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[[File:Ilham Aliyev attended the parade 10.jpg|thumb|Armed Forces Day in [[Azerbaijan]].]]
[[File:20120425 WN S1015650 0041.jpg - Flickr - NZ Defence Force.jpg|thumb|An Anzac Day National Commemorative Service at the National War Memorial in [[Wellington]].]]
[[File:Tajik National Army Day 02.jpg|thumb|[[Tajik National Army]] Day.]]
[[File:Polish president with army.PNG|thumb|Polish President [[Lech Kaczyński]] reviewing troops during an armed forces day parade in [[Warsaw]] in 2007.]]
[[File:HAL Dhruv and Pinaka Army day.jpg|thumb|Army soldiers conduct a drill at the Army Day parade in [[New Delhi]] on 15 January 2013]]

An '''Armed Forces Day''', alongside its [[Military branch|branch]]-specific variants often referred to as '''Army''' or '''Soldier's Day''', '''Navy''' or '''Sailor's Day''', and '''Air Force''' or '''Aviator's Day''', is a [[holiday]] dedicated to honoring the [[Military|armed forces]], or one of their branches, of a [[sovereign state]], including their [[Military personnel|personnel]], history, achievements, and perceived [[Casualty (person)|sacrifices]]. It's often [[Patriotism|patriotic]] or [[Nationalism|nationalistic]] in nature, carrying [[propaganda]] value outside of the conventional boundaries of a military's [[subculture]] and into the wider [[civilian]] society. Many nations around the world observe this day. It is usually distinct from a [[Veterans Day|Veterans]] or [[Memorial Day]], as the former is dedicated to those who previously served and the latter is dedicated to those who perished in the fulfillment of their duties.

== Africa ==

=== Egypt ===<!-- This section is linked from 6 October -->
In Egypt, '''Armed Forces Day''' is celebrated on 6 October, the date on which the [[Yom Kippur War]] of 1973 began with the [[Egyptian Army]]'s successful crossing of the [[Suez Canal]] that culminated in the capture of the [[Bar Lev Line]].<ref name="BAFD">{{cite web|title=Armed Forces Day {{!}} Egyptian holiday|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Armed-Forces-Day-Egyptian-holiday|access-date=2016-01-21|website=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>

=== Liberia ===
[[Armed Forces of Liberia|Armed Forces Day]] is celebrated on 11 February.<ref name="liberia_holidays">{{cite web|title=Liberia Public Holidays 2021 (Africa)|url=https://www.qppstudio.net/publicholidays2021/liberia.htm|access-date=3 January 2021|website=The qppstudio.net website|language=en}}</ref>

=== Mali ===
'''Mali Armed Forces Day''' is celebrated on 20 January.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mali Fact File|url=http://www.iss.co.za/AF/profiles/Mali/mali1.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115165333/http://www.iss.co.za/AF/profiles/Mali/mali1.html|archive-date=15 January 2012|access-date=20 January 2012|publisher=Institute for Security Studies}}</ref>

=== Mauritania ===
'''[[Mauritanian Armed Forces]] Day''' is celebrated on 10 July. Armed Forces Day is marked with events of national importance, such as flag raising ceremonies, awards ceremonies and military parades. It was established in 1960 by President [[Moktar Ould Daddah]] as a professional holiday for the armed forces, replacing the holidays of the separate branches of the armed forces, as well as resembling the [[Remembrance Day]] celebrations in the [[United Kingdom]]. It is not a public holiday in the country.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marktheday.com/nationholidaydates/mrt_armedforcesday.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228025841/http://www.marktheday.com/nationholidaydates/mrt_armedforcesday.aspx |archive-date=28 December 2010 |title=Mauritania Armed Forces' Day Remainders for Armed Forces' Day. Get remainders for Armed Forces' Day. – MarkTheDay.com}}</ref>

===Nigeria===
In Nigeria, '''Armed Forces Day''', also known as '''[[Armed Forces Remembrance Day|Remembrance Day]]''', is celebrated on 15 January. It was formerly celebrated on 11 November of every year to coincide with the Remembrance Day ([[Poppy Day]]) for the [[World War II]] veterans in the British [[Commonwealth of Nations]]. But it was changed to 15 January in Nigeria in commemoration of the surrender of [[Biafran]] troops to the Federal troops on 15 January 1970, thus concluding the [[Nigerian Civil War]] that sought to tear apart the unity of Nigeria.<ref>Juliana Taiwo "This Day" [http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=164417 Beyond Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration]{{dead link|date=July 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

=== Somalia ===
'''[[Somali Armed Forces]] Anniversary''' is celebrated on 12 April as the Armed Forces were founded on 12 April 1960. The branches of Armed Forces conduct a military parade in the Ministry of Defence's campus each year.

===South Africa===
'''Armed Forces Day''' for the [[South African National Defence Force]] is celebrated on 21 February, the day of the 1993 reconstitution of the [[South African Defence Force]] into its current identity. It has been celebrated with parades nationwide since 2012. Since 2017, the Armed Forces Day event also honors the fallen of the tragic 1917 sinking of [[SS Mendi]], which carried South African forces into the frontlines during the First World War, resulting in one of the biggest military losses ever in South African military history.

== Americas ==

=== Argentina ===
In Argentina, the commemorative dates of the Armed Forces are as follows:
* 17 May: Argentine Navy Day
* 29 May: Argentine Army Day
* 10 August: Argentine Air Force Day

=== Bolivia ===
'''Bolivian Armed Forces Day''' ({{langx|es|Dia de las Fuerzas Armadas de Bolivia}}) is marked on 7 August, the day after Independence Day, as it was the day in 1826 when Bolivia's first President, [[Antonio José de Sucre]], officially gave his sanction to the creation of the [[Armed Forces of Bolivia]].

=== Brazil ===
In Brazil, the commemorative dates of the Armed Forces are as follows:<ref>{{cite web|title=Datas Comemorativas – Exército Brasileiro|trans-title=Commemorative Dates – Brazilian Army|url=http://www.exercito.gov.br/web/guest/datas-comemorativas|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916014609/http://www.exercito.gov.br/web/guest/datas-comemorativas|archive-date=16 September 2012|access-date=28 August 2012|publisher=[[Brazilian Army]]|language=pt}}</ref>

[[Brazilian Navy]] ({{langx|pt|Marinha do Brasil}}):
* 11 June – Brazilian Navy Day ({{langx|pt|link=no|Data Magna da Marinha do Brasil}})
* 13 December – Sailor's Day ({{langx|pt|link=no|Dia do Marinheiro}})

[[Brazilian Army]] ({{langx|pt|link=no|Exército Brasileiro}}):
* 19 April – Brazilian Army Day ({{langx|pt|link=no|Dia do Exército}})
* 25 August – Soldier's Day ({{langx|pt|link=no|Dia do Soldado}})

[[Brazilian Air Force]] ({{langx|pt|link=no|Força Aérea Brasileira}}):
* 23 October – Aviator's Day ({{langx|pt|link=no|Dia do Aviador}})

=== Canada ===
In Canada, '''[[Canadian Armed Forces]] Day (CAFD)''' ({{langx|fr|Journée des forces armées canadiennes}}) is celebrated on the first Sunday in June and is a celebration of Canada's armed services, their heritage, and their personnel.<ref>{{cite web|title=Government of Canada Events 2011|url=http://www.canada.gc.ca/aboutcanada-ausujetcanada/celebration/nel_fg-eng.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111212015023/http://www.canada.gc.ca/aboutcanada-ausujetcanada/celebration/nel_fg-eng.html|archive-date=12 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Canadian Forces Day – Celebrating Those Supporting Us|url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/focus/decpr/cfday/index-eng.asp|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928070334/http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/focus/decpr/cfday/index-eng.asp|archive-date=28 September 2011}}</ref> It was established as a result of passing of a motion in the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]] on 25 April 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is the significance of Canadian Armed Forces Day?|url=http://www.commemoration.info/pages/entries/entries.php?post=n82}}</ref> Canadian Armed Forces Day is not a public holiday in Canada. Official congratulations are given by the [[Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces]], the [[Prime Minister of Canada]], the [[Minister of National Defence (Canada)|Minister of National Defence]], and the [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)|Chief of the Defence Staff]]. An inspection of an inter-service [[guard of honour]] is commonplace during the holiday. Tributes to CF personnel usually happen at the [[National War Memorial (Canada)|National War Memorial]] and the [[Canadian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]] in [[Ottawa]]. The event is similar to the [[Remembrance Day]] celebrations in the fall. In 2018, [[CFB Borden]] organized an air show for the holiday.<ref>[http://bordenairshow.ca Borden Air Show]</ref><ref>[https://www.simcoe.com/events/8632084-708358-canadian-armed-forces-day-and-air-s/ Canadian Armed Forces Day and Air Show 2018 on June 03, 2018]</ref>

===Chile===
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In Chile, Army Day ({{langx|es|Día de las Glorias del Ejército}}) is a national holiday celebrated every 19 September, a day after the independence day, with the Gran Parada Militar, a [[military parade]] where all the branches of the armed forces display some of their troops and equipment in a special part of [[O'Higgins Park]] in [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]]. Several other smaller parades can be seen in other cities of the country, as well as air displays by the air force, on Independence Day, 18 September.

For the Chilean Navy, its counterpart is the national [[Navy Day (Chile)|Navy Day]] ({{langx|es|link=no|Día de las Glorias de la Armada}}) celebrations on 21 May, in honor of the double anniversaries of the [[Battle of Iquique]] and the [[Battle of Punta Gruesa]] in 1879. [[Valparaiso]] is where the main celebrations are concentrated, with a military parade in the morning and the President of Chile's State of the Nation address in the afternoon. Similar parades are hosted in major and minor cities and towns nationwide.

=== Colombia ===
In [[Colombia]],  Army Day ({{langx|es|Día del Ejército Nacional}}) is celebrated every 7 August, in commemoration of the [[Battle of Boyacá|Battle of Boyacá (1819)]] which led to the expulsion of most of the Spanish Forces in the country. The [[National Army of Colombia|Colombian Army]] holds a military ceremony on the site of the battle to commemorate its anniversary. It was established as a result of a presidential decree by President [[Alfonso López Michelsen]] in 1978 (decreto No 1461 de 1978).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tiempo |first=Casa Editorial El |date=1999-08-06 |title=EFEMÉRIDES CON INSPIRACIÓN PATRIÓTICA |url=https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-873142 |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=El Tiempo |language=spanish}}</ref>

For the [[Colombian Navy]], it celebrates [[Navy Day]] (Spanish: ''Día de la Armada de Colombia'') every 24 July, in commemoration of the [[Battle of Lake Maracaibo]] in 1823 led by Colombian Admiral [[José Prudencio Padilla]]. A [[Naval Review]] is held in the main naval bases in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] and [[Caribbean]], with the main celebrations concentrated in the [[Cartagena, Colombia|Bay of Cartagena]] where the largest Naval Review is held.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Ley 2012 de 2019|url=https://www.suin-juriscol.gov.co/viewDocument.asp?ruta=Leyes/30038696}}</ref>

=== Cuba ===
The [[Day of the Cuban Armed Forces]] is celebrated on 2 December to commemorate the landing of the [[Granma (yacht)|Granma]] in 1956.<ref>''Expedición del Granma'' Online at [http://www.cubagob.cu/otras_info/minfar/granma.htm Cuban Ministry of the Armed Forces], accessed 19 November 2006</ref> The first ever [[military parade]] in years to be held on the holiday was marked in 2006. The parade on 2 January 2017 (postponed for 1 month due to the [[Death and state funeral of Fidel Castro]]) was the second and the final event marking the diamond jubilee since the events of 1956.

=== Dominican Republic ===
Armed Forces Day ({{langx|es|Día de las Fuerzas Armadas}}) is celebrated on 25 February to commemorate the anniversary of the armed forces of the Dominican Republic. It is also the day of birth of Matías Ramón Mella, who is regarded as a national hero in the Dominican Republic and fired the first shot with his blunderbuss to proclaim, along with other patriots, the Independence from Haiti on 27 February 1844. On 27 February a military parade is held to commemorate the Independence anniversary.

=== Ecuador ===
In [[Ecuador]], the commemorative dates of the Armed Forces are as follows:

[[Ecuadorian Army]] ({{langx|es|link=no|Ejército Ecuatoriano}}):

* 27 February – Ecuadorian Army Day ({{langx|es|link=no|Día del Ejército Ecuatoriano}}), in commemoration of the [[Battle of Tarqui]] (1829)<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 February 2020|title=Ejército ecuatoriano rememora su día y la Batalla de Tarqui|work=[[El Telégrafo (Ecuador)|El Telégrafo]]|url=https://www.eltelegrafo.com.ec/noticias/politica/3/ejercito-ecuatoriano-rememora-su-fecha-civica|access-date=11 June 2020}}</ref>

[[Ecuadorian Navy]] ({{langx|es|link=no|Armada Nacional del Ecuador}}):

* 25 July – Ecuadorian Navy Day ({{langx|es|link=no|Día de la Armada Nacional del Ecuador}}), in commemoration of the Battle of Jambelí (part of the [[Ecuadorian–Peruvian War]], 1941)<ref>{{cite web|title=25 de julio: Conmemoración de la Batalla de Jambelí y Día de la Armada Nacional – Ministerio de Defensa Nacional|url=https://www.defensa.gob.ec/25-de-julio-conmemoracion-de-la-batalla-de-jambeli-y-dia-de-la-armada-nacional/#:~:text=25%20de%20julio:%20Conmemoraci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20Batalla%20de%20Jambel%C3%AD%20y,m%C3%A1s%20gloriosos%20de%20nuestra%20historia.|access-date=2020-06-11|website=defensa.gob.ec|archive-date=30 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230174739/https://www.defensa.gob.ec/25-de-julio-conmemoracion-de-la-batalla-de-jambeli-y-dia-de-la-armada-nacional/#:~:text=25%20de%20julio:%20Conmemoraci%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20Batalla%20de%20Jambel%C3%AD%20y,m%C3%A1s%20gloriosos%20de%20nuestra%20historia.|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Ecuadorian Air Force]] ({{langx|es|link=no|Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana}}):

* 27 October – Anniversary of foundation (1920)<ref>{{cite web|title=Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana conmemora el aniversario 96 de su creación – Ministerio de Defensa Nacional|url=https://www.defensa.gob.ec/fuerza-aerea-ecuatoriana-conmemora-el-aniversario-96-de-su-creacion/#:~:text=Fuerza%20A%C3%A9rea%20Ecuatoriana%20conmemora%20el%20aniversario%2096%20de%20su%20creaci%C3%B3n,-Aniversario%2096%20de&text=Este%20jueves%2027%20de%20octubre,Ecuatoriana%20y%20su%20D%C3%ADa%20Cl%C3%A1sico.|access-date=2020-06-11|website=defensa.gob.ec}}</ref>

===Guatemala===
In Guatemala, '''Día del Ejército''' is celebrated on 30 June. It is remembered because in 1871 the Liberal Revolution or "Revolución Liberal", led by [[Miguel García Granados]] and [[Justo Rufino Barrios]], and composed of personnel of the [[Guatemalan Army]], marched on the streets of Guatemala City and captured the Presidential palace, putting an end to the ''Conservadora'' administration formerly headed by [[Rafael Carrera]], marking the start of a new era in Guatemalan history. Parades are held in honor of the holiday in Guatemala City and in other major towns nationwide.

===Haiti===
In Haiti, '''{{lang|fr|Le Jour de La Battaille Des Vertieres}}''' is celebrated on 18 November in celebration of the victory of the indigenous slave African and [[Gens de couleur]] versus the European forces led by France with support from United States and Spain.

=== Mexico ===
'''[[Mexican Armed Forces]] Day''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: Día de las Fuerzas Armadas Mexicanas) is celebrated on 19 February since 1950, in commemoration of the decree that created them in 1917.

===Peru===
In Peru, the '''Día de las Fuerzas Armadas del Perú''' (English: ''Peruvian Armed Forces Day'') is celebrated on 24 September, the feast of the Virgin of Mercy, patroness of the Armed Forces. The day for the [[Peruvian Army]] itself is 9 December, commemorating Peru's victory in the [[Battle of Ayacucho]], which ended the [[Peruvian War of Independence]], while for the [[Peruvian Navy]], Navy Day is on 8 October, the double anniversary of the 1821 foundation of the Navy and the [[Battle of Angamos]] in 1879.

Air Force Day is held on 23 July, the anniversary of the death of [[Peruvian Air Force]] Lieutenant [[José Quiñones Gonzales]] during the 1941 [[Ecuadorian–Peruvian War]].

The [[Great Military Parade of Peru]] is held on the day after Independence Day, 29 July, and this is where all 3 services of the Armed Forces are also honored.

=== United States ===
In the United States, '''Armed Forces Day''' is celebrated on the third Saturday in May. It falls near the end of '''Armed Forces Week''', which begins on the second Saturday of May and ends on the third Sunday of May (or the fourth, if the month begins on a Sunday, as in 2016).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afd.defense.gov/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802033820/http://afd.defense.gov/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2015 |title=Home |publisher=Afd.defense.gov |date= |accessdate=2022-03-18}}</ref>

Because of their unique training schedules, [[National Guard of the United States|National Guard]] and [[Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces|reserve units]] may celebrate Armed Forces Day/Week over any period in the month of May.

First observed on 20 May 1950,
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the day was created on 31 August 1949 as President [[Harry S. Truman]] led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank military members for their patriotic service in support of the republic and national interests and as an undeniable fact of American life.  Secretary of Defense [[Louis A. Johnson]] announced the creation to honor Americans serving in the five U.S. military branches – the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]], [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]], [[United States Marines|U.S. Marine Corps]], [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] and [[United States Coast Guard|U.S. Coast Guard]] – following the consolidation of the military services in the [[U.S. Department of Defense]] as part of a modern [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. Armed Forces]]. It was intended to replace the separate Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard holidays, but the separate days are still observed, especially within the respective services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defenselink.mil/afd/|title=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref> The first Armed Forces Day was celebrated by [[parade]]s, [[Doors Open Days|open houses]], receptions and [[air show]]s. The United States' [[Armed Forces Day Parade (Bremerton)|longest continuously running Armed Forces Day Parade]] is held in [[Bremerton, Washington]].

On 19 May 2017, President [[Donald Trump]] reaffirmed the Armed Forces Day holiday, marking the 70th anniversary since the creation of the Department of Defense.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Office of the Press Secretary|author1-link=White House Office of the Press Secretary|date=19 May 2017|title=President Donald J. Trump Proclaims the Third Saturday of Each May as Armed Forces Day.|language=en|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|publisher=[[White House]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/05/19/president-donald-j-trump-proclaims-third-saturday-each-may-armed-forces|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170519230807/https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/05/19/president-donald-j-trump-proclaims-third-saturday-each-may-armed-forces|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 May 2017|access-date=20 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=20 May 2017|title=President Donald J. Trump Proclaims the Third Saturday of Each May as Armed Forces Day.|work=[[World News Network]]|publisher=World News Inc.|location=United States|url=https://article.wn.com/view/2017/05/20/President_Donald_J_Trump_Proclaims_the_Third_Saturday_of_Eac/|access-date=20 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=20 May 2017|title=Trump, Obama Commemorate Armed Forces Day|work=[[Fox News]]|publisher=[[Fox Entertainment Group]]|location=[[New York City]]|url=http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/20/armed-forces-day-army-navy-marines-coast-guard-air-force-trump-obama-celebrate|access-date=20 May 2017}}</ref> On 15 May 2020, Armed Forces Day honored the newly established [[United States Space Force]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Proclamation on Armed Forces Day, 2020|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-armed-forces-day-2020/|website=TrumpWhiteHouse.archives.gov|publisher=White House|date=May 15, 2020|access-date=May 18, 2024}}</ref>

Aside from the Armed Forces Day, the Armed Forces and the National Guard Bureau are honored on the following days:

* 29 March: [[National Vietnam War Veterans Day]] (general commemoration in the Armed Forces)<ref>S. 305, the "Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017", which encourages the display of the U.S. flag on 29 March, National Vietnam War Veterans Day.</ref>
* Last Monday of May: [[Memorial Day]]
* 14 June: [[Flag Day (United States)|Flag Day]] and [[U.S. Army Birthdays|U.S. Army Birthday]] (United States Army)
* 4 August: [[Coast Guard Day]] (United States Coast Guard)
* 17 September: [[Constitution Day (United States)|Constitution Day]] (general commemoration in the Armed Forces)
* 18 September: [[Air Force Day#United States|Air Force Day]] (United States Air Force)
* 13 October: [[United States Navy Birthday|U.S. Navy Birthday]] (United States Navy)
* 27 October: [[Navy Day#United States|Navy Day]] (United States Navy)
* 10 November: [[United States Marine Corps birthday|Marine Corps Birthday]] (United States Marine Corps)
* 11 November: [[Veterans Day]]
* 13 December: National Guard Day (National Guard of the United States)
* 20 December: Space Force Birthday (United States Space Force)

===Venezuela===
Venezuela celebrates '''Army Day''' on 24 June, the anniversary of [[Simón Bolívar]]'s victory in the [[Battle of Carabobo]], which led to Venezuela's independence from Spain.

'''[[Navy Day]]''', honoring the 1823 [[Battle of Lake Maracaibo]], is celebrated on the same day as the birthday of Simón Bolívar, 24 July.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

The Venezuelan Air Force marks '''Air Force Day''' on 27 November every year, honoring the role of Venezuelan military aviation in national history (the date, used since 2010, is in remembrance of the 2nd of the [[1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts]] in which the Air Force took part). From 1946 until 2009, 10 December was celebrated as Air Force Day in honor of the birth of national military aviation with the 1920 opening of the Air Force Academy in Maracay.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

'''National Guard Day''' is celebrated on 3 August, the date of the 1936 founding of the Venezuelan National Guard. The entire Venezuelan National Armed Forces are also honored on Independence Day, 5 July, which is also earmarked as '''National Armed Forces Day'''.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

== Asia ==

=== Azerbaijan ===
The [[Day of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan]] ({{langx|az|Silahlı Qüvvələr Günü}}) is celebrated on 26 June. The events are centered around a [[military parade]] in [[Baku]], the national capital. The annual parade is one of the biggest in the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]].

=== Armenia ===
{{Main|Army Day (Armenia)}}

Army Day ({{langx|hy|Բանակի օր}}) is celebrated on 28 January to commemorate the formation of the armed forces of the newly independent Armenia in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|date=28 January 2010|title=Armenian Army Day Marked|url=http://www.panorama.am/en/society/2010/01/28/pn-armenia|access-date=6 January 2012|publisher=Panorama.am}}</ref>

===Bangladesh===
{{Main|Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh)}}
Bangladesh observes Armed Forces Day on 21 November to mark the occasion of the Tri-Services joint operation against occupying Pakistani forces in the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|Liberation War]], 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afd.gov.bd/index.php/media/important-occations/armed-forces-day|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810052315/https://afd.gov.bd/index.php/media/important-occations/armed-forces-day|url-status=dead|year=2019|title=Armed Forces Day|archive-date=10 August 2020 }}</ref><ref name="bss">{{cite news|date=20 November 2002|title=Govt will continue efforts to modernise armed forces: PM|newspaper=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha|url=http://www.bssnews.net/index.php?genID=BSS-01-2002-11-20&id=7|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928121312/http://www.bssnews.net/index.php?genID=BSS-01-2002-11-20&id=7|archive-date=28 September 2007}}</ref> The day starts with laying of a floral wreath at '<nowiki/>'''Sikha Anirban'''' (Eternal Flame) at [[Dhaka Cantonment]] by the President, the Prime Minister and the service chiefs. In the afternoon a reception is held at '''Senakunja''', Dhaka Cantonment where the Prime Minister, ministers, the leader of the opposition and other high civil and military officials attend. In other [[cantonment]]s, naval bases, and air bases, similar receptions are held. A special TV programme ''Anirban'' is broadcast on different TV channels the previous evening, and special newspaper supplements are published with national [[daily newspaper|dailies]]. Receptions are also held by the Prime Minister and the service chiefs for recipients of the gallantry award Freedom Fighter Award. Special meals for family members are served in all military stations. The Armed Forces Division also brings out a special publication with articles related to the War of Independence and the armed forces.

=== Brunei ===
Armed Forces Day (''Hari Ulang Tahun Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja'') is marked on 31 May annually to mark the formal raising on this date in 1961 of the [[Royal Brunei Armed Forces]].

===China (People's Republic of China)===
The '''[[PLA Day|People's Liberation Army Day]]''' ({{lang-zh|'''中国人民解放军建军纪念日'''}}) is celebrated in the [[People's Republic of China]] on 1 August in commemoration of the founding of the [[People's Liberation Army]] during the [[Nanchang Uprising]] of 1927. On 30 June 1933, the Central Committee for Military Revolutionary Cases of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] (CCP) voted to declare 1 August an annual holiday. This was solidified on 11 July of that same year, when this decision was approved by the government of the [[Chinese Soviet Republic]]. Since then, the date has been celebrated as the professional holiday and birthday of the PLA.

===Georgia===
Georgia marks its Armed Forces Day ({{lang-ka|შეიარაღებული ძალების დღე}}) on 30 April to commemorate the foundation of the [[Defense Forces of Georgia]] in 1991.<ref>[http://www.mod.gov.ge/index.php?page=77&lang=1&Id=536&type=1 Armed Forces' Day] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160210032046/http://www.mod.gov.ge/index.php?page=77&lang=1&Id=536&type=1|date=10 February 2016}}. [[Ministry of Defense (Georgia)|Ministry of Defense of Georgia]]. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.</ref>

===India===
In India, [[Army Day (India)|Army Day]] is celebrated on 15 January, [[Navy Day (India)|Navy Day]] is celebrated on 4 December and Air Force Day is celebrated on 8 October every year and 7 December is celebrated as [[Armed Forces Flag Day]]. This ''Armed Forces Flag Day'' is a day dedicated to the collection of funds from people of India for the welfare of the [[Armed Forces of India|Indian Armed Forces personnel]].

===Indonesia===
{{Main|Indonesian National Armed Forces Day}}

'''Hari Tentara Nasional Indonesia''' (English: ''Indonesian National Armed Forces Day'') abbreviated HUT TNI; is celebrated on 5 October, the day of the foundation of the '''Tentara Keamanan Rakyat''' (''People's Security Armed Forces''), the predecessor of the [[Indonesian National Armed Forces|TNI]], in 1945, itself a replacement for the ''Badan Keamanan Rakyat'' (''People's Security Corps'') established on 29 August on the same year. Military parades are held nationwide in major cities and provincial capitals in honor of the TNI's serving men and women and military veterans.

=== Iran ===

{{Main|Islamic Republic of Iran Army Day}}
'''[[Islamic Republic of Iran Army Day|Rouz-e Artesh]]''' (English: ''Army Day'') is celebrated on 18 April. Exhibitions of the [[Iranian Army]], such as a military parade of active personnel and veterans in the presence of the [[President of Iran]] in front of the [[Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini]], takes place during the holiday events. The Islamic Republic of Iran celebrates this day since 1979. It has been established by the former [[Supreme Leader of Iran]], [[Ruhollah Khomeini]], two months after the fall of the [[Shah]] [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]].

=== Iraq ===
'''Iraqi Army Day''' is celebrated on 6 January, and marks the anniversary of the activation of the [[Iraqi Army]] on 6 January 1921.<ref>{{cite web|last=American Forces Press Service|title=Iraqi Army Day Celebrates Service, Honors Sacrifice|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/ID/24409/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114113506/http://www.defense.gov/News/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=24409|archive-date=14 January 2013|access-date=6 January 2013|publisher=U.S. Department of Defense}}</ref> Soldiers typically hold military parades in the [[Green Zone]] of [[Baghdad]] to mark the holiday, although it is not celebrated in the [[Kurdistan Region]], due to many Kurds accusing the Iraqi Army of genocide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Iraq: Authorities announce road closures in Baghdad for Army Day 6 Jan.|url=https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-alerts/425816/iraq-authorities-announce-road-closures-in-baghdad-for-army-day-jan-6|access-date=2021-02-06|website=GardaWorld|language=en}}</ref> The 2021 Army Day celebrations honored the Army's 100th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|title=Military parade held in Baghdad to celebrate centenary of Iraqi Army Day - Xinhua {{!}} English.news.cn|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-01/06/c_139646295.htm|access-date=2021-02-06|website=xinhuanet.com}}</ref>

=== Israel ===
'''[[Yom HaZikaron]]''' (English: ''Memorial Day'') is observed on the 4th day of the month of [[Iyar]] of the [[Hebrew calendar]] or May in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], always preceding the next day's celebrations of Israel [[Yom Ha'atzma'ut|Independence Day]], Yom Ha-Atzma'ut, on the 5th day of Iyar, the anniversary of the Proclamation of the State of Israel in 1948.

=== Japan ===
In Japan, following the end of World War II, the '''[[Japan Self-Defense Forces|Self-Defense Forces]] Day''' (Japanese: 自衛隊記念日; [[Romaji]]: ''Jiei-tai Kinen'bi'') is held every year since 1966.<ref>[http://www.clearing.mod.go.jp/kunrei_data/a_fd/1966/ax19660902_00027_000.pdf 自衛隊記念日に関する訓令（防衛庁訓令第27号）]('''Japanese''')</ref> It celebrates the foundation of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. The [[Ground Self-Defense Force|GSDF]], [[Maritime Self-Defense Force|MSDF]] and [[Air Self-Defense Force|ASDF]] hold annual reviews in rotation (the GSDF a full military parade, the ASDF an airshow and the MSDF a fleet review) set in a designated day in October.<ref name="SDF-Day-2018">{{cite web|date=14 October 2018|title=Abe renews pledge to change Japan's charter to boost troops|work=The Asahi Shimbun |url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201810140027.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014154516/http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201810140027.html|archive-date=14 October 2018}}</ref> There is also a three-day music event called the [[JSDF Marching Festival|SDF Marching Festival]]. The date varies per year.<ref name="SDF-Marching-2014">{{cite web|date=1 December 2014|title=JDF No.59 – SDF Marching Festival 2014|url=https://www.mod.go.jp/e/jdf/pdf/jdf_no59.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322034708/http://www.mod.go.jp/e/jdf/pdf/jdf_no59.pdf|archive-date=22 March 2017|publisher=Ministry of Defense}}</ref>

==== Empire of Japan ====
In the [[Empire of Japan]], '''Army Commemoration Day''' (Japanese: 陸軍記念日; Romaji: ''Riku-gun Kinen'bi'') was celebrated every 10 March, in commemoration of the Japanese victory in the [[Battle of Mukden]]. Similarly, '''[[Navy Day#Japan|Navy Commemoration Day]]''' (Japanese: 海軍記念日; Romaji: ''Kai-gun Kinen'bi'') was celebrated every 24 May in commemoration of the Japanese victory in the [[Battle of Tsushima]]. These days were celebrated from 1906 until the end of World War II in 1945.

=== Kazakhstan ===
{{Main|Defender of the Fatherland Day (Kazakhstan)}}

The '''Defender of the Fatherland Day''' of Kazakhstan is observed on 7 May to mark the founding of the [[Armed Forces of Kazakhstan]] on 7 May 1992 after the fall of the USSR.

===Laos===
The '''Anniversary of The Lao Army''' was observed annually every 20 January by the [[Lao People's Armed Forces]] to celebrate the creation of the independent Lao army on 20 January 1949. Every year, large posters are placed to remind that date which was marks the first step towards full independence and domination of the [[Lao People's Revolutionary Party]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Anniversary of the Lao army|url=http://www.luangprabang-laos.com/Anniversary-of-the-Lao-army|website=luangprabang-laos.com}}</ref> A military parade is held in the early morning in the capital of [[Vientiane]]. In the [[Kingdom of Laos]], 1 July was the anniversary of the [[Royal Lao Army]].

=== Lebanon ===
'''[[Lebanese Armed Forces]] Day''' is celebrated on 1 August.

=== Malaysia ===
'''Hari Angkatan Tentera Malaysia''' (English: ''[[Malaysian Armed Forces]] Day'') is celebrated on 16 September, [[Malaysia Day]]. This double holiday, which marks the formation of [[Malaysia]] in 1963, is also marked in the Malaysian Armed Forces as the anniversary of the formal raising of the first companies of the [[Royal Malay Regiment]] in 1933, from which would grow the basis of the modern day Armed Forces. To avoid conflict with Malaysia Day festivities, celebrations are marked on the Tuesday after Malaysia Day, which also conclude a two-month long celebration period of the anniversary of Malaysian nationhood.

=== Maldives ===
'''Maldives Armed Forces Day''' ''(''{{Langx|dv|ސިފައިންގެ ދުވަސް}}) is celebrated by the [[Maldives National Defence Force]] every year on 21 April to commemorate the establishment of a Security Force under the [[List of Sultans of the Maldives|Sultan of the Maldives]] on 21 April 1892.<ref>{{cite web |title=Origin of the Security Force |url=http://www.mndf.gov.mv/v3/?page_id=12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211032839/http://www.mndf.gov.mv/v3/?page_id=12 |archive-date=2012-02-11 |access-date=2020-06-03 |website= |publisher=[[Maldives National Defence Force]]}}</ref>

===Mongolia===
[[File:The Mongolian Expeditionary Task Force 1 performs a drill demonstration during Mongolian Army Day. (4443117634).jpg|thumb| Members of the Mongolian Expeditionary Task Force stand in formation during the Soldiers Day celebrations in [[Camp Eggers]], Afghanistan.]]
'''[[Men's and Soldiers' Day|Soldier's Day]]''' ({{langx|mn|Цэргийн баяр}}) is celebrated on 18 March annually. On 18 March 1921, Sükhbaatar's troops succeeded in taking the town, despite being heavily outnumbered. This day is now the official holiday of Mongolia's army, and is usually celebrated as the equivalent of Defender of the Fatherland Day in Russia, or the male version of International Women's Day.<ref>Charles R. Bawden, The Modern History of Mongolia, London 1968</ref>

===Myanmar===
{{main|Armed Forces Day (Myanmar)}}
In [[Myanmar]], '''[[Armed Forces Day (Myanmar)|Armed Forces Day]]''' ({{lang|my|တပ်မတော်နေ့}}) is celebrated on 27 March in commemoration of the start of [[Burmese army]]'s resistance to Japanese occupation in 1945. Originally, it was known as Resistance Day ({{lang|my|တော်လှန်ရေးနေ့}}).

=== North Korea ===
{{main|Military Foundation Day}}
In [[North Korea]], the [[Military Foundation Day]] is celebrated on 8 February, in commemoration of the day of the creation of the modern [[Korean People's Army]] (KPA)<ref name="SeolSongAh2015">{{cite web|author=Seol Song Ah|date=7 December 2015|title=Kim Jong Un's birthday still not a holiday|url=http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk01500&num=13620|access-date=13 January 2017|work=Daily NK}}</ref> in 1948. On that holiday North Korea holds a national commemorative assembly in Pyongyang and various commemorative events, firepower demonstrations, concerts and the biannual military parade. Since 23 April 1996 when the {{ill|Central People's Committee|ja|中央人民委員会}} issued an ordinance making it a national holiday, both the entire military and civilians are permitted to take off from work to celebrate all those serving in the KPA and its veterans.

Additionally, since 2015, the KPA and its veterans are honored on ''People's Revolutionary Army Day'', held every 25 April, to commemorate the official formation of the predecessor forces of the Army, the Revolutionary Army, in the spring of 1932.

=== Pakistan ===
In Pakistan, the Federal [[Pakistani Army|Army]], [[Pakistani Navy|Navy]] and [[Pakistani Air Force|Air Force]] celebrate [[Defence Day]] (6 September), the [[Navy Day#Pakistan|Navy Day]]/[[Victory Day#8 September in Pakistan|Victory Day]] (8 September) and the [[Air Force Day (Pakistan)|Air Force Day]] (7 September) respectively. Usually the ceremony takes place on the '''''Resolution''''' or [[Pakistan Day]] (23 March) when all three services display their full colours and guards of honour, as well as on Independence Day (14 August).

===Philippines===
'''Armed Forces Day''' (Filipino: ''Araw ng Hukbong Sandatahang Lakas'', Spanish: ''Dia de las Fuerzas Armadas de Filipinas'') is observed on 21 December, the anniversary of the official founding of the [[Armed Forces of the Philippines]] in 1935 in accordance with CA No. 1 ([[National Defense Act of 1935]]).

===Taiwan / Republic of China (ROC)===
The '''Armed Forces Day''' ({{lang-zh|'''軍人節'''}}) is celebrated in the Republic of China on the island of [[Taiwan]] on 3 September, on the same day as their [[Victory over Japan Day]] (1945). Pursuant to Article 5 of the [[s:zh:紀念日及節日實施辦法|''Order to Implement Commemoration Days and Holidays'' (紀念日及節日實施辦法)]], the [[Ministry of National Defense (Republic of China)|Ministry of National Defense]] (國防部) determines how to allow a day off for the [[Military of the Republic of China|military personnel]]. This is not a [[Holidays in the Republic of China|public holiday in the Republic of China]], but relevant institutions, groups, and schools may hold celebrating activities.<ref>{{in lang|zh}}[http://law.moj.gov.tw/LawClass/LawAll.aspx?PCode=D0020033 Order to Implement Commemoration Days and Holidays]</ref>

=== Tajikistan ===
{{Main|Armed Forces Day (Tajikistan)}}

'''Рӯзи Артиши Миллӣ Тоҷик''' (English: ''Tajik National Army Day'') is celebrated on 23 February to commemorate the formation of the [[Armed Forces of Tajikistan]] in 1993. The main celebrations are held in [[Dushanbe]], with the [[President of Tajikistan]], in his/her capacity as Supreme Commander in Chief, takes the salute at a wreath laying ceremony in [[Victory Park, Dushanbe|Victory Park]]. Military parades have been held on Armed Forces Day on jubilee years (2003 and 2013 for example).<ref>{{cite web|title=On 23 February 1993 the first military parade of the Armed Forces was conducted and that date was officially declared as the Day of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Tajikistan.|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/centralasia/tajik-mod.htm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=10,000 servicemen were on military parade in Dushanbe on 23 February {{!}} Tajikistan News ASIA-Plus|url=http://www.news.tj/en/news/10000-servicemen-were-military-parade-dushanbe-february-23|access-date=2017-08-31|archive-date=1 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901063022/http://www.news.tj/en/news/10000-servicemen-were-military-parade-dushanbe-february-23|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The following service branches also have their own professional holidays:
* 6 February – [[Tajik Internal Troops]]
* [[Border Guards Day|28 May]] – [[Tajik Border Troops]]
* [[Paratroopers' Day|4 August]] – [[Tajik Mobile Forces]]
* 2 October – [[Presidential National Guard]]

===Thailand===
Thailand honours the [[Royal Thai Armed Forces]] on 18 January, '''Royal Thai Armed Forces Day'''. The RTAF honors on that day the anniversary of the victory won by the King [[Naresuan]] in the legendary [[elephant duel]] against [[Mingyi Swa]] (grandson of [[Bayinnaung]]) in 1592 at Nong Sarai, [[Suphanburi]]. This is honored with massive military parades in various parts of the country. The main celebrations are in Bangkok and on behalf of the Royal Family of Thailand, the Chief of Defence Forces takes the salute on this day's parade. In 2020, King [[Vajiralongkorn]], as Chief of the Armed Forces, attended the Armed Forces Day parade for the very first time.

=== Singapore ===
In Singapore, '''Singapore Armed Forces Day''' falls on 1 July each year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Armed Forces Day in Singapore / July 1, 2019|url=https://anydayguide.com/calendar/3169}}</ref> The practice began in 1969, just several years after Singapore [[Singapore in Malaysia|separated from Malaysia]] to become a sovereign nation. The day is marked by a parade and a re-affirmation of the pledge of loyalty<ref>{{cite web|title=SAF Pledge|url=https://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/events_and_activities/2016/safday2016/abtparade/saf.html|publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (Singapore)]]}}</ref> by all members of the [[Singapore Armed Forces]] on [[SAF Day Parade|parade]] in a [[Trooping the Colour]] like event.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the SAF Day Parade|url=https://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/events_and_activities/2016/safday2016/abtparade/history.html|publisher=[[Ministry of Defence (Singapore)]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=26 June 1969|title=A special day for Republic's Armed Forces from this year onwards|page=8|work=[[The Straits Times]]|publisher=NewspaperSG digital archives|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19690626.2.59}}</ref> Each year, a minute of silence is observed to pay tribute to the servicemen.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Parliament|first1=Singapore|date=March 2006|title=Parliamentary Debates: Official report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_makf087Io4C&q=SAF+Day+Parade}}</ref> On that day, the outgoing colour bearer of the Singapore Army hands over the State Colour of the Army to a new colour bearer from the Army's Best Combat Unit of the year. The [[President of Singapore]] gives a holiday address to the SAF and the nation. Since 1987, rededication ceremonies have been held across the country so that employers can pledge their support for SAF.<ref>{{cite web|date=3 June 2011|title=SAF Day Combined Rededication Ceremony|url=http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/topics/employers/Events/SAFDayCombinedRededicationCeremony.html|publisher=Ministry of Defence}}</ref>

=== South Korea ===
[[File:ArmedForcesDay-Parade Seoul 1962-10-01.jpg|thumb|Troops parading in Seoul on "Armed Forces Day" 1962-10-01.]]
{{Main|Armed Forces Day (South Korea)}}
In '''South Korea''', 국군의 날 (English: ''Armed Forces Day'') falls on 1 October, the day that South Korean forces broke through the [[38th parallel north|38th parallel]] in 1950 during the [[Korean War]]. It is not a national holiday or public day off, but a [[Public holidays in South Korea|National Flag Raising Day]] (국기게양일) to recognize and honor the active and reserve servicemen and women and veterans of the [[Republic of Korea Armed Forces]].

===Sri Lanka===
In Sri Lanka each armed services celebrates its own Army Day (10 October), the Navy Day (9 December) and the Air Force Day (2 March) respectively. However all armed services celebrate Independence Day (4 February) with a military parade in which they display their full colours.<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Force Day in Sri Lanka|url=https://anydayguide.com/calendar/3176|access-date=21 April 2018|website=AnydayGuide}}</ref> Since 2010, the armed services also hold parades on [[Remembrance Day (Sri Lanka)|Victory and Remembrance Day (18 May)]], in honour of the armed forces fallen, heroes and veterans of the [[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]].

=== Vietnam ===
In Vietnam, '''People's Army Day''' is celebrated on 22 December, the day of the 1944 foundation of the [[People's Army of Vietnam]]. This is not a public holiday, but relevant celebrations are held nationwide to celebrate the occasion.{{Citation needed|date=April 2016}}

==== South Vietnam ====
The Armed Forces Day of [[South Vietnam]] was celebrated from 1965 to 1974 on 19 June; the holiday is still celebrated internationally by former South Vietnamese military veterans.<ref>{{cite web|last=Saigon|date=25 June 2011|title=Phong Trào Cờ Vàng Chuyển Lửa Đấu Tranh: Ngày Quân Lực VNCH 19-6-2011 Orlando, Florida|url=http://phongtraocovang.blogspot.com/2011/06/ngay-quan-luc-vnch-19-6-2011-orlando.html}}</ref>

== Europe ==

===Bulgaria===
The '''Day of Bravery and [[Bulgarian Armed Forces Day]]''' is commemorated every year on 6 May, The Feast of [[Saint George]], who is the [[patron saint]] of the [[Bulgarian Armed Forces]]. The national parade is held on [[Prince Alexander of Battenberg Square]] in [[Sofia]], the national capital city, on this day, with the salute taken by the [[President of Bulgaria]], the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.

===Croatia===
In Croatia, the commemorative dates of the Armed Forces are as follows:

[[Armed Forces of Croatia]] ({{langx|hr|Oružane snage Republike Hrvatske}}):
* 28 May – Croatian Armed Forces Day ({{langx|hr|link=no|Dan Oružanih snaga Republike Hrvatske}}), marking the day of the first-ever public parade of the military forces on 28 May 1991 on [[Stadion Kranjčevićeva]], [[Zagreb]].

[[Croatian Army]] ({{langx|hr|link=no|Hrvatska kopnena vojska}});
* 28 May – Croatian Army Day ({{langx|hr|link=no|Dan Hrvatske kopnene vojske}}).

[[Croatian Navy]] ({{langx|hr|link=no|Hrvatska ratna mornarica}});
* 18 September – Croatian Navy Day ({{langx|hr|link=no|Dan Hrvatske ratne mornarice}});

[[Croatian Air Force and Defense]] ({{langx|hr|link=no|Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo i protuzračna obrana}}).
* 12 December – Croatian Air Force Day ({{langx|hr|link=no|Dan Hrvatskog ratnog zrakoplovstva}}).

The entire Croatian Armed Forces are also honored on 5 August, [[Victory Day (Croatia)|Victory and Homeland Defenders Day and Day of the Defenders of Croatia]], celebrating the anniversary of the 1995 [[Operation Storm]].

=== Finland ===
[[File:Lippujuhlan päivän paraati 2014 012 Uudenmaan prikaati.JPG|thumb|The [[Nyland Brigade]] ({{langx|fi|Uudenmaan prikaatti}}) at the 2014 Festival Parade of the [[Finnish Defense Forces]] on the Valtakatu street in [[Lappeenranta]], Finland]]
In Finland, Day of the [[Finnish Defence Forces|Defence Forces]] ({{langx|fi|Puolustusvoimain lippujuhlan päivä|lit=The Day of the Defence Forces' flag fest}}) is celebrated on 4 June, which is the birthday of [[C. G. E. Mannerheim]], the [[Marshal of Finland]]. During 1919–1939 it was called the Day of the War People's flag fest ({{langx|fi|link=no|Sotaväen lippujuhlan päivä}}) and was celebrated on 16th as the Victory Day of the Troops of the Republic of Finland, i. e. the [[Whites (Finland)|Whites]] over the [[Red Guards (Finland)|Reds]] in the [[Finnish Civil War|Civil War]] 1918. After [[the Winter War]] there were no need to maintain the dichotomy of Finnish society and the celebrations of 16 May were ended. During Mannerheim's 75th birthday the Finnish Government declared that from then on 4 June would officially celebrated as the Birthday of Marshal of Finland ({{langx|fi|link=no|Suomen marsalkan syntymäpäivä}}). Even though the official name of the day changed soon after it is still known, also in official context, as "The Birthday of Marshal of Finland".<ref>{{cite web|date=29 April 2011|title=Sisäasiainministeriö – Liputuspäivät|url=http://www.intermin.fi/intermin/home.nsf/pages/B51B50A211ADB353C2256B1B00515948|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126142120/http://www.intermin.fi/intermin/home.nsf/pages/B51B50A211ADB353C2256B1B00515948|archive-date=26 January 2012|access-date=6 January 2012|publisher=Intermin.fi}}</ref><ref name="Oja">{{cite book|author=Oja, Heikki|url=http://almanakka.helsinki.fi/aikakirja/Aikakirja2007kokonaan.pdf|title=Aikakirja 2007|date=2007|publisher=Helsingin yliopiston almanakkatoimisto|isbn=978-952-10-3221-9|location=Helsinki|pages=190–191|language=fi|access-date=23 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322045417/http://almanakka.helsinki.fi/aikakirja/Aikakirja2007kokonaan.pdf|archive-date=22 March 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== France ===
During [[Bastille Day|France's national day]], France honors [[French armed forces|its armed forces]] during the [[Bastille Day Military Parade|military parade of 14 July]], which is the oldest and largest military parade in Europe.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

===Greece===
Greece marks its Armed Forces Day ({{langx|el|Ημέρα των Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων}}) on 21 November, on the day of the [[Presentation of Mary]].<ref>{{cite web|title=21 Νοεμβρίου – Εορτή Των Ενόπλων Δυνάμεων|url=http://www.geetha.mil.gr/media/21noe/eorti-ed.doc|access-date=22 March 2012|publisher=[[Hellenic National Defence General Staff]]|language=el}}</ref>

===Hungary===
In Hungary, the '''Patriots and Homeland Defenders Day''' is celebrated on 21 May, honoring all those serving in the [[Hungarian Defence Force]].

=== Italy ===
'''Giorno delle Forze Armate''' (English: ''Armed Forces Day'') is celebrated on 4 November to remember the Italian victory in the First World War. On 4 November 1918, Austrian-Hungarian forces agreed to a cease fire, thus ending the war on Italian front.

The following service holidays are celebrated all over the [[Italian Armed Forces]]:
* Army Day: 4 May ([[Italian Army]])
* [[Navy Day]]: 10 June ([[Italian Navy]])
* Air Force Day: 28 March ([[Italian Air Force]])
* [[Carabinieri]] Days: 5 June and 13 July

===Latvia===
The '''[[Latvian National Armed Forces]] Day''' is marked every 10 July, the day when in 1919 Latvia's Independent and North Latvian brigades where united in one formation under the command of General [[Dāvids Sīmansons]]. Similar celebrations occur on [[Lāčplēsis Day]].

=== Lithuania ===
'''[[Lithuanian Armed Forces]] Day''' ({{langx|lt|Lietuvos kariuomenės diena}}) is celebrated on 23 November. It honors the issuing of the first laws regarding the army on 23 November 1918 at the height of the [[Lithuanian–Soviet War]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lithuania marks centenary of reestablished armed forces with military parade|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/25/c_137629004.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181124221312/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/25/c_137629004.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 November 2018|publisher=Xinhua &#124; English.news.cn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.15min.lt/m/tema/lietuvos-kariuomenes-diena-34043|title=Lietuvos kariuomenės diena &#124; Tema}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://day.lt/sventes/straipsniai/kariu_diena|title = Lietuvos kariuomenės diena}}</ref> The holiday is traditionally celebrated with the noon [[military parade]] on [[Cathedral Square, Vilnius|Cathedral Square]] in [[Vilnius]], which runs through [[Gediminas Avenue]] to Independence Square after being reviewed by the [[President of Lithuania]]. [[NATO]], alongside Lithuanian troops take part in the parade, with contingents coming from [[United States]], [[Latvia]], [[Canada]], [[Ukraine]], [[Germany]] and the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.en.delfi.lt/article.php?id=76436955&amp=1|title=Lithuania celebrating Armed Forces Day|work=DELFI }}</ref>

=== Moldova ===
On 3 September, the [[Moldovan National Army]] marks the ''Ziua Armatei Naționale'' (Day of the National Army), with the Ministry of Defense organizing large demonstrations on the occasion of holiday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timpul.md/articol/ziua-armatei-nationale-14969.html|title=Ziua Armatei Naţionale|date=3 September 2010 }}</ref> Military and civilian staff lay flowers at the [[Stephen the Great Monument]] and there is also a ceremony of the decoration of National Army distinctions. On 2 March, the entire [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova|Armed Forces of Moldova]] celebrates Remembrance Day, which honours the veterans of the [[Transnistria War]], with events being organized from 1–4 March. Participants in years past have also organized the Memory March, walking from [[Great National Assembly Square, Chișinău|Great National Assembly Square]] to the Maica Indurerata (Grieving Mother) at the [[Eternity Memorial Complex, Chișinău|Eternity Memorial Complex]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.army.md/?lng=3&action=show&cat=122&obj=5569 |title = Ministry of Defense of Republic of Moldova}}</ref>

=== Montenegro ===
The '''Day of the [[Armed Forces of Montenegro]]''' is celebrated on 7 October. This day celebrates the victory over the vastly superior [[Byzantine army]] at the hands of [[Stefan Vojislav]], the lord of [[Duklja]] in a [[Battle of Bar|battle]] at Tuđemili near [[Bar, Montenegro|Bar]] in 1042.<ref>{{Citation |title=Proslavljen Dan Vojske Crne Gore |date=7 October 2019 |url=https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/30204047.html |language=sh |access-date=2022-04-12}}</ref> During this battle, the 40,000 strong Byzantine army was destroyed by the Dukljan Army, killing 7 Byzantine [[Strategos|''Strategoi'']]. This battle reaffirmed Dukljan independence and freedom from Byzantine imperial rule over the lands of Montenegro.

=== North Macedonia ===
The '''Day of [[Army of the Republic of North Macedonia|Macedonian Army]]''' is celebrated on 18 August. This date is chosen because on 18 August 1943, the battalion ''Mirče Acev'' was formed at the Slavej Mountain. It was the first organized battalion to fight against the Axis forces in [[World War II]] in [[North Macedonia]]. The day is not a national holiday, but is celebrated with a manifestation at one of the Army's barracks, where the [[President of North Macedonia|President]], the [[List of Speakers of the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia|Speaker of the Assembly]], the [[Prime Minister of North Macedonia|Prime Minister]] and the [[Minister of Defense (North Macedonia)|Minister of Defense]] are always present. Usually there is a parade of the armed forces and an exhibition of the weapons and vehicles of the Army.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ден на македонската Армија|newspaper=Daily.mk - Вести |url=https://daily.mk/what/868410}}</ref>

===Poland===
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In Poland, the '''Święto Wojska Polskiego''' (English: ''Polish Armed Forces Day'') is celebrated annually on 15 August. Begun in 1923, the day commemorated the anniversary of Poland's 1920 victory over [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic|Soviet Russia]] at the [[Battle of Warsaw (1920)|Battle of Warsaw]] in the [[Polish-Soviet War]].<ref name="PolskieRadio2013">{{cite web|title=Troops march on Armed Forces Day|url=http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/144474,Troops-march-on-Armed-Forces-Day|access-date=28 November 2013|publisher=[[Polskie Radio]]}}</ref> The holiday was discontinued during the [[Polish People's Republic|communist era]] in 1947 and replaced with 12 October, the anniversary of the 1943 [[Battle of Lenino]], but it was revived again after the overthrow of communism in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|title=Święto Wojska Polskiego|url=http://www.muzeum.kolobrzeg.pl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=482:swieto-wp&catid=17:wydarzenia&Itemid=19|access-date=28 November 2013|publisher=[[Museum of Polish Arms]]}}</ref>

===Romania===
In Romania, the '''Armed Forces Day''' ({{langx|ro|Ziua Armatei}}) is celebrated on 25 October. On this day, in 1944, the [[Romanian Land Forces]] retook [[Carei]], the last Romanian city under joint German–Hungarian occupation.

The Romania–Hungary border had been reached a few days earlier, but the troops rested, and then completed the liberation of [[Northern Transylvania]] during the [[Battle of Carei]], in order to coincide with [[Michael I of Romania|King Michael’s]] birthday on 25 October.<ref>{{cite web|title=25 October – The Romanian Armed Forces' Day|url=http://www.mapn.ro/25oct/25_OCTOBER_.doc|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615023931/http://www.mapn.ro/25oct/25_OCTOBER_.doc|archive-date=15 June 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Romanian military newsletter – 1 October 25– Romanian Armed Forces' Day|url=http://www.mapn.ro/newsletter/2005/n_2005_027.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615023934/http://www.mapn.ro/newsletter/2005/n_2005_027.pdf|archive-date=15 June 2007}}</ref>

=== Russian Federation ===
In Russia, the '''День защитника Отечества / Dyen' zaschitnika Otechestva''' (English: ''[[Defender of the Fatherland Day]]'') is celebrated on 23 February, honoring all those serving in the [[Russian Armed Forces]]. In the [[Soviet Union]] there was '''День Советской Армии / Dyen' Sovetskoy Armii''' (''Day of the Soviet Army''), celebrated on the same date. It is the very day of the anniversary since the formation of the modern armed forces of the Soviet Union in 1918, the traditions of which are continued by the current Russian Armed Forces, in conjunction with the heritage of its Imperial past.

In Russia the following holidays are celebrated by military personnel, veterans and the general public:
* [[Russian Special Operations Forces Day]] on 27 February, commemorating the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in Ukraine, 2014<ref>{{cite web|date=27 February 2015|title=Putin Establishes New 'Polite People' Day in Russia|url=https://themoscowtimes.com/news/putin-establishes-new-polite-people-day-in-russia-44305}}</ref>
* [[Victory Day]] on 9 May: Victory Day marks Germany's surrender to the Soviet Union in 1945
* [[Navy Day (Russia)|Navy Day]] on the last Sunday of July
* [[Paratroopers' Day]] on 2 August
* [[Russian Air Force Day]] on 12 August
* [[Russian Ground Forces]] Day on 1 October, in honor of the 1550 raising of the first [[Streltsy]] detachments
* [[Russian Aerospace Defence Forces]] Day on 4 October, the date of the 1957 launching of [[Sputnik]]
* [[Naval Infantry (Russia)|Russian Naval Infantry]] Day on 27 November, the date of its 1705 founding
* [[Strategic Missile Forces]] Day on 17 December

===Serbia===
'''Dan Vojske Srbije''' (''[[Serbian Armed Forces]] Day'') is marked on 23 April, the anniversary of the beginning of the 1815 [[Second Serbian Uprising]] which began the long road towards the restoration of Serbian independence after years of Ottoman occupation.

=== Spain ===
'''Armed Forces Day''' (Spanish: ''Día de las Fuerzas Armadas'') is observed in Spain since 1978.<ref>[http://www.diadelasfuerzasarmadas.es/docs/RealDecreto996-1978.pdf Royal Decree establishing the Armed Forces Day, 12 May 1978] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621041935/http://www.diadelasfuerzasarmadas.es/docs/RealDecreto996-1978.pdf|date=21 June 2012}}</ref> It started as a purely military celebration, but became with time a more colourful and popular event, the central acts of which are held each year at a different city.<ref>{{cite web|title=Día de las Fuerzas Armadas|url=http://www.diadelasfuerzasarmadas.es/historico/dffaa.html|website=diadelasfuerzasarmadas.es}}</ref> Since 1987 it is observed the Saturday nearest to 30 May, feast-day of [[Ferdinand III of Castile|Saint Ferdinand, King]].<ref>Royal Decree regulating the observation of Armed Forces Day, 10 April 1987 {{cite web|title=Archived copy|url=http://www.diadelasfuerzasarmadas.es/docs/RealDecreto530-1987.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620125803/http://www.diadelasfuerzasarmadas.es/docs/RealDecreto530-1987.pdf|archive-date=20 June 2012|access-date=2012-06-27}}</ref>

The Armed Forces and those killed in service are also honoured at the celebrations of [[Fiesta Nacional de España|Spain's National Day]] (12 October).

===Ukraine===
* '''Ground Forces Day''' for the [[Ukrainian Ground Forces]] is celebrated on 12 December.
* '''Navy Day''' for the [[Ukrainian Navy]] is celebrated on the first Sunday of July since June 2015.<ref name="pndfsj">[http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/271853.html Ukrainian Navy to celebrate its holiday on first Sunday of July – decree], [[Interfax-Ukraine]] (12 June 2015)</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=3NJt5Un2AEAC&pg=PA781 The Global Road Warrior: 100 Country Handbook for the International Business Traveler] by [[Joe Reif]], [[World Trade Press]], 2001, {{ISBN|1-885073-86-0}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=AsQzDd41doAC&pg=PA250 Ukraine Intelligence & Security Activities and Operations Handbook], International Business Publications, 2009, {{ISBN|0-7397-1661-1}}</ref>
* '''Air Force Day''' is the first Saturday in August.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ukraine marks Air Force Day|url=http://www.unian.info/politics/1457128-ukraine-marks-air-force-day.html}}</ref>

For the entire [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]], '''Armed Forces Day''' ({{langx|uk|День Збройних сил України}}) is celebrated on 6 December, with fireworks displays and gun salutes nationwide.<ref name="CMUArmyDAy">Culture Smart! Ukraine by [[Anna Shevchenko]], Kuperard, 2006, {{ISBN|978-1-85733-327-5}}</ref> This holiday was established in 1993 by a resolution passed by the [[Verkhovna Rada]].<ref>[https://www.unian.info/m/society/2282449-ukraine-marks-armed-forces-day-video.html Ukraine marks Armed Forces Day (Video)], [[UNIAN]] (6 December 2017)</ref>

Other military holidays in Ukraine include:
* 23 May – [[Ukrainian Naval Infantry|Marine Corps Birthday]]
* 8 July – Air Defence Forces Day
* 8 August – Signal Corps Day
* 7 September – [[Chief directorate of intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine|Military Intelligence]] Forces Day
* 14 September – [[Armored Force (Ukraine)|Armoured Forces]] Day
* 14 September – Mobilized Servicemen Day
* 14 October – [[Defenders Day (Ukraine)|Defenders of Ukraine Day]]
* 29 October – Finance Officers Day
* 3 November – [[Rocket Forces and Artillery (Ukraine)|Rocket Forces and Artillery]] Day
* 3 November – Corps of Engineers Day
* 21 November – [[Ukrainian Air Assault Forces|Air Assault Forces]] Day
* 23 December – Operational Servicemen Day

===United Kingdom===
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The first Armed Forces Day in the [[United Kingdom]] took place on 27 June 2009. It replaced the previous [[Veterans' Day UK|Veterans' Day]], first observed in 2006.
<ref>{{cite news|last=Rayment|first=Sean|date=9 March 2008|title=Daily Telegraph ''(retrieved 27 July 2009)''|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=UK|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1581161/Calls-for-national-Armed-Forces-Day.html|access-date=6 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Armed Forces Day (UK)|url=http://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090627023225/http://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/|archive-date=27 June 2009|access-date=24 June 2009}}</ref>
The date was chosen as it marked the day after the anniversary of the first investiture ceremony for the [[Victoria Cross]] military medal for heroism, held on 26 June 1857.<ref>{{cite news|date=27 June 2006|title=First Veterans' Day takes place|publisher=BBC|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5119404.stm|access-date=29 October 2008}}</ref>

The 2009 celebrations were centred on [[Chatham Historic Dockyard]] – a former [[Royal Navy]] base. The Prime Minister [[Gordon Brown]] and his wife [[Sarah Jane Brown|Sarah]], and [[Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester|Prince Richard, the Duke and his Duchess of Gloucester]], attended as the official party, along with the head of the unified Armed Forces, [[Air Chief Marshal]] [[Sir Jock Stirrup]], and Defence Minister [[Kevan Jones]].

The [[Isle of Man]], a [[Crown Dependency]], held its events a month later on 26 July 2009.<ref>{{cite web|author=Nicholas Orton|date=22 June 2009|title=Douglas Borough Council Online|url=http://www.douglas.gov.im/shownews.asp?ID=3172|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222035802/http://www.douglas.gov.im/shownews.asp?ID=3172|archive-date=22 February 2012|access-date=6 January 2012|publisher=Douglas.gov.im}}</ref>

The 2010 event was centred on [[Cardiff]] and in 2011 it was Edinburgh's turn. Smaller events were held throughout the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sky News ''(retrieved 27 June 2009)|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Armed-Forces-Day-Gordon-Brown-Joins-Parade-At-Chatham-As-Britain-Gets-Behind-Its-Troops/Article/200906415321104?f=rss|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712160550/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Armed-Forces-Day-Gordon-Brown-Joins-Parade-At-Chatham-As-Britain-Gets-Behind-Its-Troops/Article/200906415321104?f=rss|archive-date=12 July 2012|access-date=6 January 2012|publisher=News.sky.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=20 February 2007|title=Defence News: 'Lorraine Kelly launches Armed Forces Day' 2011" (retrieved 22 June 2011)|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/HistoryAndHonour/LorraineKellyLaunchesArmedForcesDay2011.htm|access-date=6 January 2012|publisher=Mod.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=1 August 2012|title=City of Edinburgh Council|url=http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20156/armed_forces_day/1366/armed_forces_day_2011/1|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801064606/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20156/armed_forces_day/1366/armed_forces_day_2011/1|archive-date=1 August 2012}}</ref>

[http://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/ UK Armed Forces Day 2012] was centred on [[Plymouth]] and took place on Saturday 30 June. Smaller events were held throughout the United Kingdom. The Isle of Man holds [https://web.archive.org/web/20130621162652/http://www.gov.im/event.gov?eventid=3047 its event] on Sunday 24 June.

[[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] was chosen to be the host location for the 2020 UK Armed Forces Day event on Saturday 27 June.<ref>{{cite web|date=3 December 2019|title=SCARBOROUGH HOSTs National ARMED FORCES DAY 2020|url=https://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/features/armed-forces-day.php|website=Yorkshire Coast Radio}}</ref> Scarborough was announced as the venue in June 2018, after submitting a bid which was described by the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|MoD]] as "outstanding".

The event was due to take place on 27 June 2020, and would have contained a large programme of events taking place on the day and in the build up to the event.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 December 2019|title=Scarborough Armed Forces Day Website Launches|work=Yorkshire Coast Radio|url=https://www.yorkshirecoastradio.com/news/local-news/2998151/scarborough-armed-forces-day-website-launches/}}</ref> The AFD became a "virtual event" after the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]] and so Scarborough Borough Council created a website hosting military related content instead. The AFD for 2021, will be held in Scarborough in lieu of the 2020 event.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gavaghan|first1=Carl|date=11 June 2020|title=Scarborough to host virtual Armed Forces Day|language=en|work=The Scarborough News|url=https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/people/scarborough-host-virtual-armed-forces-day-2881761|access-date=22 June 2020}}</ref>

== Oceania ==
=== Australia and New Zealand ===
'''[[ANZAC Day]]''' is a public holiday commemorated on 25 April. It is a national day of remembrance in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those who have served."<ref>{{cite web|title=ANZAC Day|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501085852/http://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac/|archive-date=1 May 2013|access-date=24 April 2013|publisher=Australian War Memorial}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Anzac Day Today|url=http://www.anzac.govt.nz/today/index.html|access-date=22 April 2011|work=Anzac.govt.nz|publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage|archive-date=27 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427001029/http://www.anzac.govt.nz/today/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The date commemorates the landings in 1915 at [[Anzac Cove]] on the coast of the [[Dardanelles]] and the [[Aegean Sea]] of the old [[Ottoman Empire]] (modern [[Turkey]]) by [[Australian Army|Australian]] and [[New Zealand Army|New Zealand]] combined military forces in the [[Australian and New Zealand Army Corps]], the beginning of the costly casualties of the [[Gallipoli campaign]] in [[World War I]].

There is also a Reserve Forces Day in Australia first celebrated in 1998 for "the 50th anniversary of the reforming of the Citizen Military Forces after World War II on 1 July 1948 and Reserve service. The date of the first of July was chosen as the official date of Reserve Forces Day with the celebrations being held on that day or the weekend before or following that date."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Australian Reserve Forces Day – Home|url=http://www.rfd.org.au}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Holidays}}
* [[Red poppy]]
* [[Remembrance Sunday]]
* [[Volkstrauertag]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.defenselink.mil/afd/ DefenseLINK: Armed Forces Day (U.S.)]
* [http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz002h93fh Image of young boys posing next to a railway rifle on Army Day at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, 1930s]. ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, [[Charles E. Young Research Library]], [[University of California, Los Angeles]].

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