2001 Moscow Victory Day Parade
Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov inspecting the troops participating in the victory parade.
The Moscow Victory Parade of 2001 was a celebration of the 56th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War. The commander of the parade was the acting head of the Moscow Garrison Colonel General Nikolai Makarov. Reviewing the parade was Minister of Defence Sergei Ivanov. Music was performed by the Moscow Garrison's Central Orchestra under Colonel Valery Khalilov. This was the very first parade that was inspected by a civilian defense minister.[1]
Parade Formations
The car carrying the commander of the parade Colonel General Nikolai Makarov
- Corps of Drums of the Moscow Military Music College
- 154th Preobrazhensky Independent Commandant's Regiment
- Historical Units
- Military Academies
- Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Gallery
References
- ↑ "Russia: Military Parade Celebrates Victory Day". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
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