2009 Moscow Victory Day Parade

2009 Moscow Victory Day Parade
The 2009 Moscow Victory Parade was held on Victory Day on the 64th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War, which ended in the defeat of Nazi Germany. The parade was commanded by Valery Gerasimov, commander of the Moscow Military District, and reviewed by Anatoliy Serdyukov of the Russian Ministry of Defence. A speech was made by the third president of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, in which he warned other countries against embarking on military adventures. This was thought to be a veiled warning directed at Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili. The Defense Ministry noted that the air parade is a de facto dress rehearsal for the jubilee parade that followed in honor of the 65th anniversary of Victory.
Forces at the Parade
Note: Those indicated in bold indicate first parade appearance, those indicated with italic indicate double or multiple parade appearances.
Colonel General Valery Gerasimov, Commander of the Moscow Military District (parade commander)
Defense Minister of the Russian Federation Anatoliy Serdyukov (parade inspector)
Military Bands in Attendance
Massed Military Bands led and conducted by Major General Valery Khalilov and composed of:
Headquarters Band of the Moscow Military District
Central Military Band of the MDRF
Headquarters Band, of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
Central Band of the Russian Navy
Band of the Moscow Military Conservatoire, Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
HQ Band of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation
Band of the Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Corps of Drums of the Moscow Military Conservatoire, Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Infantry Column
154th Moscow Garrison Commandant's Honor Guard Regiment and Color Guards
Colors Party composed of:
Flag of Russia
Victory Banner
Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Combined Honor Guards Company of the Armed Forces
Representative units of the Armed Forced, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Ministry of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense, Federal Security Service as well as units of the Moscow Military District
Combined Arms Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Peter the Great Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces
Gagarin Air Force Academy
Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
Air Force Gen. Staff School of Rocket Forces and Anti-Air Defense Training
Baltic Naval Military Institute "Admiral Fyodor Ushakov"
336th Separate Bialystok Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Baltic Fleet
Moscow Military Space Institute of Radio Electronics
Ryazan Airborne Command Academy "Gen. of the Army Vasily Margelov"
Guards Airborne Regiment
Civil Defense Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation
Military Technological University
5th Tamanskaya Guards Ind. Motor Rifle Brigade "Mikhail Kalinin"
4th Kantemir Guards Armored Brigade "Yuri Andropov"
27th Sevastopol Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
ODON Ind. Motorized Internal Troops Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation "Felix Dzerzhinsky"
Moscow Border Guards Institute of the Border Guard Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation "Moscow City Council"
Moscow Military Commanders Training School "Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR/Russian Federation"
With more than 9,000 soldier, sailors, and airmen and 100 vehicles marching in the parade, this was the largest such parade held in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Unlike previous Victory Day parades, there were no units parading in Great Patriotic War uniforms, though the Victory Banner was paraded at the beginning of the ceremony.
Ground vehicles at the Parade
This was only the second time since the fall of the Soviet Union when armoured fighting vehicles took part in the Red Square parade.
Vehicles in the parade included:
UAZ-469
GAZ-2975
BTR-80
BMP-3
BMD-4
Sprut anti-tank gun
T-90A
2S19 Msta
9K22 Tunguska
Tor Missile System
Buk-M1-2
BM-30 Smerch
S-300
Iskander M
RT-2PM Topol
Aircraft at the Parade
Kamov Ka-52
Mil Mi-24
Mil Mi-8
Mil Mi-26
Antonov An-124
Beriev A-50
Sukhoi Su-27
Tupolev Tu-160
Mikoyan MiG-31
Tupolev Tu-95
Ilyushin Il-78
Mikoyan MiG-29
Sukhoi Su-24
Sukhoi Su-34
Tupolev Tu-22M
Sukhoi Su-25
Sukhoi Su-27 and 4 Mikoyan MiG-29 of the Russian Knights and Strizhi
Music
Flag procession, Inspection, and Address
March of the Preobrazhensky Regiment (Марш Преображенского Полка) by Unknown
Slow March of the Tankmen (Встречный Марш Танкистов) by Semyon Tchernetsky
Slow March to Carry the War Flag (Встречный Марш для выноса Боевого Знамени) by Dmitriy Valentinovich Kadeyev
Slow March of the Guards of the Navy (Гвардейский Встречный Марш Военно-Морского Флота) by Nikolai Pavlocich Ivanov-Radkevich
Slow March of the Officers Schools (Встречный Марш офицерских училищ) by Semyon Tchernetsky
Slow March (Встречный Марш) by Dmitry Pertsev
Slow March of the Red Army (Встречный Марш Красной Армии) by Semyon Tchernetsky
Slow March (Встречный Марш) by Evgeny Aksyonov
Glory (Славься) by Mikhail Glinka
Parade Fanfare All Listen! (Парадная Фанфара "Слушайте все!") by Andrei Golovin
State Anthem of the Russian Federation (Государственный Гимн Российской Федерации) by Alexander Alexandrov
Signal Retreat (Сигнал "Отбой")
Infantry Column
Farewell of Slavianka (Прощание Славянки) by Vasiliy Agapkin
In Defense of the Homeland (В защиту Родины) by Viktor Sergeyevich Runov
Air March (Авиамарш) by Yuliy Abramovich Khait
Crew is One Family (Экипаж - одна семья) by Viktor Vasilyevich Pleshak
We Need One Victory (Нам Нужна Одна Победа) by Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava
March Kant (Марш "Кант") by Valery Khalilov
On Guard for the Peace (На страже Мира) by Boris Alexandrovich Diev
To Serve Russia (Служить России) by Eduard Cemyonovich Khanok
Victory Day (День Победы) by David Fyodorovich Tukhmanov
Vehicle Column
General Miloradovich ("Генерал Милорадович") by Valery Khalilov
Triumph of the Winners (Триумф Победителей)
Katyusha (Катюша) by Matvey Blanter
Artillery March (Марш Артиллеристов) by Tikhon Khrennikov
March Hero (Марш "Герой")
Flypast Column
Air March (Авиамарш) by Yuliy Abramovich Khait
March Airplanes – First of all (Марш "Первым делом самолёты") by Vasili-Solovyov-Sedoi
Air March (Авиамарш) by Yuliy Abramovich Khait
March Airplanes – First of all (Марш "Первым делом самолёты") by Vasili-Solovyov-Sedoi
Conclusion
Long Live our State (Да здравствует наша держава) by Boris Alexandrov
Song of the Russian Army (Песня о Российской Армии) by Alexander Alexandrov
References
See also
2008 Moscow Victory Day Parade
2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade
60th Anniversary of the People's Republic of China
Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi
Moscow Victory Day Parades
Moscow Victory Day Parade
2009 in military history
2009 in Moscow
May 2009 events in Russia