Poland stages military parade on anniversary of battle against Bolsheviks

People watch a massive military parade (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)

Poland has staged a military parade to showcase its state-of-the-art weapons and defence systems as war rages across its south-eastern border in Ukraine and ahead of parliamentary elections on October 15.

Crowds gathered in scorching temperatures expected to reach 35C to see US-made Abrams tanks, Himars mobile artillery systems and Patriot missile systems, as well as South Korean FA-50 fighter jets and K9 howitzers.