The first Victory Parade (25 photos)

I had forgotten that June 24, 1945, Moscow hosted the legendary first Victory Parade.



That rainy day in Red Square Capital honored the winners of fascism. The parade Marshal Rokossovsky, and took - Marshal Georgy Zhukov.

The idea is to take hits on the white horse was to the Supreme Commander, ie Joseph Stalin, but later Zhukov told the son of the leader, Basil - allegedly Stalin had to take hits himself, but by training, fell from his horse and sosolavshis that he was "too old to take the parades," Zhukov entrust the matter. < br />
An interesting detail: marching on Red Square, our troops have turned his head to trubune Mausoleum, welcoming and saluting the Politburo, and passing by the Allied Representatives (so long to delay the opening of a second front), as if defiantly did not, holding his head straight.

It is also curious that the gloves bearers rushed to the Mausoleum of 200 captured German banners (the first was thrown into Hitler's personal standard), after the parade had been burned. Such is the disinfection of the fascist plague.

It is not clear why after spending a grand parade in 1945, Stalin no longer ustravival no celebrations on June 24 or May 9th. And only in 1965 the Victory Day became an official holiday with us and parades were held on May 9 on a regular basis.

The first Victory Parade was shot numerous photographs, and was filmed on video, including and color of film trophy (videossylki also attached).

ORDER Supreme Commander

"In commemoration of the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War appoint June 24, 1945 in Moscow on Red Square parade of troops of the 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 victory Rokossovsky Marshal of the Soviet Union. 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 Artemyev. »

Supreme Commander
Marshal
Stalin
June 22, 1945. N 370

Marshals Zhukov and Rokossovsky riding. Manezh Square
(Left - ZHOLTOVSKOGO house, where it was the American Embassy, ​​in the background - the hotel "National»):


Georgy Zhukov, Konstantin Rokossovsky listens report:


Zhukov in the Kremlin June 24, 1945:


War won the boys here are
(Probably no more and 20):


... And their "fathers commanders»


Tankers for the Victory Parade:


The sailors on the Victory Parade:


Kuban Cossacks in the Victory Parade:


Gunners and the cannon at the hotel "National" prepared to enter Red Square
(On the site of the house to the right of the hotel will be built later, now-broken "Intourist»):


Motorcyclists in the early st. Gorky (Tver)


Heavy Tank IS-2 ("Joseph Stalin") before the parade on the street. Gorky at the Central Telegraph:


Bearers with captured Nazi banners at the Spassky Tower:


Bearers throw defeated German banners at the foot of the mausoleum
(Back on Calvary a festive fountain):


The price of victory:


Other price of victory - the happy girl:


More viewers:


Priests-order bearers:


Molotov, Stalin, Voroshilov, Kalinin
welcomes the Victory Parade participants with the mausoleum:


Tractors with guns on Red Square
(In the background no Iberian Gate demolished, nor the Kazan Cathedral):


Legendary T-34 tanks drive through the front of the Mausoleum:


Famous Russian rocket mortars "Katyusha" on the American truck chassis, "Studebaker»:


A general view of Red Square during Victory Day parade:


Calyut Tainitsky in the garden of the Kremlin:


"Hurrah-ah-ah-ah!»


Video Victory Parade in Moscow, June 24, 1945:

 - Color (mpg, 19 minutes, 300 mb)

 - B / W (mpg, 49 minutes, 646 mb)

Thank retromoscow