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The '''London Victory Parade of 1946''' was a British ] held after the defeat of ] and ] in ]. It took place in the ] capital of ], on ], ], mainly encompassing a military parade through the city. The '''London Victory Parade of 1946''' was a British Commonwealth & Empire <ref> “The Canberra Times”, 10 June 1946. Retrieved: 23 October 2009.</ref>] held after the defeat of ] and ] in ]. It took place in the ] capital of ], on ], ]<ref name="The Official Programme of the Victory Celebrations, Part 1">The Official Programme of the Victory Celebrations on 8th June 1946 in London, England Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1946</ref>, mainly encompassing a military parade through the city.
] armed forces in their traditional white kilts, including the ].]] The parade was 9 miles long and stretched from ] to ]. ] armed forces in their traditional white kilts, including the ].]] The parade was 9 miles long and stretched from ] to ].


Of the major allied nations, only the USSR<ref> “The Canberra Times”, 29 May 1946. Retrieved: 23 October 2009.</ref>, Yugoslavia, <ref>http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2685569 “Yugoslavia annoyed at British Note”] “The Canberra Times”, 7 June 1946. Retrieved: 23 October 2009.</ref> and Poland .<ref name="The Victory Parade">Rudolf Falkowski, . Last accessed on 30 September 2009.</ref><ref> ], “An Army in Exile” MacMillan & Co., London 1949. page 299 </ref> did not take part in the parade. <ref> ''Life'', 24 June 1946. Retrieved: 21 October 2009.</ref><ref>http://books.google.ca/books?id=LkoEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA32&ots=_GcCLqn9h6&dq=poland%201946%20london%20victory%20parade&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q=&f=false</ref>
==Lack of Polish participation==
The parade is also notable for the fact that almost all 228,000 ] who had served under British High Command in ] were excluded <ref> ''PBS'' (''Behind Closed Doors''). Retrieved: 22 October 2009</ref><ref>http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/Content.aspx?audioID=36787#</ref><ref>http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=165717&sectioncode=6</ref><ref name="QoH">], ], ''A Question of Honor: The Kosciuszko Squadron: Forgotten Heroes of World War II '', Knopf, 2003, ISBN 0375411976, .</ref><ref name="FT06">Kwan Yuk Pan, , ], July 5 2005. Last accessed on 31 March 2006.</ref><ref>http://www.aniaspoland.com/polish_forces.php</ref><ref>http://books.google.ca/books?id=LkoEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA32&ots=_GcCLqn9h6&dq=poland%201946%20london%20victory%20parade&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q=&f=false</ref><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/01/polish-war-effort-memorial-book</ref><ref>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/04/polish_spitfire/</ref><ref>http://www.polandstreet.org.uk/index.php?page=news&art=134</ref><ref>http://www.warsawuprising.com/paper/wrobel2.htm</ref><ref>http://thecommunitypaper.com/archive/6_06/index.php</ref>from taking part in the parade.


== See also == == See also ==

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The London Victory Parade of 1946 was a British Commonwealth & Empire victory parade held after the defeat of Nazi Germany and Empire of Japan in World War II. It took place in the United Kingdom capital of London, on June 8, 1946, mainly encompassing a military parade through the city.

Representatives of the Greek armed forces in their traditional white kilts, including the Royal Hellenic Navy.

The parade was 9 miles long and stretched from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace.

Of the major allied nations, only the USSR, Yugoslavia, and Poland . did not take part in the parade.

See also

References

  1. “Colourful London Victory Parade” “The Canberra Times”, 10 June 1946. Retrieved: 23 October 2009.
  2. The Official Programme of the Victory Celebrations on 8th June 1946 in London, England Part 1 Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1946
  3. “No Soviet troops for London’s Victory Parade” “The Canberra Times”, 29 May 1946. Retrieved: 23 October 2009.
  4. http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2685569 “Yugoslavia annoyed at British Note”] “The Canberra Times”, 7 June 1946. Retrieved: 23 October 2009.
  5. Rudolf Falkowski, The Victory Parade. Last accessed on 30 September 2009.
  6. Władysław Anders, “An Army in Exile” MacMillan & Co., London 1949. page 299
  7. "London Victory Parade: Britain celebrates V-E holiday with pomp and fireworks." Life, 24 June 1946. Retrieved: 21 October 2009.
  8. http://books.google.ca/books?id=LkoEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA32&ots=_GcCLqn9h6&dq=poland%201946%20london%20victory%20parade&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q=&f=false

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