Victory parade
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 former USSR including 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).
Allies of World War II
- Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 - USSR, USA, Great Britain and France
- Berlin Victory Parade of 1946 - USSR, USA, Great Britain and France
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.
Germany
- 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.
France
- 1919 Paris Victory Parade, celebrating the victory in the First World War.
- 1944 Dieppe Victory Parade, Victory Parade of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division in Dieppe celebrated on 3 September 1944
Soviet Union / Post-Soviet Countries
Parades are traditionally held on 9 May to celebrate the victory in World War II over Nazi Germany.
Spain
- 1939 Madrid Victory Parade, held on 1 April 1939 to commemorate the Nationalist victory in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).
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.
- 1945 Berlin British Victory Parade
- 1946 London Victory Parade, celebrating the victory in the Second World War.
- 1982 London Victory Parade, celebrating the victory in the Falklands War.
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
Sports victory parades
United States sports victories
Cities hosting the winning sports team in one of the four major league sports will host a victory parade in the city that the team represents.
- MLB - World Series champions
- The most recent was the 2017 Houston Astros Victory Parade in Houston, Texas on November 3, 2017, attended by an estimated 750 000 to 1 million people.[1][2]
- NFL - Super Bowl champions
- The most recent was the 2018 Philadelphia Eagles Victory Parade in Philadelphia on February 8, 2018, attended by an estimated 1 million.[3]
- NHL - Stanley Cup champions
- The most recent was the 2017 Pittsburgh Penguins Victory Parade in Pittsburgh on June 14, 2017, which drew 650,000 people. [4]
- NBA - NBA champions
- The most recent was the 2017 Golden State Warriors Victory Parade in Oakland on June 15, 2017, with an estimated turnout of 1 million people.
See also
References
- ↑ "Cheering fans greet World Series champion Houston Astros". Sportsnet. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "IT'S A CELEBRATION! Houston Astros victory parade and rally turned into epic party". ABC 13. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ↑ "LOOK: Eagle's Parade Attendance". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia Inquirer. February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Penguins' victory parade largest parade in city history". WPXI. June 16, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.