2011 Moscow Victory Day Parade

The Moscow Victory Day Parade in Moscow was held on 9 May 2011 to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945. The parade marked the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War. 20,000 soldiers and officers[1] representing all three services of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia), the Federal Security Service (Russia), and the Ministry of Emergency Situations took part in the parade, followed by +100 military vehicles[1] and 5 Mil Mi-8 Hip helicopters[1].

A color guard during the parade.

Minister of Defence Anatoly Serdyukov was the parade inspector while Colonel General Valery Gerasimov, the then Deputy Chief of the General Staff was the parade commander.[1]

Parade participants

Ground Column

Mobile Column

Air Column Flypast
  • Mil Mi-8 Hip Colors Party
  • BTR-80
  • S-400
  • Topol-M
  • Mi-8 helicopters

References
  1. "2011 Victory Day Parade in Moscow". RIA Novosti. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  2. "Victory day parade rehearsal Moscow 2011". Military Defence and Technology. April 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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