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The London Victory Parade of 1946 was a British Commonwealth & Empire [1]victory parade held after the defeat of Nazi Germany and Empire of Japan in World War II. It took place in the United Kingdom capital of London, on June 8, 1946[2], mainly encompassing a military parade through the city.
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The parade was 9 miles long and stretched from Trafalgar Square to Buckingham Palace.
Of the major allied nations, only the USSR[3], Yugoslavia, [4] and Poland .[5][6] did not take part in the parade. [7][8]
See also
References
- ^ “Colourful London Victory Parade” “The Canberra Times”, 10 June 1946. Retrieved: 23 October 2009.
- ^ The Official Programme of the Victory Celebrations on 8th June 1946 in London, England Part 1 Published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1946
- ^ “No Soviet troops for London’s Victory Parade” “The Canberra Times”, 29 May 1946. Retrieved: 23 October 2009.
- ^ http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/2685569 “Yugoslavia annoyed at British Note”] “The Canberra Times”, 7 June 1946. Retrieved: 23 October 2009.
- ^ Rudolf Falkowski, The Victory Parade. Last accessed on 30 September 2009.
- ^ Władysław Anders, “An Army in Exile” MacMillan & Co., London 1949. page 299
- ^ "London Victory Parade: Britain celebrates V-E holiday with pomp and fireworks." Life, 24 June 1946. Retrieved: 21 October 2009.
- ^ http://books.google.ca/books?id=LkoEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA32&ots=_GcCLqn9h6&dq=poland%201946%20london%20victory%20parade&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q=&f=false