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Over 40,000 People Partake in 'Immortal Regiment' March in Simferopol

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At least 40,000 people took part in the Immortal Regiment march in Simferopol on Monday, the Crimean authorities said.

SIMFEROPOL (Sputnik) – Some 40,000 people took part in the Immortal Regiment march in Simferopol on Monday, making it the biggest in Crimea’s capital’s history, the Crimean authorities said.

"The Immortal Regiment campaign brought together over 40,000 people. This is the biggest ever campaign which was a success in the Crimean capital," Ervin Musayev, one of the organizers of the event and a spokesman for the Crimean Ministry of Internal Policies, Information and Communication told RIA Novosti.

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The Immortal Regiment is a patriotic initiative that commemorates WWII soldiers in marches held across Russia and other countries in early May. During the marches, people carry photographs of their ancestors who participated in the war against Nazi Germany. Some 12 million people participated in the 2015 Immortal Regiment march throughout Russia.

This year, commemorative Immortal Regiment marches are held in the United States, Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, and many other countries, apart from Russia.

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