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very year on 14 July, the National Military Parade (défilé) is held in the French capital Paris to commemorate the beginning of the French Revolution. On 14 July 1789, the Bastille prison was raided by the people from Paris, an event that started the French Revolution. A military parade is held on the ground with foot-soldiers, trucks and tanks; while overhead
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aircraft and helicopters make a flyby in the air parade (défilé aérien) over Paris. In 2020, the Corona/COVID 19 pandemic changed everything. The ground parade was minimized to the Place de la Concorde only and visitors were not allowed; they had to watch the parade via their TVs.
