"Strong White and Red" 2023. Parade in the Warsaw - Polish capital

2 000 soldiers took part in the parade in Warsaw, 200 pieces of various types of military equipment and 92 aircraft.

The parade was attended by President Andrzej Duda, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the head of the Ministry of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak. Also present were Speaker of the Sejm Elżbieta Witek, head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration Mariusz Kamiński, head of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Piotr Gliński and president of the Constitutional Tribunal Julia Przyłębska.

The attendees saw Rosomak armored personnel carriers in various versions, Rak self-propelled mortars, Krab and K9 gun-howitzers, HIMARS rocket launchers, as well as three types of tanks - Leopard 2, Korean-made K2, and Abrams tanks, serving both in Polish and American forces.

The parade will also feature Borsuk infantry fighting vehicles and Baobab-K minelaying vehicles, as well as many technical, medical and logistic vehicles.

Patriot anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems also took part in the parade, as well as aviation - F-16 and FA-50 fighters, as well as F-35 belonging to the US Air Force. In addition, transport planes could be seen in the sky - e.g. those used to transport the most important people in the country, as well as helicopters - including Black Hawks or AW101, as well as American Apache attack helicopters.

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The last parade on the occasion of the celebration of the Polish Army Day under the slogan "Faithful to Poland" took place in 2019 in Katowice. In the years 2020-2021, the parade did not take place due to the epidemic threat. In return, the military picnics In 2022, the Ministry of National Defense also resigned from organizing the ceremonial parade on the Polish Army Day - the reason was the war in Ukraine. It was decided to organize picnics, equipment demonstrations and focus on recruiting volunteers for the army.

Parade in Warsaw. State-of-the-art equipment, two thousand military men

After the president's speech, a military parade began, which brought joy to many gathered. Along with the march of the troops, aircraft belonging to the Polish Armed Forces flew over. The attendees could see government aircraft, as well as Black Hawk, Anakonda and Mi-14 helicopters.

Hercules transport planes and fighters also flew into the air - the well-known ones, such as the F-16 and FA-50, as well as the American F-35. Poland has ordered 32 such machines, the first are to be delivered to Poland in 2024.

However, the highlight of the program was the march of troops and the passage of land equipment.

About 2 000 soldiers of the Polish Armed Forces took part in this year's parade on the occasion of the Polish Army Day. Representatives of all formations appeared in Warsaw.

On Wisłostrada, one could see not only soldiers of the Territorial Defense Forces and the Military Police, but also representatives of allied forces, including the United States Army.

Finally, thousands of gathered people could admire m.in. Rak self-propelled mortars, Krab and K9 gun-howitzers, HIMARS rocket launchers, as well as three types of tanks - Leopard 2, Korean-made K2, and Abrams tanks, serving both in Polish and American forces.