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

After the defeat of Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War, a celebration was held in the Soviet capital of Moscow, mostly centering around a parade through Red Square. The victory parade took place on June 24, 1945, over a month after the May 9th, the day of Germany's surrender to Soviet commanders. Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... The Eastern Front1 was the theatre of combat between Nazi Germany and its allies against the Soviet Union during World War II. It was somewhat separate from the other theatres of the war, not only geographically, but also for its scale and ferocity. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... Saint Basils Cathedral and Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin at Red Square in Moscow. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... May 9, Soviet poster based on the famous photo of the Soviet flag being raised over the Reichstag in 1945. ...

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 Soviet leader Joseph Stalin stood atop of Lenin's Mausoleum and watched the parade. Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgi Zhukov Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (Russian: Георгий Константинович Жуков) (December 1 [O.S. November 19] 1896 – June 18, 1974), Soviet military commander and politician, considered by many as one of the most successful field commanders of World War II. // Prewar career Born into a peasant family in Strelkovka... This article chronicles the end of the European Theatre of World War II in late April and early May 1945. ... Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Rokossovsky Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky (Russian: Константин Константинович Рокоссовский, Polish name Konstanty Rokossowski) (December 21, 1896 – August 3, 1968), Soviet military commander and Polish Defence Minister. ... A stallion is an ungelded male horse after reaching the age of sexual maturity, usually between two and three years of age. ... Apotheosis of Saint Louis by Charles H. Niehaus In sculpture, an equestrian (from the Latin equus meaning horse) is a statue consisting of a horse with mounted rider. ... State Historical Museum, as seen from Red Square The State Historical Museum of Russia is a museum of Russian history located at one end of Red Square in Moscow. ... (help· info), in full: Josef Vissarionovich Stalin (Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин), born Iosif Vissarionovich (Иосиф Виссарионович), Georgian: Ioseb Dzhugashvili (Иосиф Джугашвили); (December 18 [O.S. December 6] 1878 – March 5, 1953) was the leader of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s to his death in 1953. ... Lenins Tomb, with wall of the Kremlin and the former Soviet parliament building behind An entrance to Lenins Mausoleum Lenins Mausoleum, also known as Lenins Tomb, situated in Red Square in Moscow, is the resting place of Vladimir Lenin. ...

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 war 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 were tossed down belonged to the deceased leader of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler. (help· info) (April 20, 1889 – April 30, 1945) was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 and Führer (Leader) of Germany from 1934 until his death. ...

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Deposition of Nazi standards Image File history File links Summary Deposition of captured Wehrmacht standards near the Kremlin walls during the Victory Parade, June 24, 1945. ...

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External links

• German Flags at the 1945 Soviet Victory Parade
• Official site of the 2005 Russian 60th celebration of the 1945 Victory Parade