Polish Radio
August 15, 2014
Huge military display marks Army Day
Over 1000 soldiers, 50 aircraft and 120 military vehicles were on display in Warsaw during the largest armed forces parade for several years to mark Army Day.
The White-Red Sparks aerobatic team began the parade on Friday, flying their TS-11’s over the capital, following a speech by President Bronislaw Komorowski. A fly-passed of helicopters – including two US Black Hawks – were followed by Hercules transport aircraft and then a parade of soldiers, including Polish paratroopers stationed in Krakow and 90 soldiers from Canada and the US, alongside tanks and armoured vehicles.
Vintage military vehicles were also on display, including a WWI-era Renault FT tank. Army Day is a national holiday in Poland on 15 August, marking the famous victory over the Soviet Red Army in the 1920 battle of Warsaw.
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