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Santiago de Cuba - Garde au Mausolée José Marti
Cuban honor guards goose-stepping at the Mausoleum of José Marti, Santiago de Cuba
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Russian soldiers goose-stepping in Moscow, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

The goose step is a kind of marching done by the military. It is usually done in formal parades and other ceremonies. While marching together, the troops swing their legs high off the ground, while keeping their knees unbended (so that their legs are straight). It resembles the walking style of a goose.

The march comes from the Prussian army in the mid-18th century. It was called the Stechschritt (meaning, "piercing step") or Stechmarsch. It is still used today by the armed forces of the nearly 30 countries.

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1985-1216-524, Paris, Wachablösung
The Wehrmacht in Paris, 1940


Images for kids

  • Changing the guards kremlin

    Russian Kremlin Guards goose-stepping at slow march near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Moscow

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 102-10887, Parade der Reichswehr

    German soldiers of the Weimar Republic's Reichswehr goosestepping in 1931

  • RIAN archive 555827 Carrying the Olympic flag

    Athletes goose-stepping with the Olympic flag at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow

  • Garde nationale bulgare

    The National Guards Unit of Bulgaria goosestepping in the Bastille Day Military Parade 2007 in Paris

  • Chinese honor guard in column 070322-F-0193C-014

    A Chinese People's Liberation Army honor guard company goosesteps.

  • Vietnam People's Navy honor guard at ASEAN defense ministers meeting 2010-10-12 1

    The Vietnam People's Navy honor guard company goose-stepping at ASEAN defense ministers meeting, 2010

  • Military Parade Belgrade 2014 - Serbian Soldiers with Russian Knights - The Swifts (16021305159)

    Example of high-stepping in a military parade, Belgrade

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-034-21, Warschau, Parade vor Adolf Hitler

    Wehrmacht troops parading in Warsaw on 5 October 1939

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