The 1985 Warsaw Victory Day Parade was a military parade (Defiladzie Zwycięstwa) held in Warsaw, the capital of the Polish People's Republic. It was held to commemorate the ruby jubilee (40th anniversary) of the end of the Second World War. The parade featured officers and soldiers of the Polish People's Army who marched in front of the Palace of Culture and Science on Parade Square. 3,000 troops took part in the parade, which had musical accompaniment by the Representative Central Band of the LWP. The units on parade included guards of honour including the Representative Honor Guard of the LWP and the Academy of Officers of Anti-Aircraft Defense Forces at Koszalin. The parade was commanded by Divisional General Jerzy Skalski of the Warsaw Military District, who reported to General Florian