2007 Moscow Victory Day Parade

2007 Moscow Victory Day Parade
The 2007 Moscow Victory Parade was a celebration of the 62nd anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War. It was the last time Vladimir Putin made a holiday address in his first term as president. The parade was commanded by the head of the Moscow Garrison General of the army Vladimir Bakin, and reviewing the parade was Minister of Defence Anatoliy Serdyukov .Music was performed by the Moscow Garrison's Central Orchestra under Major General Valery Khalilov.
This was the first parade that was watched by people online outside of Russia.
Parade Program
Note: Those indicated in bold indicate first parade appearance, those indicated with italic indicate double or multiple parade appearances.
Colonel General Vladimir Bakin, 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 of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia led and conducted by Major General Valery Khalilov and composed of:
Headquarters Band of the Moscow Military District
Central Military Band of the MDRF
Band of the Moscow Military Conservatoire, Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Corps of Drums of the Moscow Military Music College
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 Guard Company of the Armed Forces
Historical units
Infantry
Airmen
Sailors
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
Peter the Great Military Academy of the Strategic Missile Forces
Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Gagarin Air Force Academy
Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Academy
Civil Defense Academy of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation
Military Technological University
Moscow Military Space Institute of Radio Electronics
Moscow Border Guards Institute of the Border Guard Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation "Moscow City Council"
2nd Guards Motor Rifle Division
4th Kantemir Guards Armored Brigade "Yuri Andropov"
27th Sevastopol Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
Ryazan Airborne Command Academy "Gen. of the Army Vasily Margelov"
331st Guards Airborne Regiment
ODON Ind. Motorized Internal Troops Division of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation "Felix Dzerzhinsky"
336th Separate Bialystok Guards Naval Infantry Brigade of the Baltic Fleet
Nakhimov Naval School
Suvorov Military School
Moscow Military Commanders Training School "Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR/Russian Federation"
Training for the parade took place from March to April in the Alabino, Moscow Oblast.
Music
The music and marches were played by the Military Band of the Armed Forces of Russia under the direction of Major General Valery Khalilov
Inspection and Address
March of the Preobrazhensky Regiment (Марш Преображенского Полка)
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
March General Miloradovich (Марш "Генерал Милорадович") by Valery Khalilov
Farewell of Slavianka (Прощание Славянки) by Vasiliy Agapkin
Ballad of a Soldier (Баллада о Солдате) by Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy
Lefort's March (Лефортовский Марш) by Valery Khalilov
Artillery March (Марш Артиллеристов) by Tikhon Khrennikov
On Guard for the Peace (На страже Мира) by Boris Alexandrovich Diev
Air March (Авиамарш) by Yuliy Abramovich Khait
We are the Army of the People (Мы Армия Народа) by Georgy Viktorovich Mavsesya
March of the Cosmonauts/Friends, I believe (Марш Космонавтов /Я верю, друзья) by Oskar Borisovich Feltsman
March Kant (Марш «Кант») by Valery Khalilov
In Defense of the Homeland (В защиту Родины) by Viktor Sergeyevich Runov
Combat March (Строевой Марш) by Dmitry Illarionovich Pertsev
We Need One Victory (Нам Нужна Одна Победа) by Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava
Glory to the Heroes (Слава героям) by Dmitry Illarionovich Pertsev
Crew is One Family (Экипаж - одна семья) by Viktor Vasilyevich Pleshak
On the Road (В Путь) by Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy
Victory Day (День Победы) by David Fyodorovich Tukhmanov
Drill Show and Conclusion
Potpourri of
Invincible and Legendary (Фрагмент Несокрушимая и легендарная) by Alexander Alexandrov
March of the Preobrazhensky Regiment (Марш Преображенского Полка)
March Hero (Марш "Герой")
Borodino (Бородино)
Unknown drum piece
Procession of the Nobles from Mlada by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Song of the Russian Army (Песня о Российской Армии) by Alexandr Alexandrov
References
External links
Parade Footage, on Youtube
Moscow Victory Day Parades
2007 in Russia
May 2007 sports events in Europe
2007 in Moscow