1945 Moscow Victory Parade
moscow victory parade russian парад победы romanized parad pobedy also known parade victor russian парад победителей romanized parad pobediteley victory parade held soviet armed force color guard company representing first polish army defeat nazi germany longest largest military parade ever held red square soviet capital moscow involved red army soldier military vehicle military hardware parade lasted two hour rainy june month may day germany surrender soviet commander parade ordered joseph stalin june virtue order office supreme commander chief armed force ussr order follows order supreme commander chief armed force ussr concurrent people commissar state defense mark victory germany great patriotic war order parade troop army navy moscow garrison victory parade june moscow red square marching parade shall combined regiment front people commissariat national defense combined regiment soviet navy military academy school troop moscow garrison military district deputy marshal soviet union georgy zhukov parade inspector marshal konstantin rokossovsky command victory parade entrust col gen pavel artemyev preparation supervision parade organization due concurrent capacity commanding general moscow military district commanding officer charge moscow city garrison june signed marshal soviet union joseph v stalin supreme commanderinchief armed force ussr concurrent people commissar defense ussr preceded another letter general army aleksei antonov chief general staff soviet armed force participant front attendance th previous month follows order front participate victory parade supreme commanderinchief armed force ordered order front participate moscow city parade honor victory germany front represented combined regiment raised among following pattern form combined front regiment follows twocompany battalion men company squad men basis accompanied command staff officer front one regimental commander two deputy regimental commander drill ceremony political training respectively one regimental chief staff battalion commander company commander color bearer escorting officer regiment composed male active personnel additional reserve personnel combined regiment parade following company infantry company artillery company tank company air company combined company composed cavalryman sapper signalman respectively company attendance manned middleranked officer commanding squad composed private sergeant combined regiment armed following pattern parade infantry company rifle infantry company submachine gun artillery company slung carbine tank company air company armed pistol combined cavalry signal sapper company also slung carbine sabre cavalryman attendance front commander commander including air tank army commander arrive moscow parade june year combined regiment front arrive moscow combat color selected front unit distinguished action captured enemy standard whatever number selected carried parade proper full dress uniform issued moscow use parade regimental staff may signed general army aleksei antonov chief general staff soviet armed force intensive preparation parade took place late may early june moscow preliminary rehearsal victory parade took place central airfield general rehearsal red square june marshal georgy zhukov formally accepted german surrender soviet union konstantin rokossovsky rode parade ground white black stallion respectively fact commemorated equestrian statue zhukov front state historical museum manege square zhukov stallion called кумир idol rokossovskys called столб pole general secretary communist party soviet union joseph stalin stood atop lenin mausoleum watched parade alongside dignitary present according certain edition zhukov memoir stalin intended ride parade fell horse rehearsal yield honor zhukov used cavalry officer however story disputed former soviet spy viktor suvorov claim story inserted zhukov memoir counterargument theory although apparently circulation earlier stalin didnt lead parade considered war result worthy effort invested suvorov note several inconsistency story along numerous evidence zhukov intended along role leading parade example memoir sergei shtemenko man responsible time preparation parade state role decided start igor bobylev took part preparation claim story never happened stalin never visited manege time another planned part parade march victory banner delivered moscow berlin june supposed begin procession troop despite weak drill training mikhail yegorov meliton kantaria stepan neustroev forced marshal zhukov go ahead portion parade display red army vehicle focal point ceremony one time cossack took part victory parade personnel th guard cossack cavalry corp taking part procession troop part nd ukrainian front combined regiment one famous moment end troop parade took place soldier separate operational purpose division nkvd carried german standard threw next mausoleum one standard tossed belonged lssah hitler personal bodyguard next day reception held grand kremlin palace honor participant victory parade due bad weather day flypast segment planned civil parade cancelled nonetheless twohour parade remains longest largest military parade red square history involved soldier military vehicle military hardware procession musical accompaniment provided massed band moscow garrison led major general semyon tchernetsky senior director music combined band consisted military band coming moscow military school well military unit red army nkvd combined band numbered musician direction bandmaster totalthe parade saw participation musician youngest year old parade repertoire finalized approval june final list included track including soviet anthem fanfare slow march twenty work performed parade written tchernetsky inspection part parade commenced tchernetskys jubilee slow march year red army ended performance slavsya first song conclusion inspection moscow ceremonial fanfare direction conductor vasily agapkin parade opened young drummer corp drum moscow school musician wearing uniform similar moscow suvorov military school led bandmaster marching past soon took place behind massed band provide additional support parade ended glory motherland march additional march included jaeger march march nd pechersk regiment march leningrad guard division march joy victory march hero marshal soviet union georgy zhukov parade inspector marshal soviet union konstantin rokossovsky parade commander military band massed military band moscow military district conductor major gen semyon tchernetsky senior director music central military orchestra people commissariat national defense moscow surovov military music school corp drum front soviet army navy army air force air defense force composed ground troop air force officer personnel following front karelian led regimental commander maj gen grigory kalinovsky marshal kirill meretskov leningrad led regimental commander maj gen andrei stuchenko marshal leonid govorov st baltic led regimental commander guard lt gen anton lopatin general army ivan bagramyan st belorussian led regimental commander maj gen ivan rosly col gen vasili chuikov nd belorussian led regimental commander lt gen konstantin erastov general army vasily sokolovsky rd belorussian led regimental commander marshal aleksandr vasilevsky st polish army color guard company led chief army general staff general władysław korczyc foreign army squad invited parade st ukrainian led regimental commander maj gen gleb baklanov marshal ivan konev th ukrainian led regimental commander guard lt gen andrei bondarev marshal fyodor tolbukhin nd ukrainian led regimental commander lt gen ivan afonin general army andrei yeremenko rd ukrainian led regimental commander guard maj gen nikolai biryukov marshal rodion malinovsky commander bulgarian st army lt gen vladimir stoychev fleet land air personnel soviet navy navy contingent commander vice adm vladimir fadeev northern fleet baltic fleet dnieper flotilla danube flotilla caspian flotilla black sea fleet naval infantry coastal force including naval artillery combined battalion corp cadet mv frunze naval college naval engineering academy flag disposal regiment st internal troop division ussr nkvd felix dzerzhinsky composed captured enemy standard color carried front maj gen mikhail duka entrusted carrying symbolic key defeated city berlin moscow military district armed force soviet union contingent garrison district commander col gen pavel artemyev military school academy combined joint division officer rank people commisariat defense v frunze military academy suvorov military school military armored troop service school military engineering academy f dzerzhinsky military artillery school lenin militarypolitical academy air force engineering academy moscow city soviet border protection superior college moscow military infantry training school guard mortar training school airborne troop officer candidate school technical force officer school infantry unit kremlin regiment omsdon st nkvd internal troop mechanized rifle division special duty felix dzerzhinsky nd nkvd internal troop division border protection security service nkvd k unit engineering medical troop antitank army cavalry regiment within moscow area army horse artillery mm howitzer mm howitzer also used regular artillery tachanka battalion soviet air defence force antiaircraft gun towed truckmounted k k k searchlight truck acoustic range finder army rocket force field artillery mortar mm mortar pm mortar field gun mm divisional gun zis mm field gun b mm divisional gun f mm regimental gun mm divisional gun antitank gun k zis mountain gun mm mountain gun also used airborne katyusha rocket launcher army rocket force artillery bm bm bmbm howitzer ml b mm gun br mm howitzer b mm howitzer army infantry joint regiment motorized infantry formation dnepr motorcycle ba armored car ba army airborne force army tank force contingent victory tank army artillery selfpropelled artillery contingent su su su isu isu su su outside parade parade held june honor th anniversary victory element parade included parade notable band playing jubilee slow march year red army outset inspection stage statue zhukov parade horse located near state historical museum manezhnaya square original debate place statue many saying located site parade red square moscow victory day parade contingent turkmenistan upon request government turkmenistan led officer riding horseback horse descendant horse used parade celebration independence day south ossetia annual military parade tskhinvali saw georgian flag thrown ground south ossetian militiaman resembling soviet soldier threw german flag red square parade victory parade south ossetian capital tskhinval equestrian team russian fsb took part equestrian rank led officer stallion called brilliant direct descendant idol moscow victory day parade officer wore new standingcollar tunic first time supposed resemble uniform officer corp parade victor parade mongolian contingent wore modified version uniform later year officer korean people army wore uniform based worn parade military parade kim ilsung square kazakh city almaty street near abay avenue called june street named honor first victory parade list german standard moscow victory parade berlin victory parade london victory celebration черток м музыка парада победы музыкальная академия – moscow victory parade video netfilm newsreel documentary film archive official site th anniversary original victory parade june german flag soviet victory parade official site russian th celebration victory parade russian site short video parade downloaded video parade moscow victory parade imdb