25 June 2020
Celebrating European solidarity
Countries that admitted patients into their hospitals during the Covid-19 health crisis will be invited to specially attend the Bastille Day ceremony this coming 14 July.
Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland will play a symbolic part in the forthcoming Bastille Day ceremony on 14 July, as a sign of France’s gratitude for their support in providing hospital care to patients during the Covid-19 health crisis.
They will be represented in the ground display by their flags. A German A400M aircraft will also be included in the aerial display.
They will be represented in the ground display by their flags. A German A400M aircraft will also be included in the aerial display.
The ceremony at a glance
- 2,195 participants on the ground,
- 37 formations represented on the ground,
- 52 aircraft including 3 foreign planes along with 20 helicopters,
- 60 cavalrymen of the Republican Guard,
- 5 military music performances,
- Duration: around 75 minutes (march-past, ceremony and displays),
- 3 thematic events: Charles De Gaulle, music of the French Foreign Legion and tribute to those who have been actively fighting the coronavirus,
- 2 flypasts by the French Air Force Aerobatic Team (for the initial exercise and the closing exercise).
