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Ceremonial March Commemorating 1941 Parade

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A grand parade has been held to mark the anniversary of the historic parade of Red Army soldiers through Red Square on November 7, 1941 as Nazi troops closed in on Moscow.

A grand parade has been held to mark the anniversary of the historic parade of Red Army soldiers through Red Square on November 7, 1941 as Nazi troops closed in on Moscow.

© RIA Novosti . Alexey Filippov / Go to the mediabankA grand parade has been held to mark the anniversary of the historic parade of Red Army soldiers through Red Square on November 7, 1941 as Nazi troops closed in on Moscow.
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A grand parade has been held to mark the anniversary of the historic parade of Red Army soldiers through Red Square on November 7, 1941 as Nazi troops closed in on Moscow.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Filippov / Go to the mediabankIt is the 11th time the march has taken place, commemorating the historic military parade that passed in review for Stalin before heading straight off to the desperate fighting at the front.
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It is the 11th time the march has taken place, commemorating the historic military parade that passed in review for Stalin before heading straight off to the desperate fighting at the front.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeniy Samarin / Go to the mediabankOver 6,000 people took part in the parade in Red Square: representatives of the Moscow children’s organization Sodruzhestvo, members of military patriotic clubs, search and rescue units, students at cadet academies, the Ministry of Defense Moscow Military Music School, and the Alexander Nevsky Cadet School of the Investigative Committee of Russia.
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Over 6,000 people took part in the parade in Red Square: representatives of the Moscow children’s organization Sodruzhestvo, members of military patriotic clubs, search and rescue units, students at cadet academies, the Ministry of Defense Moscow Military Music School, and the Alexander Nevsky Cadet School of the Investigative Committee of Russia.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Filippov / Go to the mediabankIt was the first time that Siberian students of the Omsk Cadet Corps, whose forefathers fought in the Battle of Moscow in 1941, took part in the grand parade.
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It was the first time that Siberian students of the Omsk Cadet Corps, whose forefathers fought in the Battle of Moscow in 1941, took part in the grand parade.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeniy Samarin / Go to the mediabankSoldiers from the 27th Guards Motorized Rifle Division, Interior Ministry soldiers, a cavalry group of the Presidential Regiment and military machine-gun carriages recreated the historical part of the parade that took place on November 7, 1941.
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Soldiers from the 27th Guards Motorized Rifle Division, Interior Ministry soldiers, a cavalry group of the Presidential Regiment and military machine-gun carriages recreated the historical part of the parade that took place on November 7, 1941.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Filippov / Go to the mediabankAlso taking part in the parade was a squadron of the Honor Guard of the Detached Commandant Regiment. The banner company of the Honor Guard squadron brought the original banners of the units and forces that took part in the Battle of Moscow into Red Square.
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Also taking part in the parade was a squadron of the Honor Guard of the Detached Commandant Regiment. The banner company of the Honor Guard squadron brought the original banners of the units and forces that took part in the Battle of Moscow into Red Square.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Filippov / Go to the mediabankA display of military hardware from 1941 rounded off the grand parade.
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A display of military hardware from 1941 rounded off the grand parade.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeniy Samarin / Go to the mediabankJoining the veterans were 88 active members of the Volunteers of the Central Administrative Area and 88 pupils of the military patriotic club Druzhina.
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Joining the veterans were 88 active members of the Volunteers of the Central Administrative Area and 88 pupils of the military patriotic club Druzhina.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Filippov / Go to the mediabankVolunteers and members of voluntary citizen patrols represented Moscow’s Central Administrative Area in the parade as a thank you for their public activities and the help they provide to the older generation.
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Volunteers and members of voluntary citizen patrols represented Moscow’s Central Administrative Area in the parade as a thank you for their public activities and the help they provide to the older generation.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeniy Samarin / Go to the mediabankMore than 1,000 veterans of the Great Patriotic War were in the stands in Red Square. They included soldiers who took part in the historic parade of November 7, 1941.
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More than 1,000 veterans of the Great Patriotic War were in the stands in Red Square. They included soldiers who took part in the historic parade of November 7, 1941.
© RIA Novosti . Evgeniy Samarin / Go to the mediabankPreparations for the parade took almost a month.
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Preparations for the parade took almost a month.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Filippov / Go to the mediabankThe Red Army soldiers who took part in the parade on November 7, 1941 vowed to return to Red Square every year on this date as long as even one of them remains alive. For the past decade, veterans’ grandchildren and great grandchildren have accompanied them to Red Square on November 7.
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The Red Army soldiers who took part in the parade on November 7, 1941 vowed to return to Red Square every year on this date as long as even one of them remains alive. For the past decade, veterans’ grandchildren and great grandchildren have accompanied them to Red Square on November 7.
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