Murcia will host the eighth edition of the national event 'Revive the history of cinema ...' the coming days 16,17 and 18 October.
The Codex Belix Association retakes the city for a historical-military, cultural and educational character multiépoca recreation and reconstruct 2,500 years World Military History: From Ancient Greece to American troops in Operation Desert Storm, through the legionaries of the Roman Empire, almogávares, the military orders of the Middle Ages, the War of Spanish Succession and the great conflicts that hit the world last century, from the First and Second World War to the Russian involvement in Afghanistan.
The event will consist of the installation on the Malecon Garden Theme Park Recreation military history, the largest to be held in Spain and one of the five largest in Europe in the multiépoca theme.
Councilman Employment, Tourism and Culture, Jesus Pacheco, explained that "this activity aims to be a tourist attraction for our city differently leisure, teach and inform the general public and, especially, to the smallest of our history ; pull the pieces from collectors and soldiers into the streets to enjoy the neighbors and bring the public the Armed Forces to receive the recognition they deserve for their work entities ".
A year will be attended by official representatives, and general consuls and military attaches of the embassies of the UK, Russia and Poland, and veterans associations of the Spanish armed forces and the United Kingdom (Chelsea Pensioners, British Legion, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Army and Royal Air Force).
The main novelties of this edition are:
For the first time in Spain, a representation of 30 members of one of the most prestigious associations of Russian recreation and therefore global, uniform of the Russian army in Murcia 1945 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, act It was held in major capitals of the world and that Spain is the city of Murcia which it held.
-From Goloso Museum of Madrid, one of the most coveted pieces will be exhibited throughout collector, as is a German anti-aircraft gun Flak 18 88mm.
he used the Condor Legion in the Spanish Civil War to participate in the great recreation of Saturday afternoon at 17 Lieutenant Flomesta Avenue, entitled 'From Berlin to Torgau-1945 ", from 18 hours.
- New American and German IIWW of vehicles that participated in the Battle of Normandy in France in 1944, recently acquired by Spanish collectors and never before seen, visit Murcia.
- The Belluga Square will host on Saturday 17 at 12:30 hours, the recreation of the 'Battle of the Garden of the bombs -1706' with two of the best Spanish associations that represent that period.
There will be a catwalk parade of female uniforms in World War II, on Saturday 17 at 11:45 am in the Gardens of the Malecón, the rhythm of the music of the 40s.
-The Sunday 18 you can enjoy musical performances of the 40s live, with Dr. Bogarde and Lemon Candy & female group, in the Gardens of the Malecón.
- Participants will be photographed with two characters brought the story of 1945: Prime Minister Winston Churchill and General Patton
Besides various fashion shows they will be held in the city in vehicles and on foot and various performances exhibition of Roman groups and in the Garden of the Malecon, on Saturday and Sunday.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia