Huge military display marks Army Day

White-Red Sparks team ignite Army Day parade: photos - PAP/Tomasz Gzell

The White-Red Sparks aerobatic team began the parade on Friday, flying their TS-11's over the capital, following a speech by President Bronislaw Komorowski.

A fly-passed of helicopters – including two US Black Hawks – were followed by Hercules transport aircraft and then a parade of soldiers, including Polish paratroopers stationed in Krakow and 90 soldiers from Canada and the US, alongside tanks and armoured vehicles.

Vintage military vehicles were also on display, including a WWI-era Renault FT tank.

Army Day is a national holiday in Poland on 15 August, marking the famous victory over the Soviet Red Army in the 1920 battle of Warsaw. (pg)