Air March

The Aviators March (Russian: Авиамарш) аlso known as the March of the Pilots (Russian: Марш авиаторов) is a Soviet and now Russian military march published in the spring of 1923 that currently serves as the anthem of the Russian Aerospace Forces.[1] It formerly served as the anthem of the Soviet Air Force.[2] The music to the march was composed by Yuli Khayt while it's lyrics were written by Pavel Herman. A German version with the same melody called "Das Berliner Jungarbeierlied" that was used up until the end of the Second World War.[3][4][5] It is part repertoire of Russian military bands and today is frequently performed Victory Day Parades in Moscow and throughout the former Soviet Union. The melody to the march was used during World War II in Yugoslav Macedonia in a song titled "In the struggle, the Macedonian people!" (Macedonian: Во борба, македонски народе!).