"?Units in yesterday's Bastille Day Parade?" Topic
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| Garde de Paris | 15 Jul 2018 8:37 a.m. PST |
I have been watching yesterday's parade in Paris on You Tube, and I really enjoyed it. It began with a helicopter view of President Macron's motorcade, with motorcycle escort, driving to the Arc de Triumpe. Great view of Paris buildings from above. YouTube link But I confess to having NO knowledge of modern French parade uniforms. Can anyone add comments as to what the marching units were? The Foreign Legion with their massed sapeurs are outstanding!
I noted a small unit carrying the Japanese flag!
Also, a unit that looked like Spanish Gendarmes! Odd, black "tricorn."
There were vehicles with a field piece mounted on the rear, looking like a throwback to the 1940's!
There were modern battle tanks, but I do not know what the French use today.
GdeP |
Frederick  | 15 Jul 2018 9:08 a.m. PST |
The first bunch were the Republican Guard both infantry and cavalry I think the small unit with the Japanese flag are an honour guard from the Japanese Self Defense Force There was also a small unit with the flag of Singapore in the dress uniform of Singapore's military Nice video – thanks for sharing! |
| Hecoma | 15 Jul 2018 9:27 a.m. PST |
The full program in french : link |
| skipper John | 15 Jul 2018 10:53 a.m. PST |
"The full program in french" Yah, that will help….. |
 ColCampbell | 15 Jul 2018 12:14 p.m. PST |
Actually it does help. The Japanese contingent was there celebrating the 160th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and Japan and the Singapore contingent was there celebrating the 20th anniversary of air force cooperation between France and Singapore. Many of the sword-armed contingents at the beginning of the parade were from the various French military schools such as the Saint Cyr Military Academy and the naval and air academies. Thanks so much for the video. Jim |
| Garde de Paris | 15 Jul 2018 12:25 p.m. PST |
Actually. Skipper John's link is very helpful. Down the left edge, it gives the sequence of march for all the units. I need to print it, then look at the video again. Thanks, Skipper! GdeP |
| Hecoma | 15 Jul 2018 12:47 p.m. PST |
@ skipper John Maybe you could use a translator… |
| JimDuncanUK | 15 Jul 2018 12:53 p.m. PST |
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| Patrick R | 15 Jul 2018 2:09 p.m. PST |
The artillery are CAESAR 155mm guns. The ones in tricornes are students/cadets of the "école Polytechniqe" an engineering school founded during the revolution and militarized by Napoleon. |
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