In this era of peace, reviewing the military is a major national ritual for any country. For example, in 2019, China held a large-scale military parade to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China. Many small partners may also have some doubts when they feel and are proud of China's tremendous development and changes in the past seven decades. For example, are the weapons displayed during the National Day military parade real? If it's all true, what if there's a firefight?
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In fact, these problems have long been thought of by the country, in the 2019 National Day military parade, although the weapons displayed are real, but whether it is rifles, tanks or fighters, they are not loaded with ammunition, so there will be no safety problems in this regard. Not only in China, but also in most of the world's countries today, the military parade ceremonies will not appear to be loaded with guns.
Countries were so careful because in 1981, during a military parade in Egypt, a tragedy occurred, when then-Egyptian President Sadat was assassinated. The 1981 Egyptian military parade massacre sounded a wake-up call to countries around the world, and after that, few countries dared to use real guns and live ammunition during the parade.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > army review - a major event of the country</h1>
Since ancient times, war offensive and defense and army building have been things that a country attaches great importance to, especially army building. In the war between countries and countries, the overall strength of the army directly determines the life and death of the people on both sides and the survival of the country, so regularly testing the style and combat ability of the army is a national event full of rituals. In the war years, the country entered wartime control, the size of the army will be greatly expanded compared with the peacetime period, and the leader's review of the army can not only test the combat strength of the army, but also play a positive role in inspiring the morale of the army, boosting morale, and strengthening unity.
In today's era of peace, although there is no world war, military parades are still valued by many countries. Holding a military parade ceremony in peacetime can not only play a certain deterrent effect on other countries through the parade, but also make the ordinary people of the country intuitively feel the progress and strength of the country, thus playing a role in rallying people's hearts and minds, so that the country can gain trust. In today's international community, whenever there is a commemorative festival, the country holds a grand military parade.
Dayu Tushan will be an alliance
The role of the parade in the first place was to preemptively deter the enemy and boost the morale of its own army in the war. As an ancient national tradition, military parades began when human society entered the era of slavery. According to historical records, the earliest military parades in China can be traced back to Dayu, the first ruler of the Xia Dynasty. At that time, in order to make the tribes around the Central Plains submit to his rule, Dayu once gathered the leaders of various tribes at Tushan in the Central Plains to hold a meeting. Tu Shan Huimeng not only enabled Dayu to establish his own dominance and make the concept of Kyushu in China appear, but also can be regarded as the prototype of China's military parade.
King Wu of Zhou held the Mengjin Hui Alliance
China's large-scale military parade began in the era of King Wu of Zhou. In the last year of the Shang Dynasty, Ji Fa, the king of Zhou Wu, took the lead in raising the banner of revenge against the King of Shang, and later more and more tribes supported King Wu of Zhou, and the momentum of King Wu of Zhou became more and more powerful. Before the Battle of Makino officially began, King Wu of Zhou held a Mengjin Alliance. The Mengjin Huimeng was essentially a pre-war mobilization meeting held by King Wu of Zhou, and it was a military parade that inspired the military. After the end of the Mengjin Alliance, the large army of princes commanded by King Wu of Zhou annihilated the main force of the Shang Dynasty in one fell swoop in the Battle of Muye, and the soldiers issued chao song, and finally the King of Shang set himself on fire and died, ending the reign of Yin Shang for 554 years.
Soviet Red Square military parade
In fact, whether in ancient society or in modern society, military parades are generally carried out with guns and bullets, because before the Second World War, human society rarely had a long-term, world-wide state of peace.
For example, the Soviet Red Square military parade held during World War II was a pre-war mobilization ceremony to defend the country. In 1941, the Red Army was inspected by Stalin at Red Square, just outside Moscow, and immediately after the parade, the Red Army soldiers set out to defend against the invading German army. The Red Square military parade greatly boosted the morale of the Red Army, allowing the Soviet Union to finally win the Great Patriotic War.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="27" > the attack on Egyptian President Sadat's military parade in 1981</h1>
President Sadat of Egypt
Before 1981, most of the military parades held in various countries in the world were loaded with live ammunition, but the tragedy of the 1981 egyptian military parade made people dare not conduct military parades with real guns after that. So, what's going on here?
On October 6, 1981, the Egyptian government held an annual military parade, and then-Egyptian President Sadat would also attend the parade ceremony at the parade platform in the square. In the beginning, the parade went smoothly, but just when people were immersed in the joy of the parade, tragedy occurred.
Egyptian President Sadat was assassinated
Just as the Egyptian artillery contingent walked to the parade stand to be inspected by President Sadat, one of the artillery vehicles in the artillery squadron did not follow the predetermined route, but deviated from the course. At first, the security personnel thought that this was caused by the failure of the gun car or the operation error of the driver. However, when the car just stopped in front of the stunned security personnel, an unexpected event occurred. An Egyptian captain officer in military uniform stepped out of the gun car, suddenly detonated a bomb and threw it at the review platform with full force. At the same time, the machine gunner on the gun truck turned the machine gun in the direction and began to shoot wildly at Egyptian President Sadat on the review stage, who was hit in the neck by the machine gun bullet and fell in a pool of blood.
People are silent in joy
However, when the tragedy first occurred, the people in Victory Square were still immersed in the joy of the parade, and they did not know what had happened at first. It wasn't until President Sadat was shot to the ground that security guards began to react and fight back against the militants, and in the chaos of the parade, one bandit was killed and three others captured alive. President Sadat, who was injured by the bullet, was also escorted to the hospital by security personnel for rescue at the first time. However, because the bullet pierced President Sadat's carotid artery, he missed the best time for rescue because of excessive blood loss, and in the end he was not able to rescue him, and the Egyptian people have since lost a good president who can lead them forward.
Sadat right
Sadat was Egypt's preeminent statesman and one of the most talked about politicians in the international community in the 1970s. Born in 1918, he was admitted to the Royal Egyptian Military Academy at a young age, then joined the Young Egyptian Party and actively engaged in activities against British colonization in Egypt. In 1952, Sadat officially entered the high-level political arena of Egypt and became a political adviser to former Egyptian President Najib Najib. In 1970, Sadat was elected as Egypt's new president, and during his administration he pursued a policy of non-alignment and advocated peaceful settlement of international disputes. It is worth mentioning that President Sadat was once on the cover of time magazine in the United States and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978.
So who, exactly, assassinated such a good politician as Sadat? The Egyptian government interrogated the bandits and finally learned the truth, and the assassination was caused by the Egyptian extremist religious organization Islamic Rise. Although the truth of the assassination of President Sadat is known, one cannot help but wonder whether the Egyptian government did not take adequate security measures before the parade.
Not really. Before the parade began, the Egyptian government sent someone to carefully inspect the parade, and also equipped President Sadat with many security personnel, and there were many plainclothes police officers in the crowd to maintain order. So, how did this tragedy happen?
The main reason for the assassination of President Sadat is the live-fire military parade itself. At the time, President Sadat allowed soldiers to use live ammunition at the parade, and the news was also public, allowing extremist religious elements in Egypt to seize the opportunity.
After learning that the 1971 Egyptian military parade used real guns and live ammunition, Egyptian extremist groups sent people to infiltrate the parade. The attack on President Sadat was carried out by an Egyptian Army captain named Ahmed, who was himself a member of The Rise of Islam extremist group in Egypt. After receiving the order to assassinate Sadat, Ahmed successfully joined the artillery team of the parade ceremony as an officer and installed 3 of his own henchmen in the gun car.
In any case, the assassination of President Sadat was an unshirkable responsibility on the Egyptian military, which ultimately lost a good president due to their negligence in the identification and security checks of parade personnel. If President Sadat had not died, I believe that Egypt today would have developed better. After the death of President Sadat, Egypt was plunged into an atmosphere of national grief. In honor of President Sadat, the Egyptian government held a huge state funeral ceremony for him, and the leaders of many countries attended the funeral of President Sadat, who also permanently guarded his people in Victory Square on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="33" > conclusion</h1>
From 1945 to 1981, there was no new world war, so the national military parade of this period was an important ceremony to symbolically show the overall strength of the country, and there was no need to carry out it with real guns. The tragic assassination of Egyptian President Sadat in 1981 sounded a wake-up call for countries around the world, and after that, countries around the world not only stopped using real guns and live ammunition during military parades, but also further improved the security level of the parade site. In the military parades of countries around the world in the 21st century, although there are no longer guns and live ammunition, the military parade is still a visual feast.