1985 Warsaw Victory Day Parade

The 1985 Warsaw Victory Day Parade was a military parade (Defilada Zwycięstwa) held in Warsaw, the capital of the Polish People's Republic. It was held to commemorate the ruby jubilee (40th anniversary) of the end of the Second World War.http://mbc.malopolska.pl/dlibra/plain-content?id=88634 Dziennik Polski. 1985, nr 107 (9 V) = 12502 [sic!] December 2, 1985 Krakowskie Wydawnictwo Prasowe RSW "Prasa-Książka-Ruch" mbc.malopolska.plJuly 2026 InternetArchiveBot The parade featured officers and soldiers of the Polish People's Army who marched in front of the Palace of Culture and Science on Parade Square.https://myvimu.com/exhibit/54742767-czerwone-berety-defilada-warszawa-1985 Czerwone Berety defilada... w Muzeum użytkownika Hajer myvimu.com 3,000 troops took part in the parade, which had musical accompaniment by the Representative Central Band of the LWP. The units on parade included guards of honour including the Representative Honor Guard of the LWP and the Academy of Officers of Anti-Aircraft Defense Forces at Koszalin.https://infowsparcie.net/wria/o_autorze/wso_wopl.html Wyższa Szkoła Oficerska WOPL Koszalin infowsparcie.net The parade was commanded by Divisional General Jerzy Skalski of the Warsaw Military District, who reported to General Florian Siwicki, Minister of National Defence and presiding officer for the parade. Among the distinguished Polish attendees were First Secretary of the PKLN and Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski as well as Henryk Jabłoński, the de facto head of state as the Chairman of the Council of State. Delegations from countries such as Cuba, Bulgaria and Mongolia attended the parade, including the United States, which was represented by Chargé d'affaires John R. Davis. It was also attended by Nikolai Ryzhkov, a then full member of the 26th Soviet Politburo and future Premier of the Soviet Union.https://books.google.com/books?id=ATXjAAAAMAAJ&dq=parade+in+warsaw+1985&pg=PA62 Appearances of Soviet Leaders December 2, 1986 Google Bookshttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-05-10-mn-18130-story.html Soviets Show Off SS-21 Missiles and Honor Veterans on V-E Day May 10, 1985 Los Angeles Times See also Victory Day (9 May) 1985 Moscow Victory Day Parade External links Polska Kronika Filmowa 20 1985 Sources Category:Military parades in Poland Category:1985 in Poland Category:1985 in military history Category:May 1985 in Europe