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] ], who had formally accepted the ], and ], rode through the parade ground on white and black ]s, respectively.<ref> ] ], who had formally accepted the ], and ], rode through the parade ground on white and black ]s, respectively.<ref>
</ref> The fact is commemorated by the ] of Zhukov in front of the ], on ]. ] stood atop of ] and watched the parade. </ref> The fact is commemorated by the ] of Zhukov in front of the ], on ]. The ], ], stood atop of ] and watched the parade. Renowned historian ] states that Stalin actually intended to lead the parade riding Zhukov's white stallion but the horse bolted in the manege because of Stalin's lack of riding skills. Even when the Soviet leader grabbed the ], he eventually fell to the ground. After that, he just spat and said "Let Zhukov take the parade. He's an old cavalryman." <ref>Antony Beevor, ''Berlin: the downfall, 1945'', Viking, 2002, p24</ref>


Displays of the Red Army aircraft and vehicles were some of the focal points of the ceremony. One of the most famous moments at the end of the troops parade took place when various ] soldiers carried the banners of Nazi Germany and threw them down next to the Mausoleum.<ref> Displays of the Red Army aircraft and vehicles were some of the focal points of the ceremony. One of the most famous moments at the end of the troops parade took place when various ] soldiers carried the banners of Nazi Germany and threw them down next to the Mausoleum.<ref>

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The 1945 Victory parade was the first major Soviet event recorded on color film.

The Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 was a victory parade held after the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War. It took place in the Soviet capital of Moscow, mostly centering around a military parade through Red Square. The parade took place on a rainy June 24, 1945, over a month after May 9th, the day of Germany's surrender to Soviet commanders.

Marshals Georgy Zhukov, who had formally accepted the German surrender to the Soviet Union, and Konstantin Rokossovsky, rode through the parade ground on white and black stallions, respectively. The fact is commemorated by the equestrian statue of Zhukov in front of the State Historical Museum, on Manege Square. The Premier of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin, stood atop of Lenin's Mausoleum and watched the parade. Renowned historian Anthony Beevor states that Stalin actually intended to lead the parade riding Zhukov's white stallion but the horse bolted in the manege because of Stalin's lack of riding skills. Even when the Soviet leader grabbed the mane, he eventually fell to the ground. After that, he just spat and said "Let Zhukov take the parade. He's an old cavalryman."

Displays of the Red Army aircraft and vehicles were some of the focal points of the ceremony. One of the most famous moments at the end of the troops parade took place when various Red Army soldiers carried the banners of Nazi Germany and threw them down next to the Mausoleum. One of the standards that was tossed down belonged to the Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler, Hitler's personal bodyguard raised to divisional size.

See also

References

  1. This YouTube clip shows the hurrahs of the soldiers and sailors as Zhukov and Rokossovsky trot through Red Square
  2. Antony Beevor, Berlin: the downfall, 1945, Viking, 2002, p24
  3. This YouTube clip shows the moment in the 1945 victory parade when the Nazi banners were being thrown to the ground

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