in
Paris after their victory in the
Franco-Prussian War 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
Azerbaijan and
Ukraine 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 Donbas respectively.
Joint-parades •
Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 – Soviet Union, United States, Great Britain and France •
Berlin Victory Parade of 1946 – Soviet Union, United States, Great Britain and France •
German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk – Nazi Germany and Soviet Union
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. •
2020 Baku Victory Parade China at the 2015 Victory Day Parade •
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. •
2025 China Victory Day Parade, September 3, 2025, a military parade to celebrate the 80th 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 at the
White Victory Parade in 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 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)
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 some CIS countries celebrate the
Soviet victory over
Nazi Germany, 9 May 2018 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 •
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).
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 •
1814 London Victory Parade, celebrating the defeat and exile to Elba of
Napoleon Bonaparte. •
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.
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. A Soviet film called
Vietnam was released featuring the parade. == Sports victory parades ==