There is a parade of units of the Armed Forces and the Security Forces in front of the monument to the Unknown Soldier, in front of the President of the Hellenic Republic.

The parade will be attended by the phalanxes of the infantry divisions of the Land Forces, the motorized divisions of the Land Forces, where, among other things, for the first time in Athens there will be a parade of armored fighting vehicles Marder 1A3, the phalanxes of the infantry divisions and the motorized division of the Land Forces. Air Force with anti-aircraft complexes “Patriot” and “Strela”, infantry units of the Navy, infantry units of cadets and cadets of military educational institutions of the Armed Forces and Security Forces and motorized rifle units and infantry units of the Security Forces.

Also during the parade there will be passages of air equipment and, in particular, Apache, NH-90, Kiowa Warrior, UH-1H and Chinook helicopters of the Army, Sikorsky S-70 Aegean Hawk of the Navy, helicopters of the Security Forces, as well as Rafale, Mirage 2000- 5, F-4E and Spitfire MJ755, with the F-16 Viper Fighting Falcon fighter and the T-6A Texan II 120 trainer being crossed for the first time.

“Ili Ippikow” will not participate in the military parade on March 25, as it was deemed appropriate to give the horses more time to acclimatize.

It is noted that at 06:21 am, 21 salute shots were fired from Lycabettus artillery, and Eotinos was executed by the musical units of the Armed Forces and the Security Forces.

At 08:00, the official raising of the National Flag on the Holy Rock of the Acropolis took place, and at 10:00, an official doxology was performed in the Athens Cathedral under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Jerome II. , in the presence of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

At 10:01 a.m., 21 salutes were fired from Lycabettus artillery, and at 10:55 a.m. the President of the Hellenic Republic laid a wreath at the monument to the Unknown Soldier.

At 18:41, the official lowering of the National Flag on the Holy Rock of the Acropolis is scheduled with 21 salute shots from Lycabettus artillery.

From Friday, March 24 to Sunday, March 26, the frigate “Themistocles” and the high-speed missile patrol boat “Karathanasis” will be moored in the port of Piraeus, and the public will be able to visit them freely.

There will also be free admission to the Military Museum.

At the same time, parades of military units will be held throughout the territory, the general banner of units, military depots and warships, as well as illumination of units, military depots and warships will be held.

This year, the municipality of Piraeus again celebrates March 25 and takes part in a symbolic action in the celebration of our national anniversary.

Traffic Laws

EL.AS announced the rules of the road that will be in effect in Athens on March 25 in connection with the military parade.

In particular, according to the Police, stopping and parking, as well as the movement of vehicles, will be gradually prohibited as follows:

The prohibition of stopping and parking and the gradual cessation of the movement of vehicles from 06:00 until the end of the military parade on the avenues and streets located below and on their perpendiculars to the first parallel street:

◦ Vas. Sofia Avenue, on the section between Vas. Kon/nos and Vas. Amalia Avenues in both traffic flows.

◦ Date of Attica along its entire length.

◦ Bass George II, along the entire length.

◦ Bass George I’, along the entire length.

◦ L. Vas. Amalia, all the way in both traffic flows.

◦ Email Venizelu (university) all over.

◦ sq. Omonia.

◦ Piraeus, in the area between Sq. Omonia and Hieras Odos in both traffic flows.

◦ Athena all the way in both traffic flows.

◦ Ag. Constantine, all the way.

◦ sq. Karaiskakis.

◦ October 28 (patio), on the site between el. Venizelos (University) and L. Alexandra in both traffic flows.

◦ Th.Diligiannis, in the area between Pl. Karaiskaki and I. Metaxa street in both traffic flows.

◦ sq. Constitution.

◦ Philhellenic throughout.

◦ The stadium along its entire length.

◦ L. Sygrow, on the site between Am. Francis and Dionysius the Areopagites in both traffic streams.

◦ Academy all over.

◦ Af.Dyaku, all the way in both traffic flows.

• Parking and parking ban and gradual cessation of vehicle traffic from 06:00 until the end of events in the Church of the Holy Metropolis of Athens, namely:

◦ Megacity, along the entire length and diagonally to the first parallel street.

◦ Aeolou, on the section between Ermou and Hadrianou streets, as well as on its perpendiculars to the first parallel street.

◦ Ermou, on the site between Sq. Asomatos and Aiolou street.

Also, according to EL.AS., during the specified periods of time, changes will be made to public transport routes.

Finally, the Police are urging drivers, in order to better serve them and avoid additional traffic problems, not to cross or park their cars on the above streets, avenues and squares at the specified times, and to follow traffic signs and instructions. controllers.