ATHENS MILITARY PARADE, 25 MARCH 1984

It is March 25, the date on which the Greeks celebrate Greek Independence and the Greek Revolution of 1821 against Ottoman rule with military and student parades. We see a shot of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens and the Greek flag waving. The filmmaker is at the Zappeion where we see the people who organize the parade. We see members of the Philharmonic orchestra, soldiers, police officers, sailors, citizens. Afterwards, the filmmaker is on a balcony in Panepistimiou street. Under the balcony we see jeeps and military trucks passing by with soldiers and tanks. Artillery jeeps follow, while in the sky, Air Force aircrafts pass in low flight formations. On the road is a series of rocket launchers. This is followed by patrol cars and motorcycles of the police and then vehicles of the Fire Brigade. Aircrafts in the sky again while on the road we watch infantry with flags, a division of the Military Officers School and a division of the women of the Greek army.