – Germany and USSR

Afghanistan

• 1979 First Anniversary of the Saur Coup Parade
• 1986 Battle of Khost Parade
• 1989 Battle of Jalalabad Victory Parade

Azerbaijan

• 1918 Baku Victory Parade, celebrating the victory in the Battle of Baku by Ottoman forces and forces of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic from the Bolsheviks.^[3]
• 2020 Baku Victory Parade

China

• 2015 China Victory Day Parade, 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

• Valkoisten Voitonparaati
• 1941 Viipuri Victory Parade^[4]

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 Avenue Foch in triumph on 14 June 1940, following the route of the French victory over Germany parade after WWI.
• 1944 Paris Victory Parade, held on 26 August 1944.
• 1944 Dieppe Victory Parade, victory parade of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division in Dieppe celebrated on 3 September 1944.
• 1945 Paris Victory Parade

Germany

• 1806 French Berlin Victory Parade
• 1945 British Berlin Victory Parade

Mongolia

• 80th anniversary Battle of Khalkhin Gol Victory Parade (2020)^{[5] [6] [7]}

Iraq

• Baghdad Victory Parade of 2017, celebrating the end of the War in Iraq, held in the fortified Green Zone.^{[8] [9]}

Poland

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

Russia and some CIS countries

See main article: Victory Day Parades. 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
• Parade of Guards in Leningrad^[10]
• Partisans Parade
• Red Army Parade at the Brandenburg Gate on 4 May 1945
• Moscow Victory Day Parade

In some CIS 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).^[11]

Serbia and the former Yugoslavia

• March of the Victor in Belgrade
• 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)
• 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, celebrating the victory in the Second World War.
• 1982 London Victory Parade, celebrating the victory in the Falklands War.
• 1945 British Hong Kong Parade, it was held on 9 October 1945 near the local Cenotaph and celebrated the reclamation of Hong Kong from Japanese rule.^[12]

United States

• Grand Review of the Armies
• New York City Victory Parade of 1946, January 12, designated by the United States Department of War to head the G.I. Victory Parade up Fifth Avenue. The 8,800 men of the 82nd Airborne 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.^[13] A Soviet film called Vietnam was released featuring the parade.^[14]

Sports victory parades

United Kingdom sports victories

• Our Greatest Team Parade – celebrating Britain's successful 2012 Olympic and Paralympic teams^[15]
• There is an annual victory parade to celebrate the winner of football's Premier League, held in the winner's home city, although 2016–17 champions Chelsea, 2019–20 champions Liverpool, and 2020–21 champions Manchester City did not hold it. The most recent was held in Manchester for the 2022–23 champions Manchester City on 12 June 2023. Similar events may also apply to teams who achieved promotion or won other trophies. The most recent was held in Ipswich for Ipswich Town F.C., who got promoted to the 2024–25 Premier League after 22 years by finishing second in the 2023–24 EFL Championship, on 6 May 2024.

United States and Canada sports victories

Cities hosting the winning team in one of the four major professional sports leagues, plus Major League Soccer, will host a victory parade in the city that the team represents.

• MLB – World Series champions
  • The most recent was the 2023 Texas Rangers Victory Parade in Arlington, Texas on November 3, 2023.
• NHL – Stanley Cup champions
  • The most recent was the 2024 Florida Panthers Victory Parade in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on June 30, 2024.
• NFL – Super Bowl champions
  • The most recent was the 2024 Kansas City Chiefs Victory Parade in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 14, 2024.
• NBA – NBA champions
  • The most recent was the 2024 Boston Celtics Victory Parade in Boston, Massachusetts, on June 21, 2024.
• MLS – MLS Cup champions
  • The most recent was the 2023 Columbus Crew Victory Parade and Celebrations in Columbus, Ohio on December 12, 2023.

In addition victory parades are held on campuses of major colleges and universities to celebrate NCAA championships in football, baseball and basketball. With the creation of the Celebration Bowl in the fall of 2016, the top Football Championship Subdivision historically black college or university that has, thru this bowl game, won the Black college football national championship, is thus eligible to host such a parade on that college or university's home town or city following the Celebration Bowl championship victory.

• NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) National Champions
  • The most recent was the 2023 Michigan Wolverines football team parade and celebrations in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on January 12, 2024.
• Black college football champions – NCAA FCS Division 1
  • The most recent was the 2022 North Carolina Central Eagles football team parade and celebrations in Durham, North Carolina, on January 21, 2023. This parade is considered the very first one of its kind ever held in the Celebration Bowl era of NCAA FCS D1 HBCU football history.

See also

• Roman triumph
• Victory Day

Notes and References

1. Web site: President: Today military equipment is in the east, where it is most needed, and the parade of Ukrainian victory will definitely be held.
2. Web site: Hərbi Orkestr Xidmətinin rəisi: 'Tezliklə Qələbə uvertürasını səsləndirəcəyik' (MÜSAHİBƏ+FOTOLAR).
3. Book: Armenia. 1918. University of California Press. en.
4. Web site: World War II in Color: Finnish Victory Parade at Viipuri. 18 April 2016.
5. Web site: В Монголии прошел парад в честь 80-летия боев на Халхин-Голе – РИА Новости, 29.08.2019. ria.ru.
6. Web site: В Монголии прошел парад в честь 80-летия боев на Халхин-Голе. Яндекс.Новости. 30 August 2019.
7. Web site: В Монголии прошел парад в честь 80-летия боев на Халхин-Голе. asiarussia.ru.
8. Web site: Ahmed Aboulenein. 10 December 2017. Iraq holds victory parade after defeating Islamic State. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171210223418/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-parade/iraq-holds-victory-parade-after-defeating-islamic-state-idUSKBN1E407Z. 10 December 2017. 11 December 2017. Reuters. An Iraqi military parade in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone celebrated final victory over Islamic State on Sunday. dmy-all.
9. Web site: uz. Kun. Iroqda g'alaba paradi bo'lib o'tdi. 2020-08-09. Kun.uz. uz.
10. Web site: Парад гвардейских войск. oficers30gak.ru.
11. Web site: День Перемоги в Києві 1945. Як це було. www.ukrinform.ua.
12. cite web|title=Hong Kong's 'V-Day': Celebration Parade in Hong Kong (9/10/1945)|url=http://www.colonialfilm.org.uk/node/2354|website=www.colonialfilm.org.uk
13. Doyle, Edward et al, The Vietnam Experience: Passing the Torch Boston: Boston Publishing Co., 1981, p. 102
14. Web site: Film Vietnam. (1955).
15. Web site: Our Greatest Team: Olympians and Paralympians to parade in London. The Guardian. 28 August 2012. 30 August 2012.