First contact of Robertson and Silvashko on the destroyed Elbe bridge of Torgau. The War is Over - American and Russian troops meet at the Elbe, A People At War, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Nora FitzGerald, Elbe Day commemorated 26 April 2010, Russia Beyond the Headlines, article with photos slideshow. East Germany Elbe Meeting - Time Magazine, May 6, 1985 "Remembering War" simulcast between US and USSR / SATELLITE LINKUP TO REUNITE SOVIET AND AMERICAN WW II VETS - UCSD press release April 29, 1985 Nora FitzGerald, Elbe Day commemorated 26 April 2010, Russia Beyond the Headlines, article with photos slideshow.