FW200 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Here's a nice picture of T-34/85's prepping for the May 9th parade, should be lots of nice vehicles again this year! Link to bigger: http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a345/FW200/s1280x960.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Very impressive, 8 t34s and most if not all seem to be of WW2 manufcacture -albeit with 1960s rebuild trackwork, imagine a British or US parade with 8 comets or 8 M4s- not going to happen:-( Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Anyone know if there's a way to watch the parade online (other than waiting for it to appear on YouTube from someone's camera phone)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 yes we are so keen to dispose and destroy here in the UK. But we dont have the options Russia does i guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoggyDriver Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 yes we are so keen to dispose and destroy here in the UK. But we dont have the options Russia does i guess... Exactly. Nice to see the Russian Army keeping history alive for future generations. Compare that with the UK government and its policy of sell off and scrap everything. Even HMS Victory isnt safe. :cry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 its not the army's fault, its the pencil pushers and accountants..they are so stupid hat they lose money rather than making it..they go for the big ticket items such as selling all the army land off for housing redevelopment...great, that will train the army for the future...this country is slowly becoming ruled by mamby pambies, accountants and do gooder mums... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 its not the army's fault, its the pencil pushers and accountants..they are so stupid hat they lose money rather than making it..they go for the big ticket items such as selling all the army land off for housing redevelopment...great, that will train the army for the future...this country is slowly becoming ruled by mamby pambies, accountants and do gooder mums... Steady boy - you're straying perilously close to the forbidden "P" zone!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 its not the army's fault, its the pencil pushers and accountants..they are so stupid hat they lose money rather than making it..they go for the big ticket items such as selling all the army land off for housing redevelopment...great, that will train the army for the future...this country is slowly becoming ruled by mamby pambies, accountants and do gooder mums... People who know the price of everything and the value of nothing!! You find them everywhere in Management, Accountancy, Government, etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulob1 Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 Steady boy - you're straying perilously close to the forbidden "P" zone!! oops your right, been to the back of the room for a spell on my own... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eastblock Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 I would dearly love to attend one of those parades. Must be an impressive sight (and noise). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted April 22, 2010 Share Posted April 22, 2010 Nice pair of SA-11 Gadfly launchers in the background too!(can't see if Fire Dome is fitted) :thumbsup: Is that a T-72 next to them? Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schliesser92 Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Anyone know if there's a way to watch the parade online (other than waiting for it to appear on YouTube from someone's camera phone)? If you've got a satellite system, it should be live on most of the Russian channels. Alternatively,it's also shown live on the German-Austrian channel "3SAT", which you can get on ASTRA 1, or online if you've got the right PC-program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW200 Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 There are loads of pictures of practices for the parade out now.. They're going to throw a great show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iannima Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Nice to see a Gaz67 carrying the red flag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Oddly enough the Gaz 67 flag seems to be that of the comunist Party- it seems to lack the Hammer and Sickle that was on the Soviet Flag :confused: in the bad old days the party flag was only seen on party buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schliesser92 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 Oddly enough the Gaz 67 flag seems to be that of the comunist Party- it seems to lack the Hammer and Sickle that was on the Soviet Flag :confused: in the bad old days the party flag was only seen on party buildings. Normally, the Red Flag paraded, especially in front of the massed troops, was the one (or copy thereof) that flew over the Reichstag in Berlin. Recently, they've paraded that (or it's copy) together with the current Russian flag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo578 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 schliesser92 Normally, the Red Flag paraded, especially in front of the massed troops, was the one (or copy thereof) that flew over the Reichstag in Berlin. The flag that was raised on the Reichstag on 30th april 1945 -repeated for the cameras on 2nd May 1945 was a standard flag of the union of soviet socialist republics ie a red flag with a star and hammer and sickle, as shown in the 2 photos although it is possible that the photo was doctored. A Red Flag without any logos (star hammer and sickle) is the flag of the communist party -the international. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schliesser92 Posted April 28, 2010 Share Posted April 28, 2010 The flag that was raised on the Reichstag on 30th april 1945 -repeated for the cameras on 2nd May 1945 was a standard flag of the union of soviet socialist republics ie a red flag with a star and hammer and sickle, as shown in the 2 photos although it is possible that the photo was doctored. A Red Flag without any logos (star hammer and sickle) is the flag of the communist party -the international. Steve I Know, but it does seem odd that they're departing from tradition, unless of course the one that gets paraded before the troops is the Reischstag one, and the one in the Gaz67 is, as you say, the party flag. It still seems wierd that a party flag is on a military vehicle (especially from a vitually defunct party) , unless it's the Army flag, and we can't make out the logos on the photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW200 Posted May 9, 2010 Author Share Posted May 9, 2010 Russian newsreport: http://www.1tv.ru/news/social/153849 More to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 (edited) On the BBC last night small clip http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8671590.stm Another link same source http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8670774.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7391793.stm The first victory parade no sound http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8668377.stm Edited May 10, 2010 by ferrettkitt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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