The July 14th Bastille Day Military Parade Held In Paris France - Happy Bastille Day Celebrations 2017

Bastille Day Military Parade - The July 14th Military Parade or Bastille Day Military Parade is the French Military Parade that has been held on the morning of 14th of July every year in Paris France The parade passes down the Champs-Elysées from l'Arc de Triomphe to Place de la Concorde where the President of the French Republic, his government and foreign ambassadors to France stand. This is a popular event in France, broadcast on French TV, and is one of the oldest regular military parades in the world. In some years, invited detachments of foreign troops take part in the parade and foreign statesmen attend as guests. This year's celebration opened after French President Francois Hollande arrived at the Arc de Triomphe, and included 4,000 soldiers from the French Army as well as 55 airplanes and 30 helicopters from the French Air Force. Eight Alpha-jets flew by in the shape of the Eiffel Tower, as a symbol of support for Paris' bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games.  As a symbol of unity and values, Australia and New Zealand were invited to this year's Bastille Day parade as guests of honor, in remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of Somme, known as one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War. Some 140 Australian and 85 New Zealand soldiers, including eight Maori warriors, joined the parade. Also, the traditional aerial parade, directed by General Jean-Christophe Zimmermann, featured the squadron "La Fayette" in order to honor Franco-American fraternity during the First World War.

The July 14th Bastille Day Military Parade Held In Paris France

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The Military Parade occurs on the Champs-Élysées Avenue, from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde. As the President of France arrives via a convoy of the Republican Guard to the Arc de Triomphe, he is greeted by the parade commander, who informs him that the parade is now ready for inspection. He then rides the Chief of Defense Staff's vehicle to inspect the troops on the Champs-Elysées escorted by troopers and officers of the Republican Guard's cavalry regiment and its mounted band, waving on the crowds lining up on the boulevard. After he disembarks from the vehicle he finishes the inspection through one done for the Republican Guard Infantry units, then walks to the stage on the Place de la Concorde to meet the dignitaries present. Since recent years the parade starts with military bands from the French Armed Forces taking stage with band exhibitions and drill shows, even including displays from foreign service troops and mounted units, and military and civil choirs and even singers singing classic French patriotic songs.

The July 14th Bastille Day Military Parade Held In Paris France

The July 14th Bastille Day Military Parade

The July 14th Bastille Day Parade 

This opening act ends with the playing of La Marseillaise, the National Anthem of France. François Hollande, President of the French Republic, and Admiral Édouard Guillaud, Chief of the Defence Staff reviewing the troops in an ACMAT command car. The parade opens with cadets from the military schools in order of seniority: the École Polytechnique, the Saint-Cyr, the École Navale, followed by newer academies. Competition between those schools often led to some practical pranks: Polytechnique is a highly selective engineer school(considered as the most difficult in the country) whose students reverse most of the time to civilian occupation while Saint Cyr is a professional officer school. As a consequence students from the first often "mined" the path for their colleagues using sticky or slippery products. The Patrouille de France leads the fly-past of the French Air Force and Naval Aviation.

The Bastille Day Military Parade 

The July 14th Bastille Day Military Parade 

 Bastille Day Military Parade Held In Paris France

Recently, it has become customary to invite units from France's close allies to participate in the parade. For instance, in 2004, to mark the centenary of the Entente Cordiale, British troops (the band of the Royal Marines, the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, Grenadier Guards and King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery) led the Bastille Day parade in Paris, with the Red Arrows flying overhead. While British troops had participated in the Bastille Day parades of 14 July 1919 and 1939 (see below), this was the first occasion that invited foreign troops had actually led the parade. In 2007, the parade opened with detachments from all member states of the European Union, flying the European flag. The European anthem was played. The 1st infantry regiment of the French Republican Guard. The parade follows with foot soldiers: army Infantry; troupes de Marine; Air; Gendarmerie, including the French Republican Guard; and occasionally non-military police and fire units.

The July 14th Bastille Day Military Parade Held In Paris France

Bastille Day Military Parade Held In Paris France

The July 14th Bastille Day Celebration In Paris France

Happy Bastille Day Celebrations 2017-

The French Foreign Legion always brings up the rear of this part of the parade, because their ceremonial marching pace is slower than that of other French infantry units and it's the only regiment that does not split up when passing by the officials and the army headquarters' tribune. Motorised and armoured troops come next, and the parade traditionally ends with the much-cheered and popular Paris Fire Brigade (which is a military unit from the French Army). At the same time, above the Champs-Elysées, the flypast continues with French Air Force and Naval Air Force planes and helicopters, and aircraft from the National Gendarmerie, the Interior Ministry's Civil Security Air Service and the various fire-fighting units nationwide. The parade ends with the popularly cheered parachute display by selected parachutists from the French Armed Forces. 2011's finale saw a gymnastic exhibition and fire truck demo from Paris Fire Brigade personnel.

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