The 143rd Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in steady rain

The 143rd Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in steady rain. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 16,000. The year's casualty roll is read. The regiments marched past at dusk, the colours were dipped at the saluting base, and the reading of the roll took the better part of an hour. The anthem closed the day.

The town officers met towards 4 in the afternoon the following day and resolved to make a return to the Ministry of the Interior. The school was open as usual.

Those concerned: The War Ministry (organiser); Victory Square (location).

The Grand Chancellor, Edvard Ort, referred the Herald to the ministry concerned.

Background

• 9 February 1954. The Annual War Appropriation for 1954, 24,960,210 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session. Earlier report.
• 19 June 1953. The 142nd Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in light rain. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 18,000. The year's casualty roll is read. Earlier report.
• 3 February 1953. The Annual War Appropriation for 1953, 23,341,431 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session. Earlier report.
• 19 June 1952. The 141st Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square under clear skies. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 21,000. The year's casualty roll is read. Earlier report.
• 5 February 1952. The Annual War Appropriation for 1952, 22,023,306 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session. Earlier report.

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Read the full issue of 19 June 1954. The Evening Courier's version.