Thessaloniki: Grand military parade marking Greece’s Ohi Day concludes (VIDEO)

The grand military parade marking Greece’s national holiday of October 28 began on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, along Megalou Alexandrou Avenue on the Thessaloniki waterfront, in the presence of President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Tasoulas.

The parade commemorated the historic “Ohi” (No) of October 28, 1940, when Greece rejected an Italian ultimatum, marking the country’s entry into World War II.

Among the officials attending were Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis, Greek Minister of National Defence Nikos Dendias, Cypriot Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas, and European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas.

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece and Metropolitan Philotheos of Thessaloniki were also attending the celebrations, alongside senior military and security officials, government representatives, and local authorities.

This year’s parade featured a technological innovation, with a giant screen installed opposite the official viewing platform displaying live footage from two drones.

One drone was transmitting images from a patrol mission in the eastern Aegean Sea, while the other…