Großer Wachaufzug

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The chaning of the guard in 1990.

The Großer Wachaufzug ("Grand Guard Mounting") was a military ceremony and guard mounting in Berlin, the capital Germany, held on certain occasions at the Neue Wache. The building has been the center of guard duties performed since 1931.[1]

History

Before 1945

The ceremony in 1938.

It was introduced on 18 September 1818 on occasion of the state visit of Tsar Alexander I of Russia, with the Prussian 1st Guards Grenadiers mounting the first guard. It took place for 100 years until the end of the

Second World War
, the ceremony was moved across the linden trees in front of the Neue Wache.

1945-1990

VE Day
celebrations in 1985.

During the

communist Germany, saw the honor guards depart from Friedrich Engels Barracks on Kupfergraben, with the regimental band and corps of drums
leading the formation. This military ritual, originally that of old Prussia, developed into an attraction for Berlin tourists in the GDR.

Since unification

The last ceremony was held on 26 September 1990,

Federal Republic of Germany
did not continue the tradition of the Great Guard.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wachregiment FE Großer Wachaufzug.

References

  1. ^ Berlin Guards - 80 Years of German Army Tradition
  2. ISBN 3-921655-87-0
    , S. 97–99
  3. ISBN 3-921655-87-0
    , S. 133 f.
  4. ISBN 978-3-86650-086-0
    , S. 102.
  5. ISBN 978-3-86650-086-0
    , S. 104.
  6. ISBN 3-921655-87-0
    , S. 141 f. u. 147 f.
  7. ^ Als der Große Aufzug abzog. In: Berliner Zeitung, 27. September 1990, S. 16.
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