Victory Parade 1945 in Moscow Bashny.Net

June 22, 1945 in the central Soviet newspapers published an order of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the USSR Stalin's number 370:
In commemoration of the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War appoint 24 June 1945 in Moscow on Red Square parade of troops acting army, the navy and the Moscow Garrison - Victory Parade.





On display hits: summary shelf fronts, combined regiment of the People's Commissariat of Defense, combined regiment of the Navy, military academies, military schools and the troops of the Moscow garrison.
Victory Parade to take my Deputy Marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov.
The parade of the Victory of the Soviet Union Marshal Rokossovsky.

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General guidance on the organization of the parade on lay commander of the Moscow Military District and the city of Moscow garrison commander Colonel-General PA Artemyev.
Supreme Commander,
Marshal
Stalin
Victory Parade took Marshal Zhukov. The parade Marshal Rokossovsky. Zhukov and Rokossovsky drove through Red Square on a white and a black horses. Stalin watched the parade from the rostrum of the Lenin Mausoleum. On the podium was also attended by Molotov, Kalinin, Voroshilov and other members of the Politburo. In the name and on behalf of the Soviet Government and the CPSU (b) Zhukov congratulated the valiant Soviet soldiers' great victory over German imperialism »
Interesting facts:
Horse Zhukov was the idol of Terek breed, a light gray suit. There is a theory that the horse Marshal Zhukov was Akhal-Teke, a light gray suit, named Arab. However, this version has not been confirmed. Rokossovskogo Horse - Thoroughbred Braun suit nickname - Pole.
During the Victory Parade was pouring rain, which is clearly seen in the newsreels. Many participants of the Victory Parade remembers rain.
Due to the heavy rain it was canceled aerial part of the parade and the passage of the columns of the working people of the capital
Zhukov broke just two ancient traditions that prohibit travel on horseback and with his head covered through the gates of the Kremlin's Spasskaya tower.
By order of Stalin in the parade was carried Shepherd Djulbars on his tunic, in connection with the health of the dog (was injured at the end of the war, only one dog is awarded the medal "For Military Merit».)
Joint Band concluded hits melody "Glory, glory" from the opera Glinka's "Ivan Susanin", passing in the song "Hail Soviet our country!».

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