The traditional military parade for Romania's National Day began at 08.00 GMT at the Arch of Triumph. Featuring 2,500 military personnel and specialists from the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Special Telecommunications Service, the National Administration of Penitentiaries, and the Romanian Customs Authority and showcasing 190 technical units and 45 aircraft, the parade is a tribute to those who sacrificed their lives on the battlefield.
Alongside Romanian troops, 240 foreign military personnel also marched in detachments from #Albania, #Belgium, the #Czech Republic, #Croatia, #France, #Germany, #Italy, #Luxembourg, North #Macedonia, the Republic of #Moldova, #Poland, #Portugal, the United Kingdom, #Spain, the United States, #Turkey, and other #NATO-contributing nations stationed in Romania. These detachments included 21 technical units, including combat aircraft.
This is the 106th anniversary of the Great Union in 1918, when Romanian provinces united into a single state.
Another military ceremony featuring troops and combat equipment will take place in Alba Iulia. People will admire the parade of over 1,000 military personnel as well as soldiers from #Belgium, #France, and Poland, as part of allied structures belonging to the Southeast Multinational Brigade and the #NATO Battle Group stationed in Cincu.
