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First march in Moscow's Red Square for British troops
UK troops will march in Red Square for the first time
at a military parade, the British embassy in Moscow
has said. British, French and US armed forces will help
mark the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II
on 9 May.
The British contingent will include a marching detachment
of 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and about 45 musicians
from the Royal Air Force. The Aldershot-based 1st Battalion
Welsh Guards has recently returned from Afghanistan,
part of 19 Light Brigade.
'Great honour'
While in the Russian capital, the RAF band will also take part
in a music festival which runs from 8-10 May. An embassy
spokesman said: "Research suggests that this is the first
time British troops have marched on Red Square. "It is clearly
a great honour for them to be invited to do so for the 65th
anniversary of Victory Day and a unique opportunity to
commemorate the memory of all servicemen who died in
World War II."
Last year's Victory Day parade in Moscow was the largest since
the fall of the Soviet Union, with 9,000 military personnel and
100 vehicles involved.
UK troops will march in Red Square for the first time
at a military parade, the British embassy in Moscow
has said. British, French and US armed forces will help
mark the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II
on 9 May.
The British contingent will include a marching detachment
of 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and about 45 musicians
from the Royal Air Force. The Aldershot-based 1st Battalion
Welsh Guards has recently returned from Afghanistan,
part of 19 Light Brigade.
'Great honour'
While in the Russian capital, the RAF band will also take part
in a music festival which runs from 8-10 May. An embassy
spokesman said: "Research suggests that this is the first
time British troops have marched on Red Square. "It is clearly
a great honour for them to be invited to do so for the 65th
anniversary of Victory Day and a unique opportunity to
commemorate the memory of all servicemen who died in
World War II."
Last year's Victory Day parade in Moscow was the largest since
the fall of the Soviet Union, with 9,000 military personnel and
100 vehicles involved.
