Large military parade – small breakdown with the flag

On July 14, the French remember the storm of the Bastille in 1789 – symbol of the French Revolution. This time, there was a breakdown in the military parade.

With military pomp, France celebrated its national holiday on July 14th. At the largest military parade in the country, nearly 4,300 soldiers marched on the Champs-Elysees in the capital, under the eyes of the head of state Emmanuel Macron and thousands of spectators

250 horses and 220 vehicles she. During the crowd flew 64 aircraft, including a federal aircraft transport aircraft A400M.

Fault at the Tricolore

One of the aircraft aroused unintentional attention. The Luftwaffe's acrobatic team should paint the flag of France, the Tricolore, with traces of smoke in the sky. However, an airplane accidentally sprayed red instead of blue smoke. The result was the blue-white-red colors of the flag: red-blue-white-red

The French President Macron during the military parade in Paris: The National Day commemorates the storming of the Bastille in 1789. (Source: Philippe Wojazer / dpa)

Singapore Prime Minister Hsien Loong and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono were also present at the invitation of the President to participate in the celebrations, as well as soldiers from their countries. Last year, Macron had invited US President Donald Trump

Commemoration of the Nice Attack

On July 14, France commemorates the storming of the Bastille in 1789, considered the symbolic beginning of the French Revolution. The celebrations were overshadowed by the commemoration of the Nice attack, which was celebrated for the second time. On July 14, 2016, an Islamist murdered in the Mediterranean city dropped a truck into the crowd and killed 86 people.

A total of 110,000 police are deployed across the country this weekend. They also broadcast the final of the World Cup football Sunday, when France meets Croatia. 90,000 fans are expected at the Eiffel Tower of Campus Martius.