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{{Short description|Professional military holiday in Russia}} |
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[[File:1948 tankists day.jpg|thumb|A stamp in 1948.]] |
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[[File:The Soviet Union 1948 CPA 1314, 1313 stamps (Day of Tankmen. Parade of tanks. Group of tankmen on tank exercises) small resolution.jpg|thumb|A stamp in 1948.]] |
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[[File:Tankman'sDay2018-01.jpg|thumb|Soldiers of the Russian military during the holiday in 2018.]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Day of Tankmen''' ({{langx|ru|День танкиста}}) is a professional military holiday in [[Russia]] and the former [[Soviet Union]], celebrated every second Sunday of September. It celebrates the service and sacrifices of tank crews and commanders in armored formations since the [[Russian Civil War]], when tanks were first used in Russian territory. |
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== History of the holiday == |
== History of the holiday == |
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=== Background === |
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The holiday was established in the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] by a decree of the [[Presidium of the Supreme Soviet]] on 11 July 1946 to commemorate the role of the mechanized forces in the [[Red Army]] in defeating their enemy counterparts from the [[Wehrmacht]] during the [[Great Patriotic War]]. It was, from 1946 to 1980, celebrated on 11 September, which honors the [[East Carpathian Strategic Offensive Operation|East Carpathian Strategic Offensive]]. In 1980, a decree by the Supreme Soviet, gave a new procedure for the celebration was established. The procedure required that the holiday not have a fixed date and it is celebrated on the second Sunday of September.<ref>[http://www.mosportal.ru/kos/13/i27_1467.htm Правда о танке Т-34.] М. Соловьёва. «Вечерняя Москва». 16.09.05 г.</ref> In 2006, it was re-approved by President [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Указ об установлении профессиональных праздников в ВС РФ|url=https://rg.ru/2006/06/03/voennye-prazdniki-dok.html|access-date=2020-06-13|website=Российская газета|language=ru}}</ref> It is one of the most revered holidays in the [[Russian Ground Forces]] today. |
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The holiday was established in the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] by a decree of the [[Presidium of the Supreme Soviet]] on 11 July 1946 to commemorate the role of the mechanized and armored forces in the [[Red Army]] in defeating their enemy counterparts from the [[Wehrmacht]] during the [[Great Patriotic War]]. It was, from 1946 to 1980, celebrated on 11 September, which honors the [[East Carpathian Strategic Offensive Operation|East Carpathian Strategic Offensive]]. |
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=== Cold War era === |
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On the first celebration that year, a [[military parade]] of armored equipment was held on [[Red Square]] in the presence of the military leadership on [[Lenin's Mausoleum]] and spectators from the adjacent stands, with the personnel being drawn from the [[4th Guards Tank Division]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rg.ru/amp/2016/09/08/rodina-parad-tankistov.html|title = Фотография с парада танкистов 70 лет таила неожиданный сюжет — Российская газета}}</ref> to participate in the 3-hour parade.<ref>{{Citation|title=Soviet Military Parade {{!}} Day of Tankmen, 8 September, 1946| date=3 August 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwNlD1AyTkw|language=en|access-date=2020-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://polkua.com/26-iyunya-1942-goda-pod-voronezhem-byla-obrazovana-4-ya-gvardejskaya-tankovaya-ordena-lenina/|title = ★ 26 июня 1942 года под Воронежем была образована 4-я гвардейская танковая ордена Ленина | БЕССМЕРТНЫЙ ПОЛК УКРАИНЫ}}</ref> Its troops were concentrated on Gorky Street (now Tverskaya Street) from Okhotny Ryad to Mayakovsky Square.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tehvov.ru/hist/1472-parad-gvardeyskoy-tankovoy-kantemirovskoy-divizii-na-krasnoy-ploschadi.html|title=Парад гвардейской танковой Кантемировской дивизии на Красной площади » Техника Победы}}</ref> After the parade, it was discovered that [[St. Basil's Cathedral]] was damaged due to strong, though minor, vibration. |
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In the 40s and 50s, celebrations included columns of tanks being driven on streets in major Soviet cities watched by enthusiastic crowds.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tankman day celebrating in 2020 at 13 september - Russian holidays|url=http://www.rusevents.info/holiday/tankman-day/|access-date=2020-06-13|website=www.rusevents.info}}</ref> |
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=== Official status and modern celebrations === |
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In 1980, a decree by the Supreme Soviet gave a new procedure for the celebration was established. The procedure required that the holiday not have a fixed date and it should be celebrated on the second Sunday of September from that year onwards.<ref>[http://www.mosportal.ru/kos/13/i27_1467.htm Правда о танке Т-34.] М. Соловьёва. «Вечерняя Москва». 16.09.05 г.</ref> In 2006, it was re-approved by President [[Vladimir Putin]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Указ об установлении профессиональных праздников в ВС РФ|url=https://rg.ru/2006/06/03/voennye-prazdniki-dok.html|access-date=2020-06-13|website=Российская газета|language=ru}}</ref> It has been celebrated on that day ever since as a day of celebration for the servicemen of armored units. It is one of the most revered holidays in the [[Russian Ground Forces]] today. It is still celebrated outside of Russia by the [[Belarusian Ground Forces]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvr.by/eng/news/obshchestvo/den_tankista_otmetyat_9_sentyabrya/|access-date=2020-06-13|website=www.tvr.by|title=Tankman Day to be celebrated on September 9 }}</ref> and the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]] (with Ukrainian specifications). Ukraine has marked it on 9 September since 29 August 1997 when with was created by the decree of President [[Leonid Kuchma]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ Про День танкістів|url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=922/97#Text|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200720162917/https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/cgi-bin/laws/main.cgi?nreg=922/97 |archive-date=2020-07-20 |access-date=2020-07-20|website=zakon.rada.gov.ua}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Border Guards Day]] |
* [[Border Guards Day]] |
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* [[Navy Day]] |
* [[Navy Day]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:02, 20 November 2024
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Day of Tankmen (Russian: День танкиста) is a professional military holiday in Russia and the former Soviet Union, celebrated every second Sunday of September. It celebrates the service and sacrifices of tank crews and commanders in armored formations since the Russian Civil War, when tanks were first used in Russian territory.
History of the holiday
[edit]Background
[edit]The holiday was established in the USSR by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet on 11 July 1946 to commemorate the role of the mechanized and armored forces in the Red Army in defeating their enemy counterparts from the Wehrmacht during the Great Patriotic War. It was, from 1946 to 1980, celebrated on 11 September, which honors the East Carpathian Strategic Offensive.
Cold War era
[edit]On the first celebration that year, a military parade of armored equipment was held on Red Square in the presence of the military leadership on Lenin's Mausoleum and spectators from the adjacent stands, with the personnel being drawn from the 4th Guards Tank Division[1] to participate in the 3-hour parade.[2][3] Its troops were concentrated on Gorky Street (now Tverskaya Street) from Okhotny Ryad to Mayakovsky Square.[4] After the parade, it was discovered that St. Basil's Cathedral was damaged due to strong, though minor, vibration.
In the 40s and 50s, celebrations included columns of tanks being driven on streets in major Soviet cities watched by enthusiastic crowds.[5]
Official status and modern celebrations
[edit]In 1980, a decree by the Supreme Soviet gave a new procedure for the celebration was established. The procedure required that the holiday not have a fixed date and it should be celebrated on the second Sunday of September from that year onwards.[6] In 2006, it was re-approved by President Vladimir Putin.[7] It has been celebrated on that day ever since as a day of celebration for the servicemen of armored units. It is one of the most revered holidays in the Russian Ground Forces today. It is still celebrated outside of Russia by the Belarusian Ground Forces[8] and the Ukrainian Ground Forces (with Ukrainian specifications). Ukraine has marked it on 9 September since 29 August 1997 when with was created by the decree of President Leonid Kuchma.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Фотография с парада танкистов 70 лет таила неожиданный сюжет — Российская газета".
- ^ Soviet Military Parade | Day of Tankmen, 8 September, 1946, 3 August 2019, retrieved 2020-06-13
- ^ "★ 26 июня 1942 года под Воронежем была образована 4-я гвардейская танковая ордена Ленина | БЕССМЕРТНЫЙ ПОЛК УКРАИНЫ".
- ^ "Парад гвардейской танковой Кантемировской дивизии на Красной площади » Техника Победы".
- ^ "Tankman day celebrating in 2020 at 13 september - Russian holidays". www.rusevents.info. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ Правда о танке Т-34. М. Соловьёва. «Вечерняя Москва». 16.09.05 г.
- ^ "Указ об установлении профессиональных праздников в ВС РФ". Российская газета (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ "Tankman Day to be celebrated on September 9". www.tvr.by. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ Про День танкістів". zakon.rada.gov.ua. Archived from the original on 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-07-20.