祖国解放戦争戦勝73周年、参戦部隊象徴の縦隊祝賀行進を挙行

Pyongyang, July 28 (KCNA) — The whole country is overflowing with joy and excitement of greeting the great holiday of war victory with the high pride of winning new victories of great importance to glorify the immortal honour and dignity of the heroic Korea, which the first defenders of the Republic imposingly raised as a great power in an eastern part of the earth, and heroic people. A ceremonial parade of the columns symbolic of the units fought in the Fatherland Liberation War was held in Pyongyang, the capital city of the DPRK, on the evening of July 27 to mark the 73rd anniversary of war victory, unfolding historic scenes demonstrating the tradition of victory which has been firmly carried forward as the bloodline of the Korean revolution and the indomitable heroic spirit which has been displayed to the full century after century. The plaza before the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium and its surroundings were crowded with citizens who gathered with the great pride of celebrating the unprecedented legendary victory won by the two-year-old state, a new-born country in a cradle, and the two-year-old army which fought against the imperialist allied forces to defend the inviolable sovereignty and prevent the ravages of a new world war. To the tune of the vibrant song of the revolutionary army, the columns of paraders in military uniforms like the ones the soldiers wore during the war, and with rifles in their hands which vividly show the traces of hand-to-hand fight entered the plaza. Prior to the parade, a combined military band depicted the heroic course of Juche Korea which has firmly defended and added luster to the glory of July 27 through colorful formation changes and light rhythmic movements. When the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un, General Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, appeared on the platform, the participants broke into stormy cheers of “hurrah!” and gorgeous fireworks were displayed in the sky over the capital city. Comrade Kim Jong Un warmly acknowledged the enthusiastically cheering participants. Leading officials of the Party, government and armed forces organs and the commanders of the large combined units of the Korean People’s Army took their seats on the platform together with war veterans. Present there on invitation were diplomatic envoys of the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation staying in the DPRK. Seen in the auditorium were war veterans, persons of wartime merits, officials of the Party Central Committee, senior officials of ministries and national institutions, service personnel of the People’s Army, officials and lecturers engaged in the administration of revolutionary relics associated with the victorious war, Pyongyang citizens including descendants of war heroes, students of revolutionary schools and other youth and students. No Kwang Chol, minister of Defense of the DPRK, made a speech. Saying that the celebrations of the Day of Victory reaches the climax with tonight’s ceremonial parade arranged to keep the memory of and pride in the past history and incite the complete succession to the great tradition and the declaration of a fresh victory, the speaker noted that today’s march of the columns represents the heroic advance during the days in the flames of fierce battles and vividly shows the tradition of victory running through the past annals. The victorious wartime generation are still standing before us as an exemplar of the persons leading a patriotic life with the motherland and a respectful teacher encouraging the descendants to engage in the heroic struggle and perform feats by exciting their mental world, he said, adding that we will forever thank and respect the great generation who won the most disastrous war to ensure the most beautiful future and made this country strong by devoting their passionate youth and all their valuable things. The speaker noted that our army will as ever ope