Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984)

ARC Identifier 28449 / Local Identifier 111-LC-44772 1959

Military parade, Baghdad, Iraq ; Cairo, Egypt, 07/14/1959

Iraqian soldiers pushing back agressive crowd. Cars drive thru crowd to review stand. Officers and officials including Premier Abdul Karim Kassem take the places in stand. Civilians, soldiers, and children marching. Premier Kassem in stand. Tanks drive past crowds. Crowd cheers. Soldiers ride by in trucks. Recoilless rifles on vehicles. Armored cars with soldiers. Trucks towing artillery. Trucks carrying assault boats. Soldiers on guard on rooftop. -- Officials in stand. American, Russian, and officers of other countries in stand. Arab Chiefs seated in stand. President Gamal Abdel Nasser drives up to review stand. UAR officer speaking. Parade: Men on motorcycles, horses and camels. Troops marching and double timing. Armored cars with soldiers drive past. Planes and copters fly overhead. Trucks towing AA guns and artillery. Multiple rocket launchers on truck and tanks drive past stand. Spectators in stand. Self-propelled guns roll past.