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[[File:Т-72Б Вооружённых Сил Казахстана.JPG|thumb|A [[T-72BA]] Tank on the square during the parade.]]
The '''2015 Astana Victory Day Parade''' was held on [[Kazakh Nation Square]] in [[Astana]] on May 7, 2015 in honor of the 70th anniversary of the [[Great patriotic war|Great Patriotic War]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJAIutK6L_c|title=A military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 is due to be held in the Kazakh capital Astana on May 7.|last=|first=|date=|website=Youtube|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> It also celebrates [[Defender of the Fatherland Day]] which celebrates the founding of the [[Kazakh Armed Forces]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://astanatimes.com/2015/05/military-parade-commemorates-fatherland-defenders-day-70th-wwii-victory-anniversary/|title=Military Parade Commemorates Fatherland Defenders’ Day, 70th WWII Victory Anniversary - The Astana Times|date=2015-05-14|work=The Astana Times|access-date=2017-03-19|language=en-US}}</ref> The parade commander was the Chief of Kazakhstan’s Land Forces, Lieutenant General [[Murat Maikeyev]], who then reported to [[Minister of Defense (Kazakhstan)|Minister of Defence]] [[Imangali Tasmagambetov]] who presided over the parade.<ref name=":0" /> The Defense Minister then reported to [[President of the Republic of Kazakhstan]] [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] who then inspected the parade.<ref name=":0" /> The [[Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan|Anthem of the Kazakhstan]] was played by the Central Band of the Armed Forces. More than 5,000 servicemen, around 200 units of military machinery and 70 military jets took part in the parade.<ref name=":0" /> On the Square were members of the [[Kazbrig]], a special unit trained and equipped in accordance with the standards of the United Nations peacekeeping forces.<ref name=":0" />

Several historical units on the march were dressed in World War II-era [[Red Army]] uniforms with insignias that were staffed by personnel from Kazakhstan. They held weaponry from the era as well. Among the parade’s historical features was a ceremonial display of the [[Victory Banner]], which is an exact copy of the red flag that was first erected at the entrance to the [[Reichstag building|Reichstag]] in [[Berlin]], which was erected by a Kazakh Lieutenant.<ref name=":0" /> The copy was delivered to Astana from the Museum of Great Patriotic War in [[Moscow]].

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