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[[File:Paris, Wachablösung.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Change of guard at hotel Crillon place de la Concorde in Paris. Picture taken in 1940.]]

[[File:Paris, Wachablösung.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Change of guard at hotel Crillon place de la Concorde in Paris. Picture taken in 1940.]]

The [[goose step]] is a type of marching step performed in formal military parades and special ceremonies. While marching in parade formation, the goose step is performed by troops through swinging their legs in unison off the ground, while keeping each leg straight and unbent.

The '''goose step''' is a type of marching step performed in formal military parades and special ceremonies. While marching in parade formation, the goose step is performed by troops through swinging their legs in unison off the ground, while keeping each leg straight and unbent.

Because of the goose steps association with [[Nazism|Nazi]] Germany, the [[Soviet Union]], blind obedience and dictatorships, it has acquired a negative reputation in the Anglo-American world. Anglo-Americans commonly mock goose stepping.

Because of the goose steps association with [[Nazism|Nazi]] Germany, the [[Soviet Union]], blind obedience and dictatorships, it has acquired a negative reputation in the Anglo-American world. Anglo-Americans commonly mock goose stepping.

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[[Category: Military]]

[[Category:Military]]