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.

[Military Band]s in Attendance

Infantry Column

154th Moscow Garrison Commandant's Honor Guard Regiment and Color Guards
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:

Aircraft at the Parade

Music

; Flag procession, Inspection, and AddressMarch of the Preobrazhensky Regiment by UnknownSlow March of the Tankmen by Semyon TchernetskySlow March to Carry the War Flag by Dmitriy Valentinovich KadeyevSlow March of the Guards of the Navy by Nikolai Pavlocich Ivanov-RadkevichSlow March of the Officers Schools by Semyon TchernetskySlow March by Dmitry PertsevSlow March of the Red Army by Semyon TchernetskySlow March by Evgeny AksyonovGlory by Mikhail Glinka
; Infantry ColumnFarewell of Slavianka by Vasiliy AgapkinIn Defense of the Homeland by Viktor Sergeyevich RunovAir March by Yuliy Abramovich KhaitCrew is One Family by Viktor Vasilyevich PleshakWe Need One Victory by Bulat Shalvovich Okudzhava
  • March Kant by Valery KhalilovOn Guard for the Peace by Boris Alexandrovich DievTo Serve Russia by Eduard Cemyonovich KhanokVictory Day by David Fyodorovich Tukhmanov
; Vehicle ColumnGeneral Miloradovich by Valery KhalilovTriumph of the Winners Katyusha by Matvey BlanterArtillery March by Tikhon Khrennikov
  • March Hero
; Flypast ColumnAir March by Yuliy Abramovich Khait
  • March Airplanes – First of all by Vasili-Solovyov-SedoiAir March by Yuliy Abramovich Khait
  • March Airplanes – First of all by Vasili-Solovyov-Sedoi
; ConclusionLong Live our State by Boris AlexandrovSong of the Russian Army by Alexander Alexandrov