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| Of the major allied nations, only the USSR<ref> “The Canberra Times”, 29 May 1946. Retrieved: 23 October 2009.</ref>, Yugoslavia,<ref> “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> | Of the major allied nations, only the USSR<ref> “The Canberra Times”, 29 May 1946. Retrieved: 23 October 2009.</ref>, Yugoslavia,<ref> “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§ioncode=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.
The first part of the parade was the Chiefs of Staff's procession, featuring the British Chiefs of Staff together with the Supreme Allied Commanders. This was followed by a mechanised column which went from Regent’s Park to Tower Hill to The Mall (where the saluting base was) and then back to Regent’s park. It was more than four miles long and contained more than 500 vehicles from the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force, British Civilian Services and the British Army (in that order)]]. Next came a Marching Column, which went from Marble Arch to The Mall to Hyde Park Corner. This was headed by the flags of the Allied nations which took part in the parade, each with an honour guard (see photo on right of Greek honour guard). Next came units of Navies, the air forces, Civilian Services and armies of the nations of the British Empire. They were followed by units from the Royal Navy, followed by British Civilian Services, the British Army, more of the British Civilian Services, representatives of certain Allied air forces and then the Royal Air Force. This was then followed by a fly-past of RAF planes. The parade was 9 miles long and stretched from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace . 4,127 persons needed medical attention and 65 were taken to hospital.
Of the major allied nations, only the USSR, Yugoslavia, and Poland . did not take part in the parade.
See also
References
- ^ “Colourful London Victory Parade” “The Canberra Times”, 10 June 1946. Retrieved: 23 October 2009.
- ^ The Official Programme of the Victory Celebrations on 8th June 1946 in London, England Part 1 Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1946
- Last accessed on 23 October 2009.
- “No Soviet troops for London’s Victory Parade” “The Canberra Times”, 29 May 1946. Retrieved: 23 October 2009.
- “Yugoslavia annoyed at British Note” “The Canberra Times”, 7 June 1946. Retrieved: 23 October 2009.
- Rudolf Falkowski, The Victory Parade. Last accessed on 30 September 2009.
- Władysław Anders, “An Army in Exile” MacMillan & Co., London 1949. page 299
- "London Victory Parade: Britain celebrates V-E holiday with pomp and fireworks." Life, 24 June 1946. Retrieved: 21 October 2009.
- http://books.google.ca/books?id=LkoEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA32&ots=_GcCLqn9h6&dq=poland%201946%20london%20victory%20parade&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q=&f=false