The military parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at 12:05 p.m., according to the program established by the Ministry of Defence.
The 2023 edition will bring together:
As war has returned to Europe with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, one of the aims of this parade will be to “remind the attachment” from France “to strategic solidarity with [ses] allies », according to the military governor of Paris, General Christophe Abad. Thus, an initial table will highlight fifteen countries that have helped France during a decade of military engagement in the Sahel: Americans, Canadians and Europeans. Another highlight: students from six partner African military high schools (Benin, Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon, Guinea, Madagascar, Ivory Coast, Senegal) will parade with residents of French military schools. To embody French military aid to Ukraine, Caesar cannons and AMX-10 RC tanks, of the type given to kyiv, will be paraded.
The final event, performed at Place de la Concorde by young reservists from universal national service (SNU) and civic service, will celebrate the spirit of the Resistance by commemorating 1943, the year of the creation of the National Council of the Resistance, the death of Jean Moulin and the birth of Song of the partisans.