The parade dedicated to the 79th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War was held in Perm
Photo by Vitaly KoksharovAbout 2,000 people marched in the parade - the military and the cadets. To see the solemn march of the Perm garrison and military equipment over 12,500 people gathered in October Square.
The celebration of the 79th anniversary of the Victory in Perm began with the ceremony of laying the flowers at the monument «Heroes of the Front and Rear», followed by a solemn march of the Perm garrison and military equipment took place in October Square.
Guests of the parade were veterans of WWII as local combat operations as well as workers of the rear, sitting in the front row. The event was attended by leaders of the region and city - Perm Region Governor Dmitry Makhonin, Chief Federal Inspector of the Perm Region Sergey Polovnikov, Mayor of Perm Eduard Sosnin, deputies of various levels, chief executives government agencies and representatives of the public.
Governor Dmitry Makhonin congratulated the residents and guests of the regional capital on the occasion, noting that the Perm Region, like the whole country, remembers with pride those who fought for the freedom of the Motherland during the difficult years of the Great Patriotic War.
– The Perm Region contributed a lot to the future Victory. During the years of war, about half a million of its residents went to the front. Our countrymen fought heroically on all fronts. During the Great Patriotic War, the then Molotov region became home to hundreds of thousands of people who lost their homes and families in the war. Over 180 enterprises, together with their staff and workers were transported to our region, and manufacturing of products so needed for the army started literally «on the wheels», - said the leader of the region.
20 units of military equipment from the Perm Military Institute of the National Guard and «Motovilikha plants» were shown in October Square, preceded by the legendary «Katyusha BM-13» mounted on ZIS-6 truck - one of the symbols of the WWII Victory. «Katyusha» played its most important role in the Battle of Stalingrad. During the years of war, 6,800 combat vehicles were produced. Perm «Katyusha» was restored in the workshop of the Russian Martial Arts Center named after Major General Yuri Drozdov and traditionally leads the line of military equipment at the Victory Day parade in Perm.
About 2,000 people marched in the parade - the military and the cadets. To see the solemn march of the Perm garrison and military equipment over 12,500 people gathered in October Square. The parade was broadcast live on TV and on large LCD screen in the square in front of the Drama Theatre.
