Russian Victory Day Parade 2010

[ChunkyMonkey]

For those who likes parades, military band, and military gears...
The first 3 clips are ceremonial.

1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFMrwcrOemo
2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG_ua9Nz9-Y
3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbwMez-ycRs
4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UDUUE80ejE
5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wdsPe4Facc
6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r8S0WtP99k
7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-h8ulL8MuI
8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAU4LLzTnxc


Total of 8 videos! 71 troops from 82nd airborne marched on video 4 0:50 sec.

[theGinsue]

At about 0:26 into Video 4 you see the Brit's. Are those real firearms they're carrying? They sure don't look like it.

And then right after the 82nd Airborne is a unit from France. I wonder how much I could get one of their rifles for. I'm sure it would be unfired and I expect not to have much difficulty talking the guy out of it since they tend to give them up so readily.

[esaabye]

At about 0:26 into Video 4 you see the Brit's. Are those real firearms they're carrying? They sure don't look like it.

And then right after the 82nd Airborne is a unit from France. I wonder how much I could get one of their rifles for. I'm sure it would be unfired and I expect not to have much difficulty talking the guy out of it since they tend to give them up so readily.

I have a 1916 French Berthier on my wall, been dropped twice but unsure if it was ever fired...

Just kidding, my grandmother was French and fought in the underground, killed Germans and collaborators alike, used mostly captured German and US weapons. Some great stories, I recall one where she stole the windows out of a German barracks because they needed them for the winter. Germans opened up on her as she rode away on her bike with a window under one arm. This at 15 years old.

I hope my kids never have to experience that life.

[SNAFU]

It's called May Day. Soviet Russia's victory over Nazi Germany."The Great Patriotic War"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_...Parade_of_1945

As a young RECON MARINE,,we studied Soviet doctrine,vehicles,aircraft.
During May Day,vehicles ,tanks,missile carriers,ect ect were outlined along the edges with white.{mostly back in '80s}

http://english.ruvr.ru/

[theGinsue]

During May Day,vehicles ,tanks,missile carriers,ect ect were outlined along the edges with white.{mostly back in '80s}

I've never heard of that practice. What does it mean?

[SNAFU]

Never knew,,just seen them in the old S-2 books I used to be able to read.
Soviet Military Power,,from 1982-87.

http://www.fas.org/irp/dia/product/smp_index.htm

http://www.fas.org/irp/dia/product/art/art_2.html

Just seemed like a parade thing. Like old white M1 Garands used in parades.

[mikedubs]

At about 0:26 into Video 4 you see the Brit's. Are those real firearms they're carrying? They sure don't look like it.

That's their SA-80 rifle, but it looks like there's a cover over the hardmounted SUSAT sight.