[1958，軍事學院官兵受閱]
The most spectacular figures were students from military academies and various military schools established by the PLA after the founding of the PRC. These schools represented different military areas, including infantry, artillery, armored force, engineers, air force and navy.
此次閱兵，軍事學院和步兵、炮兵、坦克兵、工程兵、空軍、海軍等軍事學校方陣最引人注目。這些軍事學院都是中華人民共和國成立后創建的。

圖為女民兵方隊通過天安門廣場。女民兵方隊首次在國慶大閱兵中出現。

圖為軍事學院的隊伍通過天安門廣場，接受檢閱。

[1959，國產武器倍增]
The number of people attending the ceremony was as high as 700,000. All the cutting-edge equipment, including automatic rifles, cannons, tanks and high-speed jet fighters, were Chinese-made.
參加典禮的各界群眾數量高達70萬人。裝備中最新式的自動步槍、大炮、坦克和高速噴氣殲擊機，都是我國自行制造的。

圖為中國人民解放軍空降兵部隊整裝待發，準備接受檢閱。

圖為中國人民解放軍各軍事院校的隊伍通過天安門廣場。