This is Polish Two-finger salute. Legend has it that a certain dying soldier was only able to salute with two fingers of his wounded hand. So to commemorate his dedication and sacrifice, the two-finger salute was introduced.
This is the old parade from 2018, PLEASE REACT TO 2023 the newest parade. The biggest military parade in this part of world. Over 2000 soldiers and about 200 units of best modern equipment to scare russia. I was there and it was amazing, I highly recommend it!
It's one of the fastest growing militaries in Europe with rapid modernization. Meanwhile the US had to lower their recruitment quota because enlistment from conservative states are way down due to LGBT political issues in the US military.
This is a parade from 2018. then European countries thought that war was a relic. In many countries, including ours, military units were abolished and the size of the army was reduced. Although Poland, after the annexation of Crimea in 2014, took solidly to arm itself. In 2015 the government changed, the new government understood that there is a growing threat from Russia. From then until now, Poland allocates about 4% GDP is more than the US and the most in NATO, and in future years it is expected to be up to 5% GDP. Today Poland has the most powerful ground army in Europe. M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 latest variant 250 units ordered and more than 100 of another variant, 180 K2 black panther and possibly about 1000 units. 250 leopard 2a5 and other variants. And many older type T-72, PT-91. other high-profile orders are 32x F-35, 96x AH-64E Apache helicopter over 500 Himars rocket launcher. This is just a small part of what the Polish army has ordered. There has also been a significant increase in the number of troops to about 200k active personnel and over 300k in future, 570k total military personnel. Poland is not underestimating the war in a neighbor country.
