The Great Victory Parade
London June 8, 1946
Everyone was celebrating the victory.
The column of troops was more than 4 miles long
Many countries took part
Even from as far away as Mauritius, the Seychelles, Tonga, and Fiji
Except the Poles…
Vehicles of the Army Fire Service
The Royal Artillery contingent. Two towed 7.2 inch howitzers lead four Archer self-propelled guns.
Men of the United States forces followed by the Chinese and Belgian contingents
Men of the Transjordan and Sudanese military forces
The contingent representing the Royal Navy
A column of Royal Air Force vehicles, led by a lorry towing a 22,000 lb bomb on a 10-ton trailer
The Canadian contingent (navy, army and air force) followed by the personnel representing the three armed services of Australia
Servicemen and women of the South African contingent
The band of the 8th Punjab Regiment, leading the band of the Royal Garhwal Rifles, head the contingent of infantry from the Indian Army
Land Drainage Excavator and Farm Tractor and Binder
Fire engines of the National Fire Service (NFS)
Members of the Fijian contingent perform a Spear Dance in Kensington Gardens
Massed pipers of Scottish and Irish regiments march past the Saluting Base in the Mall. On the dais, left to right are: HM Queen Elizabeth, HM King George VI, Princess Elizabeth, Queen Mary, Princess Margaret. On the ground, to the right of the dais are: Clement Attlee, Winston Churchill, William MacKenzie King and General Smuts.
A contingent of Australian troops