Victory parade

A victory parade is a type of parade held in order to celebrate a victory. Because of that, victory parades can be divided into military victory parades and more frequent sport victory parades.

American troops of the 28th Infantry Division march down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, in the Victory Parade.

Military victory parades

Among the most famous parades are the victory parades celebrating the end of the First World War and the Second World War.

In the former USSR including the Russian Federation victory parades are held annually in every major city celebrating the victory of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War (19411945).

Allies of WWII

China

Germany

France

Le défilé de la Victoire, le 14 juillet 1919, by François Flameng

Soviet Union / Russian Federation

Spain

United Kingdom

United States

Sports victory parades

United States sports victories

Cities hosting sports teams in one of the four major league sports will host a victory parade in the city that the team represents.

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