Bastille Day military parade
bastille day military parade also known july military parade translation french name défilé militaire du juillet french military parade held morning bastille day july year paris since almost without exception parade pass avenue de champsélysées place charles de gaulle centred around arc de triomphe place de la concorde president stand along member government figure legislative branch mayor paris well foreign ambassador france popular event france broadcast live television also one oldest regular military parade world year invited detachment foreign troop take part parade foreign statesman attend guest smaller military parade held french garrison city notably marseille toulon brest rochefort belfort nice president france arrives via convoy republican guard arc de triomphe greeted parade commander informs parade ready inspection ride chief defense staff vehicle inspect troop champselysées escorted trooper officer republican guard cavalry regiment mounted band waving crowd lining boulevard disembarks vehicle finish inspection one done republican guard infantry unit walk stage place de la concorde meet dignitary present recent year parade started military band french armed force taking stage band exhibition drill show sometimes including display foreign service troop mounted unit plus military civil choir singing classic french patriotic song opening end playing la marseillaise national anthem france parade open cadet military school order seniority école polytechnique saintcyr école navale followed newer academy competition school often led practical prank polytechnique highly selective engineer school considered difficult france whose student reverse time civilian occupation saint cyr professional officer school consequence student first occasionally mined path colleague using sticky slippery product patrouille de france lead flypast french air force naval aviation recently become customary invite unit france close ally participate parade instance mark centenary entente cordiale british troop band royal marine household cavalry mounted regiment grenadier guard king troop royal horse artillery led bastille day parade paris red arrow flying overhead british troop participated bastille day parade july see first occasion invited foreign troop actually led parade parade opened detachment member state european union flying european flag european anthem played parade follows foot soldier army infantry troupe de marine air gendarmerie nationale including republican guard occasionally nonmilitary police fire unit french foreign legion always brings rear part parade ceremonial marching pace slower french infantry unit participant split passing official army headquarters tribune motorised armoured troop come next parade traditionally end popular paris fire brigade military unit french army time champselysées flypast continues french air force naval air force plane helicopter aircraft national gendarmerie interior ministry civil security air service various firefighting unit nationwide parade end parachute display selected parachutist french armed force finale saw gymnastic exhibition fire truck demonstration paris fire brigade personnel originally popular feast bastille day became militarised directory napoleon celebration lost much importance though came back fashion third republic fourteenth july became official national celebration june decree july year linked military parade celebration held longchamp racecourse bois de boulogne paris since world war parade held champsélysées first occasion défilé de la victoire victory parade led marshal joseph joffre ferdinand foch philippe pétain july however french national holiday parade although held upon date one agreed upon allied delegation versailles peace conference separate victory parade allied troop held london four day later occasion july parade paris detachment france world war ally took part parade together colonial north african unit france overseas empire latter notably squadron algerian spahis mounted arab horse traditional full dress uniform continued participate annual parade end algerian war second world war german troop occupying paris northern france paraded along route victory parade general de gaulle held upon restoration paris french rule within period occupation german company commando kieffer force navales françaises libres continued french national holiday parade street london female personnel included first time amongst troop parading valéry giscard destaing parade route changed year troop marching place de la bastille place de la république commemorate popular outbreak french revolution bastillerépublique mobile column flypast year mounted ground column cours de vincennes champsélysées école militaire champsélysées républiquebastille champsélysées president françois mitterrand jacques chirac parade route returned champselysées continues held parade one biggest would mark bicentennial year since outbreak revolution paris troop eurocorps including german soldier paraded invitation françois mitterrand event seen symbolic european integration germanfrench reconciliation year morocco france moroccan royal guard opened parade presence king hassan ii morocco cadet united state military academy surviving fdny firefighter paraded british troop st battalion grenadier guard paraded celebrate centenary entente cordiale earlier occasion detachment british brigade guard royal marine participated bastille day parade july shortly outbreak world war ii year brazil france two brazilian unit opened parade smoke squadron brazilian air demonstration squadron ended flypast presence president lula president nicolas sarkozy invited eu member state join parade detachment armed service bastille day parade saw united nation security councilsecretariatdpko battalion leading parade march past undof unficyp unifil parade opened contingent indian troop drawn three service indian army indian navy indian air force president nicolas sarkozy invited indian prime minister manmohan singh attend event guest honour soldier including jawan maratha light infantry regiment centre mlirc marched champ elysees sound indian military band playing indian martial tune including saare jahan se achcha haste lushai qadam qadam badhaye ja celebrate year independence french african colony parade saw troop several former french african colony armed force lead parade parade celebrated french overseas possession year french firefighting service year former judge green politician eva joly called end july parade practice saying replaced citizen parade parade led armed force unit afghanistan foreign legion included several nato country armed force france un peacekeeping unit parachutist took part parade finale parachute display injured taken care medical personnel front everyone attendance parade saw troop mali including member frenchled multinational intervention force croatia newest eu member march past hector berlioz arrangement national anthem played parade band troupe de marine forming medal national order merit ground place de la concorde together civilian participant forming ribbon french army chorus soloist florian laconi honouring golden jubilee foundation national order merit mark centennial outbreak first world war parade started detachment soldier wearing bluegrey french uniform followed colour guard country involved great war aside france among country represented included nation former soviet union ex russia moldova belarus tajikistan nation british commonwealth ex new zealand australia united kingdom allied nation united state former french colony motorised parade ended limber team carrying mm field gun immediately behind mounted french republican guard cavalry regiment parade ended choreographic performance josé montalvo performance included young dancer eighty country fought war took place place de la concorde eightminute performance clarinet concerto mozart included echo la sardane de la paix la colombe two painting pablo picasso well le oiseaux george braque dancer released dove end performance symbol peace strength military parade national anthem classic french patriotic song la madelon chant du départ sung cappella french army chorus preparade segment edition less personnel due domestic international deployment french uniformed service celebrated th year since end second world war liberation france axis well france determination fight form terrorism parade saw debut appearance two special force unit french national police gign national gendarmerie seen action january charlie hebdo shooting incident well cadet heroic military academy heroic naval school air force college mexico tribute french fallen veteran second world war patrouille de france flew dais cross lorraine formation preparade segment saw french navy band forming formation together french army chorus sung le chant de partisan capella singing national anthem celebration year since liberation france end second world war europe joined six recipient order liberation colour guard unit awarded order action part free french force parade marked massive increase number participant taking part march past personnel french prison service directorate ministry justice included participating unit represented french military police action within france overseas partly result november paris attack tribute casualty amongst security military force patrouille de france flew dais silhouette eiffel tower strong childrens choir dressed national colour sang national anthem alongside french army chorus increased antiterror effort marked marchpast armed force basic training institution personnel involved counterterrorist operation addition mark national centennial event battle somme formation lafayette escadrille marching parade anzac contingent australian defence force new zealand defence force several aircraft united state air force europe air force africa including one historical lafayette squadron colour joined flypast united state president donald trump attended parade foreign guest year marking centennial since united state entry first world war parade year estimated personnel marching march past proper alone united state armed force united state army europe ii marine expeditionary force naval force europe united state air force europe air force africa delegation combined total personnel expected take part celebration year president emmanuel macron made holiday address first president parade grandstand parade began parade reconstituted national guard took part first time since reactivation month earlier medley daft punk song played year visit served inspiration similar event united state first washington veteran day parade cancelled due cost later salute america july parade marking centennial year conclusion first world war expected held troop attendance ground column alone vehicle mobile column last year parade one major international celebration event prime minister singapore lee hsien loong japanese foreign minister taro kono international guest unlike previous year colour guard safti military institute national defense academy japan took part behalf respective armed service parade preceded joint service contingent armed force national guard national gendarmerie national police custom representing recent public security civil relief operation within france overseas territory increased french military operational duty overseas operation support nato french speaking country armed service flypast included advanced trainer jet th squadron republic singapore air force first time ever asian air force taken part parade fly past segment parade marked number anniversary th anniversary beginning french revolution th anniversary dday landing th beginning second world war centennial historic parade th anniversary foundation nato th since raising francogerman brigade troop piece aviation vehicle parade attended french president emmanuel macron dignitary country across world world leader presented german chancellor angela merkel estonian president kersti kaljulaid dutch prime minister mark rutte portuguese president marcelo rebelo de sousa finnish president sauli niinistö nato secretary general jens stoltenberg color guard european intervention initiative country took part parade well larger contingent spanish army exhibition prior flypast signal start parade turbine powered hoverboard invention called flyboard air flown throughout central area inventor franky zapata parade well preparatory activity th year regular celebration birth nationhood affected ongoing coronavirus pandemic affected country parade carried smaller celebration ground place de la concorde mobile column usual smaller marchpast flypast column participation two royal air force eurofighter typhoon alongside personnel bundeswehr color guard gardebataillon austrian armed force hellenic armed force swiss armed force netherlands armed force first time since end second world war parade scaled back parade honored military police civilian medical worker nationwide uniformed service men woman country uniformed organization forefront response pandemic action support wellbeing populace home abroad many present parade capped playing national anthem french army chorus la musique de lair performed john williams summon hero olympic fanfare theme reminder nation preparedness hosting summer olympics held capital marking th year july revolution golden jubilee anniversary since passing president charles de gaulle th anniversary formation free french force establishment order liberation th diamond jubilee since victory axis power end second world war th anniversary country first ever nuclear test french foreign legion music band performed marchpast began preparade segment two french army tank armoured cavalry arm dating second world war presented dignitary remembrance de gaulles career army war regimental commander assuming leadership role leader free french tank one char one renault r honoured prior role commandant th tank regiment edition parade returned traditional route champsélysées first time year officer cadet battalion armed force academy included cadet officer nato country armed force two military tattooinspired segment served opening closing respectively parade tribute ongoing fight covid pandemic home abroad battalion defense health service marched part strong ground column led composite battalion special force military personnel representing armed force operation together personnel eu armed force frenchspeaking africa parade prime minister india narendra modi invited guest honour parade indian triservices indian army indian navy indian air force contingent also part parade member contingent indian armed force marched alongside french counterpart parade also celebrated year collaboration strategic partnership two country parade first time held jean de lattre de tassigny square marked th year revolution th anniversary dday liberation france nato diamond jubilee anniversary also marking nation final countdown paris summer olympics represented military athlete present finale olympic flame welcome capital integrated well mobile column presented time air column present past parade ground column led existing armed force unit carrying battle honour event multinational military colour guard honoring took part decade prior early parade involves around soldier foot rest crew member cavalryman vehicle horse plane helicopter largest regular military parade western europe march past slow quick time école polytechnique elite scientific engineering school military status national gendarmerie officer academy saintcyr military academy military interarms school naval military academy air force academy military commissariat academy french defense health service school national military infrastructure engineer academy national gendarmerie nco school national active noncommissioned officer school navy nco school navy seaman school air force nco school french republican guard infantry regiment mobile gendarmerie departmental gendarmerie national gendamerie support formation french army armoured cavalry arm french army paratrooper french army infantry french army mountain troop french army artillery french army engineering arm french army marine troop french army transport command french army material quartermaster command french army signal french navy naval fusilier french navy submarine force french navy surface force french naval aviation french navy maritime gendarmerie french air force fusilier commando french air force air gendarmerie french air force logistics french air force firefighter french space command defense health service defense fuel service national guard national police officer school national police staff school national police nco school paris police prefecture battalion municipal police security service ministry interior national firefighting service officer academy national firefighting service nco school national firefighting service combined battalion battalion military personnel civil defense ministry interior paris fire brigade french prison service directorategeneral custom indirect tax french foreign legion pionniers central band french foreign legion french foreign legion cavalry regiment french foreign legion infantry battalion mobile column motorcycle squadron national gendarmerie republican guard departmental gendarmerie motorcycle squadron national police command staff mobile column may come either st rd armoured division motorized mountain infantry battalion provided chasseurs alpins th rifle battalion mot chasseurs à pied french army transportation french army material quartermaster command french army motorized mechanized infantry french army artillery french army armored cavalry arm spahis hussards mounted rifle hunter chasseurs à cheval african rifle hunter chasseurs dafrique dragoon cuirassier st–rd tank regiment french army engineering arm mobile regiment troupe de marine 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