Washington: Is the military parade on June 14th.

US President Donald Trump loves pompous and impressive. And this is exactly how the military parade, which will be held in Washington, DC on Saturday. Thousands of soldiers are expected for the spectacle that falls on Trump’s 79th birthday.

How the parade should take place, which protests have been announced: the answers to the most important questions.

Although the parade falls on Donald Trump’s birthday, the occasion is different: the 250th anniversary of the US army, which the US President previously paid tribute. “We have the biggest force in the world,” he said in a speech at the Fort Bragg military base in the US state of North Carolina. She is feared all over the world and will never fail. The army of the US military is the greatest combat force that has ever existed.

“If you dare to threaten the American people, American soldiers will chase you, destroy and plunge into forgetting.”

On June 14, 1775, a good year before the United States’ Declaration of Independence, the second continental congress after fighting against British troops decided to establish official companies. The congress agreed to set up the continental army and appointed George Washington a day later as commander -in -chief. June 14th is also a flag day on which the introduction of the US state flag is celebrated.

The planning of this year’s celebrations lasted almost two years, the parade was only added at the beginning of the year. It can be heard from the military circles that the Army of Trump’s birthday will probably not officially appreciate.

Tank vehicles are said to fly through the streets, military aircraft and helicopters flying a US flag to the President at the capital’s sky and parachute jumpers. 6600 soldiers are expected.

Under the almost 90 tanks and armored vehicles, M1A1-ABRAMS tanks, Bradley fighting vehicles, Sherman tanks from World War II and a Renault tank from the First World War are to be. In addition, CH-47-chinook helicopters, UH-60-Black Hawk helicopters, Himars rocket systems and four P-51 aircraft from the Second World War are to be presented.

The first events start in the morning, but the actual parade starts at 6.30 p.m. local time. It should run along the Avenue constitution from Lincoln Memorial to the Ellipse south of the White House and end around 8 p.m. A concert and fireworks are then planned.

During his first term, Trump visited the great Parisian military parade for the national holiday on July 14, 2017 at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. He was so impressed that he expressed the desire for a similar spectacle. However, the plan was initially rejected due to high costs.

The last major military parade was in Washington in 1991 at the end of the Gulf War. At that time, around 8,000 soldiers took part, and around 200,000 people watched.

According to army spokes, the total costs of this year’s celebration are between $ 25 and $ 45 million. However, private donations from companies such as Lockheed Martin, Amazon and UFC should bear part of the costs.

In Los Angeles, people demonstrate against government’s migration policy. Against the will of the California governor, the Democrat Gavin Newsom, Trump sent several thousand national guards and soldiers to the protest area. This use of military in Germany is highly controversial. At the same time, the military is to be celebrated in Washington.

The costs of the parade are also criticized. The damage to the streets by driving with tanks alone is estimated at $ 16 million. The fact that the event takes place on Trump’s birthday of all places also reminds many of dictatorships such as North Korea, where the rulers are regularly celebrated with military parades.

The Republican Senator Rand Paul said, for example, that the display of fatal weapons was something that other countries would do, not the United States. “We were always different from the pictures you knew from the Soviet Union and North Korea. We were proud not to be like that.”

In all 50 states and larger cities in the United States, it has been announced that a coalition of protemocratic, trade union and liberal activists plans to counteract Trump’s staging for the whole day.

“The goal is to take Trump what he wants at the moment, namely the representation as an almighty politician of our time, and instead to create a contrast to normal people from everyday life that show that power in this country is still with the people,” said Ezra Levin, co -founder of the group Indivisible. Under the motto “No Kings” are planned for nationwide. You yourself do without “No Kings” demos so as not to get more attention to the parade.

A counter event is planned on the part of the Women’s March, a protest group of women. Under the motto “Kick Out the Clowns” (“Way with the Clowns”), the group wants to demonstrate at the same time as a military parade.

The US President threatened the demonstrators: “Those who want to protest will be confronted with massive violence.” He has no knowledge of possible protests, “but you know that they are people who hate our country,” said Trump. “And they will be countered with massive violence.”

The White House later rowed back. Spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, the president, supports peaceful protests and rejects violence.

Thousands of police officers and agents should ensure security on site. In addition, several kilometers of “anti-climbing fences” are set up and drones are used.

Difficult to predict – the authorities of the federal capital are on alert. “Of course we watch exactly what is happening in Los Angeles. We are ready,” said Matt McCool from the Washington Foreign Office of the Secret Service of the news agency. “We have a solid plan in the case of civil disobedience.”

Phillip Bates from the FBI office in Washington, which is responsible for fighting terrorism and crisis management, said that there is currently “no credible threats” for the event.

In Texas, the Republican governor Greg Abbott wants to use the national guard against protests on June 14 throughout the state. Demonstrations have been announced in the Texas metropolis of San Antonio. Missouri’s governor, Mike Kehoe, also mobilized national guards before the demonstrations at the weekend. And in Florida, Attorney General James Uthmeier warned all “No Kings” demonstrators who become violent.

In one, an official of the Ministry of Justice instructed the prosecutors across the country to primarily treat cases against demonstrators who participate in violence and destruction.