On June 24, 1945, the legendary first Victory Parade took place in Moscow. On that rainy day on Red Square, the capital honored the victors of fascism. Marshal commanded the parade Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky, and received - Marshal G.K. Zhukov.

In theory, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief was to receive the parade on a white horse, i.e. JV Stalin, but as the leader's son, Vasily, later told Zhukov, allegedly Stalin had to take the parade himself, but while training, he fell off his horse and moaned that he was "already old to accept parades," entrusted the matter to Zhukov.

An interesting detail: marching along Red Square, our troops turned their heads towards the trumpet of the Mausoleum, greeting and saluting the Politburo, and passing by the representatives of the allies (who had delayed the opening of the second front for so long), no matter how demonstratively they did it, keeping their heads straight.

The first Victory Parade involved ~ 40,000 people. According to the recollections of the participants, the main task of the marching people was not to go astray and keep the line. To do this, those walking next to each other grappled with each other with their little fingers, which made it possible to walk more smoothly.

It is also curious that the gloves of the standard bearers, who threw 200 trophy German banners on special platforms to the Mausoleum (Hitler's personal standard was thrown first), were burned after the Parade, as were the platforms themselves. Such is the disinfection from the fascist infection.

It is only incomprehensible why, after holding such a grandiose parade in 1945, Stalin no longer threw out such celebrations either on June 24 or May 9. And only in 1965 Victory Day became our official holiday and parades began to be held on May 9 regularly.

The first Victory Parade was filmed by numerous photographers, and was also filmed, incl. and color trophy film (video links are also included).

ORDER OF THE SUPREME COMMANDER

"In commemoration of the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War I appoint on June 24, 1945 in Moscow, on Red Square, a parade of troops of the active Army, Navy and the Moscow garrison - the Victory Parade.

To take out the parade: consolidated front regiments, consolidated regiment of the People's Commissariat of Defense, consolidated regiment of the Navy, military academies, military schools and troops of the Moscow garrison.

The Victory Parade will be hosted by my Deputy Marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov. To command the victory parade, Marshal of the Soviet Union Rokossovsky. I entrust the general leadership in organizing the parade to the commander of the Moscow Military District and the head of the garrison of the city of Moscow, Colonel-General Artemyev. "

Supreme Commander-in-Chief
Marshal of the Soviet Union
I. Stalin
June 22, 1945. N 370

Marshals Zhukov and Rokossovsky on horseback. Manezhnaya square
(on the left - the Zholtovsky house, where the American Embassy was located, in the background - the National Hotel):

Georgy Zhukov is listening to the report of Konstantin Rokossovsky:

These guys won the war
(probably not yet 20):

And their "fathers-commanders"

Tankers at the Victory Parade:

Sailors at the Victory Parade:

Kuban Cossacks at the Victory Parade:

Artillerymen and their cannons at the National Hotel are preparing to enter Red Square
(on the site of the house to the right of the hotel, the now broken Intourist will be built later):

Memories of an old Muscovite who took part in the first Victory Parade:

"The day of June 24, 1945, when the Victory Parade took place, turned out, unfortunately, cloudy, it rained in the morning... On Red Square, occupied by consolidated shelves, we were, according to our disposition, next to the Execution Ground, on which for some reason a fountain was arranged. It worked and made a great noise, the jets rose up to twenty meters, and this, together with the rain, gave the impression that streams of water were falling on you. However, our ecstatic mood was difficult to chill!

The day before was published order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief on the Victory Parade, and we finally officially learned that G.K. Zhukov, and K.K. Rokossovsky to command. Many of us thought that perhaps Stalin would accept. I also admitted such a thought, but it was not entirely clear how he would look on a horse. This parade has been repeatedly and officiously described, so for me its everyday details, perceived from the point of view of an ordinary participant, are of their own value; they make this event mine.

Consolidated shelves stood in the square in relation to the Mausoleum in two rows: the first row corresponded to the northern half of the former Soviet-German front, the second to the southern half. Our combined regiment of the Navy stood behind the regiment of the 3rd Ukrainian Front, that is, in the second row (behind us was already a company carrying enemy banners and military relics). So we could see the rear side of the first row. I was amazed by the magnificent spontaneity of the front-line soldiers: hidden from the eyes of their superiors, some of them managed to quietly smoke into their fists, and one, apparently tired of standing, even took off his helmet and, putting it on the pavement, sat down. From the cadet's point of view, such liberties were impossible.

Until the movement "along the solemn march" began, I kept looking at the German banners and especially at Hitler's personal standard... We saw these priceless trophies for the first time, and their sight was stunning. It was impossible to look away from the dazzling whiteness of the silk of the banners touching the wet, almost black paving stones of Red Square. The white color on the banners was an unexpected dominant. I thought that red and black should prevail, as on the former national flag Hitler's third empire.

After Zhukov's speech, the performance of the anthem and the roar of an artillery salute the passage of troops began... I really wanted to get a better look at Stalin. With eager interest, while we passed the Mausoleum, I stared at his face for several seconds without stopping. It was thoughtful, calm, tired and stern. And motionless. The pockmarks on the cheeks stood out very clearly. No one stood close to Stalin, there was some kind of space, sphere, exclusion zone around him. And this despite the fact that there were many people at the Mausoleum. He stood alone. I looked at him for these few seconds, turning my head in alignment to the right, lifting my chin and touching my elbow to the neighbor in the line, so that she, the line, in no case lost its perfect straightness. I did not experience any special feelings other than curiosity. The Supreme Commander-in-Chief was out of reach.

As soon as our regiment passed the Mausoleum, the orchestra fell silent, and a thunderous crack of drumbeats was heard over the quiet square. The culmination of the parade came: the banners of defeated Germany were thrown to the wooden platforms at the foot of the Mausoleum, to its stands, to Stalin.

Radio report from the Victory Parade were conducted by well-known writers, poets and journalists: Vs. Ivanov, A. Tvardovsky, L. Kassil and several others. The passage of our regiment was commented on by the author of "Optimistic Tragedy" and the screenplay "We are from Kronstadt" Vs. Vit. Vishnevsky. Of course, during the march, snatches of phrases from the speakers reached my ears, but my attention was not focused on them. Later, the text of that comment was published. It contains the following words:

"There is a battalion of cadets of naval schools - the future officers of the USSR Big Fleet, those who will lead the ships into the open ocean, those who will show the USSR flag in the waters and ports of the whole world. Hello to you who shed blood in the battles for Russia!"

From Red Square I left elated... The world was arranged correctly: we won. I felt like a particle of the victorious people, and what could be sweeter than a sense of accomplishment!

We were soaked to the skin: having removed the flannel one, I saw with some sadness that the new snow-white uniform under it on the shoulders and on the chest was all in purple stains, but the vest was fine, only wet. At lunch we received a holiday "one hundred grams", and then we delivered parcels from American Christian Baptists... Of course, it was pleasant, despite the fact that the boxes had been opened beforehand (they said that either the special officers or the political officers had confiscated the Bible).

The parcels contained: a pack of Old gold cigarettes, Pearl soap, sweets, a bar of chocolate, granulated sugar, a small towel and some other little things. We were all amused that many of the packages contained knitting needles and white gloves. This somehow echoed my idea of ​​the allies: well, who of ours will knit during the war, you have to fight! They have no idea what war is. And white gloves of not our cut were of no use: it may be convenient to play golf in them, but we have nowhere to put them (in white cotton gloves we go to the parade, but these American ones have completely different cut and shade). So most of all I was happy with cigarettes, and my mother, as I noticed when I came home, was sugar, although she and Nonna said that they were not at all interested in the package, it was important that I was at home, at least for a while.

The next day, for the participants of the parade, reception at which Stalin made his famous toast about the patience of the Russian people. Naturally, the authorities were invited to the reception, and even then not all of them, but by order of the People's Commissar of the Navy, gratitude was announced to us, which, frankly, is very dear to me.

There were two receptions in honor of the Victory: on May 24 and June 25, 1945, both of which were held in the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Stalin made his famous toast to the patience of the Russian people at the first.

Unprecedentedly fast was written a huge picture dedicated to this significant reception, I saw her at the Tretyakov Gallery later, in September or November. If my memory serves me right, it was called "For the Russian people!" Stalin, Molotov, Beria, Zhukov, all marshals, members of the Politburo and Council of People's Commissars, commanders of fronts and fleets, in general, all the celebrities of that time are depicted with photographic accuracy at a huge table in the St. George Hall of the Kremlin. Some kind of harsh bluish radiation emanated from the picture. There were no people in the picture ... It is a pity that this picture is not exhibited, it managed to preserve the hypnotic charm of that year.

After the second admission, on June 26, 1945, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, military rank Generalissimo of the Soviet Union, and on June 27, 1945, this title was awarded to Stalin.

The painting occupied an entire hall. Visitors spoke only in whispers and moved around the hall almost on tiptoe: the picture was overwhelming. A whole gamut of thoughts was born - from admiration for the brilliance of victory, to ... to "to whom the war, and to whom the mother is dear." It was this picture that unwittingly and gradually led me in the end to the idea that for Stalin she, the war, and was "dear mother". But this understanding came much later "...

“We must not forget about this powerful parade. Historical memory is the key to a decent future for Russia. We must adopt the main thing from the heroic generation of front-line soldiers - the habit of winning. This habit is very necessary in our today's peaceful life... It will help the current generation build a strong, stable and prosperous Russia. Sure that the spirit Great Victory will keep our Motherland in the future in the new, XXI century ”. Vladimir Putin.

Many myths, facts and legends are associated with the history of the First Military Parade on Red Square to commemorate the victory of the USSR over Germany in the Great Patriotic War. Even before the parade, from the very idea, this event was given the status: "Special Parade". This is how he was remembered in the history of Russia - special not only in design, but also in fact.

So, the facts about the first military parade on Red Square in 1945.

1. "Special Parade"

The decision to hold a parade of winners was made by I.V. Stalin shortly after Victory Day - May 15, 1945. Deputy Chief of the General Staff, General of the Army S.M. Shtemenko recalled: “The Supreme Commander-in-Chief ordered us to think over and report to him about our views on the parade to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany, while pointing out:“ We need to prepare and conduct a special parade. Let representatives of all fronts and all kinds of troops participate in it ... ”.

Already on May 24, I.V. The proposals of the General Staff for the Victory Parade were reported to Stalin. He accepted them, but did not agree with the timing. While the General Staff set aside two months for preparation, Stalin ordered the parade to be held a month later. On the same day, preparations began for the most important historic holiday of all generations.

2. "The fall of Stalin"

The order to hold the Victory Parade was published in all Soviet central newspapers 2 days before the event itself, and to the surprise of many, the order indicated that Marshal Zhukov, not the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, would receive the Parade: “My Deputy Marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov will take the Victory Parade ... Command the Victory Parade to Marshal of the Soviet Union Rokossovsky. " It is true why the leader refused to accept the Parade personally opened only a year later - in the memoirs of Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov "Memories and Reflections". And the thing was:

A week before the day of the parade, Stalin summoned Zhukov to his dacha and asked if the marshal had forgotten how to ride. He has to drive more and more staff cars. Zhukov replied that he had not forgotten how to do it and in his spare moment was trying to ride a horse.

- That's what, - said the Supreme, - you will have to host the Victory Parade. Rokossovsky will command the parade.
Zhukov was surprised, but didn't show it:

- Thank you for such an honor, but isn't it better for you to receive the parade?

And Stalin to him:

- I'm already old to take parades. Accept you, you are younger.

The next day Zhukov drove to the Central airfield on the former Khodynka - a rehearsal for the parade was taking place there - and met with Vasily, Stalin's son. And it was here that Vasily of the Marshal was amazed. He secretly said that his father himself was going to receive the parade. He ordered Marshal Budyonny to prepare a suitable horse and went to Khamovniki, to the main army riding arena on Chudovka, as Komsomolsky Prospekt was then called. There the army cavalrymen set up their magnificent arena - a huge, high hall, all in large mirrors.

It was here that on June 16, 1945, Stalin came to shake off the old days and check whether the horseman's skills had not been lost over time. At a sign from Budyonny, they brought the snow-white horse and helped Stalin to get into the saddle. Budyonny then said: "This one is the calmest."

Gathering the reins in his left hand, which always remained bent at the elbow and only half active, which is why the evil tongues of the party comrades called the leader "Sukhorukim", Stalin spurred on the restive horse - and he jerked off ... The rider fell out of the saddle and, despite on a thick layer of sawdust, hurt him sideways and his head ... Everyone rushed to him, helped him up. Budyonny, an awkward man, looked with fear at the leader ... But there were no consequences.

However, it is believed that this episode was falsified.

3. Total number parade participants

The Victory Parade on June 24, 1945 on Red Square was attended by 24 marshals, 249 generals, 2536 officers, 31,116 sergeants and soldiers.

4. Black and white film

The parade was captured on film, where you can see that it was cloudy at 9:00, but there were still pieces of the sky. It started raining 15 minutes before the start of the parade, which then turned into a downpour. The parade footage shows spectators with umbrellas and puddles. Judging by the way people were dressed, the air temperature could be ~ 15 degrees. It is noteworthy that they were filmed on German trophy film from the Agfa warehouse. After the film was shot, it turned out - most of the tape has a color defect. Therefore, the entire film was transferred to b / w film, and a 19-minute film was edited from the material that was suitable in quality. And many years later, in 2004, the Central State Archive of Film and Photo Documents restored the color version of the film.

5. Absence of the Banner of Victory

The Victory Banner, brought to Moscow on June 20, 1945, was to be carried along Red Square. And the calculation of the denominators was specially trained. Banner Keeper in the Museum Soviet army A. Dementyev claimed that the standard-bearer Neustroev and his assistants Yegorov, Kantaria and Berest, who hoisted him over the Reichstag and were sent to Moscow, were extremely unsuccessful at the rehearsal - they had no time for drill training in the war. By the age of 22, the same Neustroev had five wounds, his legs were injured. Appointing other standard-bearers is absurd and too late. Zhukov decided not to endure the Banner. Therefore, contrary to popular belief, there was no Banner at the Victory Parade.

Later, only 30 years later, shortly before his death, WWII veteran Stepan Andreevich Neustroev recalled this incident:

“The music played a military march, the drums beat ... The air trembled, it seemed that the whole world, all the people of the Earth see the invincible power of my Fatherland! I walked in front, carrying the Victory Banner high. He walked, as it seemed to me, with a clear marching step. I walked past the stands, where the high command was headed by Marshal Zhukov, but the concrete path of the central airfield did not end. Nobody told me where to stop or turn. I walk and strike a step, especially with my left foot: the right one was interrupted at the front, it hurt, and I stepped with it carefully. The assistants - Egorov, Kantaria, Syanov - follow me (Samsonov did not participate in the dress rehearsal).

Whether to move on - I doubt, to stop - I'm afraid. Hands no longer hold the shaft - they are ossified, the lower back aches. The foot of the left foot is on fire, the right foot does not step, but drags along the road. I decided to stop. I looked back and the blood rushed to my head: I was too far away from the Karelian consolidated regiment. Before I had time to realize what had happened, a colonel drove up to me along the side path and said: “Marshal Zhukov ordered the banner not to be put up at the parade tomorrow. You, Comrade Captain, must immediately go to the Museum of the Armed Forces in my car and transfer the banner there for eternal storage. "

"I was not offended that I would not be a participant in the Victory Parade, but I thought to myself:" How to go on the attack, so Neustroev is the first, but I am not fit for the Parade. "

For the first time, the Victory Banner will be brought to Red Square only in 1965. This honor will be entrusted only to three of the famous "five". The banner was carried by the Hero of the Soviet Union Colonel Konstantin Samsonov. His assistants were Heroes of the Soviet Union Sergeant Mikhail Yegorov and Senior Sergeant Meliton Kantaria.

6. A piece of the Banner for memory

More than once the question arose: why does the Banner lack a strip 73 cm long and 3 centimeters wide, because the panels of all assault flags cut to the same size? There are two versions. First: he cut off the strip and took it as a souvenir on May 2, 1945, who was on the roof of the Reichstag, Private Alexander Kharkov, a Katyusha gunner from the 92nd Guards Mortar Regiment. But how did he know that it was this, one of several, cotton cloth that would become the Banner of Victory?
The second version: The banner was kept in the political department of the 150th rifle division... Mostly women worked there, whom they began to demobilize in the summer of 1945. They decided to keep a souvenir for themselves, cut off a strip and cut it into pieces. This version is the most probable: in the early 70s, a woman came to the Museum of the Soviet Army, told this story and showed her shred.

7. Disgust for the enemy

Everyone saw footage of fascist banners being thrown at the foot of the Mausoleum. But it is curious that the 200 banners and standards of the defeated German units were carried by the soldiers in gloves, emphasizing the fact that it is disgusting to take even the shafts of these standards into the hands. And they threw them onto a special platform so that the standards would not touch the pavement of Red Square. The first to be thrown was Hitler's personal standard, the last - the banner of Vlasov's army.

Even during training, when the "porters" learned about their mission, they began to flatly refuse to take up enemy banners. No one dared to order the war veterans-heroes, but the ceremony could not be canceled either. By general decision steel gloves. And not just gloves, but thick leather gloves. This is where the difficulty arose. According to the Charter, the leather gloves of military personnel should be brown, and with brown leather in the country it was bad for many years after the war.

I even had to chase the plane somewhere for this leather, then urgently sew gloves. And after the parade, both gloves and the platform, on which banners were thrown so as not to desecrate Red Square, were burned like a plague infection, far outside the city.

8. Fact about enemy banners

Enemy banners and standards, thrown on the platform near the Mausoleum, were collected by captured military counterintelligence teams "Smersh" (short for "Death to spies!") In May 1945. All of them are outdated in 1935 (new ones were not manufactured until the end of the war; the Germans never went into battle under the banner at all), taken from regimental storage sites and zeichhaus. The dismantled LSSAH label is also of the old model - 1935 (the banner from it is stored separately in the FSB archive). In addition, among the banners - almost two dozen Kaiser, mainly cavalry, also flags NSDAP party, Hitler Youth, Labor Front, etc. All of them are now stored in the CMVS. (Central Museum Armed Forces Russian Federation- one of the largest military history museums in Russia)

9. The exact date of the parade

The directive on preparation for the parade went to the troops in a month, at the end of May. And the exact date of the parade was determined by the time required for sewing factories in Moscow and the Moscow region to sew more than 30 thousand sets of ceremonial uniforms for soldiers, and the timing of sewing uniforms for officers and generals in the atelier. By June 20, all participants in the parade were dressed in ceremonial uniforms of a new model.

10. How the soldiers were selected

To participate in the parades, the personnel were selected with great care. The first candidates were those who showed courage and heroism, bravery and military skill in battles. Growth was also important. So, in the order for the troops of the 1st Belorussian Front of May 24, 1945, it was indicated that the growth should not be lower than 176 cm, and the age should not be older than 30 years.

As a result of strict selection, the soldier's feats and merits eventually faded into the background. The key has become appearance a soldier, corresponding to the appearance of a victorious warrior, and so that the height of the warrior was at least 170 cm. It is not for nothing that in the newsreel all the participants in the parade are simply handsome, especially the pilots.

But the selection of soldiers for the Parade was not without exceptions. So, when Sabir Akhtyamov, Hero of the Soviet Union, a tank destroyer, with his height of 164 cm, the commander decided to remove from the parade, the hero was indignant: "How to climb under the tanks, so good, but how to parade - so small ?!" The general heard this and gave the order to leave Akhtyamov among the parade participants.

Going to Moscow, the lucky ones did not yet know that they would have to drill for 10 hours a day for the sake of three and a half minutes of an impeccable march along Red Square. Some could not withstand the stress and fainted, because many lost their health in the war.

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11. Rain

Fifteen minutes before the start of the parade, it began to rain, turning into a downpour. It cleared up only in the evening. Now such a trifle is dealt with relatively easily, causing precipitation in advance with the help of reagents on the approach of clouds to Moscow, but then the plans of the seemingly all-powerful leadership of the party and government had to be changed on the fly.

At first, 570 aircraft were abandoned. The ceremonial order was to be led personally Chief Marshal aviation Alexander Novikov. According to the plan, the length of the battle formation of the "Stalin's falcons" was as much as 30 kilometers. But no one saw this spectacle over Red Square in 1945.

The downpour also canceled the workers' demonstration. Subsequently, having restored the Victory Parade, the Soviet leadership did not return to the topic of popular demonstrations on Victory Day. Apparently, they thought that it was enough for citizens to show patriotic feelings on May 1 and November 7. On May 9, on Red Square, the state demonstrated exclusively its military might and fighting spirit.

Stalin, who was standing on the podium of the Mausoleum, was dressed in a raincoat and rubber boots - for the weather. But the marshals were soaked through and through. When it dried up, Rokossovsky's soaked ceremonial uniform sat down so that it turned out to be impossible to take it off - it was necessary to rip it open.

By evening, the rain stopped, and the holiday continued on the streets of Moscow. Orchestras thundered in the squares. And soon the sky over the city was lit up with festive fireworks. At 23 o'clock, out of 100 balloons raised by anti-aircraft gunners, 20 thousand rockets flew in volleys. This is how that historic day ended.

12. Speech by Marshal Zhukov

The original speech of Georgy Zhukov, which the legendary marshal held in his hands, standing in the rain on the podium of the Mausoleum in June 1945, has been preserved. Judging by the notes on the document, the marshal had to not only read from a piece of paper written by someone else's hand, but also scrupulously follow special notes: with what intonation to pronounce this or that section of the text, where to place accents.

Apparently, the summary of the speech of the legendary commander on the eve of the parade was meticulously processed by an unknown expert in the art of speech. Perhaps a professional announcer. On the left, in the margins of the document, either with a blue chemical pencil, or with blue ink (the inscriptions flowed during the rain - and this is clearly visible in the photo), in calligraphic handwriting, he placed notes about how certain fragments of the text should sound. An unknown prompter prompted the Marshal of the Soviet Union where to speak "quieter", "heartfelt", "a little louder", where "hard and loud", "quieter and harsher", "wide, more solemn", finally, where "louder and louder with growth ”.

13. There were four parades.

Few people know that there were four epoch-making parades in 1945.

√ First in importance undoubtedly is the Victory Parade on June 24, 1945 on Red Square in Moscow.

√ But The first in fact there was a parade of Soviet troops in Berlin. It took place on May 4, 1945 at the Brandenburg Gate, and was hosted by the military commandant of Berlin, General N. Berzarin.

Upon his return from Moscow, G.K. Zhukov, as the commander of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany, suggested that the commanders of the garrisons of the allied occupation forces hold a joint parade in Berlin to mark the end of World War II. The proposal was accepted.

√ The Allied Forces Victory Parade in Berlin was staged on September 7, 1945. Each allied nation was represented by a combined regiment of a thousand men and armored units. But 52 IS-3 tanks from our 2nd Guards Tank Army evoked general admiration.

Marshal G.K. Zhukov received the parade from the Soviet Union. The parade march was led by the Soviet consolidated regiment of the 248th Infantry Division, which stormed Berlin (commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Lenev). Next came the French consolidated regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division of the Berlin garrison, French partisans, Alpine riflemen and colonial troops (commander Colonel Plesie). This was followed by the British regiment of the 131st Infantry Brigade of Derham, Queen of Great Britain, the Devonshire Infantry Regiments and the British Air Force (commander Colonel Brand). The procession was completed by a combined regiment of American paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division (commander Colonel Tucker).

√ The Victory Parade of Soviet troops in Harbin on September 16, 1945 resembled the first parade in Berlin: our soldiers walked in field uniform. Tanks and self-propelled guns brought up the rear of the column.

14. Parade as a holiday

The parade lasted 2 hours and 9 minutes. But what a minute it was and what a day it was for the people who filled the Moscow streets! According to the recollections of eyewitnesses, it was a feeling of "a holiday excitedly." A holiday that the human heart cannot stand alone. “We cried, laughed, hugged strangers. We lived! And the fallen lived in us. "

But after the parade on June 24, 1945, Victory Day was not widely celebrated and was an ordinary working day. Only in 1965 did Victory Day become a public holiday. After the collapse of the USSR, Victory Parades were not held until 1995.

15. Why at the Victory Parade on June 24, 1945, one dog was carried in his arms on a Stalinist jacket?

During the Second World War, trained dogs actively helped the sappers to clear the objects. One of them, nicknamed Dzhulbars, discovered during the clearance of areas in European countries in Last year war 7468 mines and more than 150 shells. Shortly before the Victory Parade in Moscow on June 24, Dzhulbars was wounded and could not pass as part of the military dog ​​school. Then the Supreme Commander ordered: "Let this dog be carried along the Red Square on my jacket ...".

The shabby tunic without shoulder straps was immediately taken to Central School. There they built something like a tray, which was once used by peddlers, tucked up the sleeves, attached the tunic to it with the back out, with the collar first. Dzhulbars instantly realized what was required of him, and during the training he lay on the tunic without moving. And on the day of the Great Parade, following the "box" of soldiers, a mine detector walked at the feet of each of them, the commander of the 37th separate battalion Major Alexander Mazover carrying Dzhulbars with bandaged paws and proudly thrown up muzzle on the Generalissimo's tunic ... Unfortunately, this historically important photo is nowhere to be found.

On March 21, 1945, for the successful completion of the combat mission, Dzhulbars was awarded the medal "For Military Merit". This is the only time during the war when a dog was awarded a combat award.

16. Mistake of Marshal Zhukov

... And then the morning came on June 24, 1945, cloudy and rainy. Water flowed down the helmets and uniforms of the combined regiments of the fronts, students of military academies, cadets of military schools and the troops of the Moscow garrison, built by 8 o'clock. By nine o'clock, the granite stands at the Kremlin wall were filled to capacity with deputies of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the RSFSR, workers of the people's commissariats, cultural figures, participants in the jubilee session of the USSR Academy of Sciences, workers of Moscow plants and factories, hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church, foreign diplomats and numerous foreign guests. At 9 hours 45 minutes, to the applause of those gathered at the Mausoleum, members of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party, headed by I.V. Stalin.

The parade commander K.K. Rokossovsky on a black horse under a crimson saddle took a place to move towards the host of the parade G.K. Zhukov. At exactly 10 o'clock, with the chiming of the Kremlin chimes, G.K. Zhukov rode out to Red Square on a white horse. Subsequently, he recalled the first minutes of the historic Parade like this:

“Three minutes to ten. I was on horseback at the Spassky Gate. I distinctly hear the command: "Parade, at attention!" The team was followed by a roar of applause. The clock beats at 10.00 ... The powerful and solemn sounds of the melody “Glory!” So ​​dear to every Russian soul burst out. M.I. Glinka. Then absolute silence immediately reigned, the clear words of the command of the commander of the parade, Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky ... ".

At 10 hours 5 minutes, a detour of the troops began. G.K. Zhukov alternately greeted the soldiers of the combined regiments and congratulated the parade participants on the victory over Germany. The mighty "Hurray" thundered over Red Square. Having traveled around the troops, the marshal went up to the podium, where he delivered (read) a speech prepared for him by a specialist in oratory. (see fact no. 12)

But the marshal made the mistake itself and more than one a little earlier. GK Zhukov broke two ancient traditions at once, which prohibit passage on horseback and with a covered head through the gates of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower.

The fact is that for centuries the Spassky Gate was considered the main ceremonial entrance to the Moscow Kremlin. Through them, Russian autocrats entered the Kremlin for the sacred rite of wedding to the kingdom, starting with Mikhail Fedorovich and ending with Nicholas II. Through Red Square and the Spassky Gate, especially revered shrines were delivered to the Kremlin: the image of the Mother of God from Vladimir, the icons of the Savior Not Made by Hands from Vyatka and the Annunciation of the Mother of God from Veliky Ustyug.

For many centuries the Moscow Kremlin remained an Orthodox monastery shrine for the Russian people. It was possible to enter the Spassky Gate only on foot and with bare head. And those who, passing the gate, did not take off their hats, the people were forced to put 50 bows in front of the gate icon of the Savior of Smolensk, installed above the passageway of the Spasskaya Tower from the side of Red Square.

In 1648, the custom to bare the head at the Spassky Gate was legally enshrined in the decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich the Quiet. This practice extended to all classes, regardless of nobility and ranks. “He broke his hat,” that is, he bared his head in front of the images of the Spasskaya Tower, and the sovereign of all Russia himself.

Did Marshal Zhukov know about these traditions? Perhaps worried?

17. Tankmen and orders

In order to highlight the tankers in the parade and make them recognizable, it was necessary to violate the regulations and dress them in tank helmets and overalls. In fact, the tank overalls are work clothes and, of course, it was not intended not only for parades, but in general for wearing outside the unit or outside the march of tank columns. The overalls were not provided for the wearing of insignia. However, for the sake of the parade, an exception was made and the insignia were attached directly to the overalls.

18. Fountain of Winners

Who would have thought that in 1945, on the place of execution on Red Square, there was ... a fountain. That fountain was called - the Fountain of the Winners. They installed it for the parade dedicated to the victory of the Soviet people over fascist Germany... The fountain consisted of four cascades and vertical jets at the base, arranged in a ring. Along the outer perimeter, the fountain was neatly decorated with flower baskets and herbal crowns. On the side of the pyramid there were white light lamps, which made it possible to illuminate the fountain in the evening.
The height of the fountain (at the ridge of the pyramid) was 26 meters.

They say that the idea of ​​the fountain belonged to Joseph Stalin personally. The fountain was installed by June 24, 1945 and was dismantled after the parade.

The idea to restore the Fountain of Victors came up periodically, but did not receive any support or implementation.

19. Horses for the Marshal

For the host of the Victory Parade Marshal Zhukov and his companion, beautiful white horses named "Idol" and "Celebes" were selected. Black horses named "Pole" and "Orlik" were picked up for the parade commander and his escort. All these horses were from the personal stable of Marshal of the Soviet Union Budyonny.

There is a version that the horse of Marshal Zhukov was an Akhal-Teke breed, light gray in color, named Arab. However, this version has not received confirmation. Rokossovsky's horse is a thoroughbred riding karak suit.

20. The 1945 parade lasted two hours and is considered the longest parade ever!

After the end of World War II, the Victory Day parade was held only 27 times. Of these, 22 - after the collapse of the USSR. All the main parades on May 9 are in the photo gallery.

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The first parade in honor of the victory in the Great Patriotic War took place on Red Square on June 24, 1945. Joseph Stalin signed the order on June 22 / Photo: Mikhail Ananyin

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This parade, commanded by Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky, and hosted by Marshal Georgy Zhukov, became the largest and longest parade in the capital / In the photo from left to right: Semyon Budyonny, Joseph Stalin, Georgy Zhukov

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More than 1,850 units of military equipment passed through Red Square in two hours / In the photo: T-34-85 medium tanks

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The 1945 parade was attended by 40 thousand soldiers.

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The second parade in honor of the Victory took place only in May 1965 under Leonid Brezhnev. For a long time Victory Day was not put on a par with the main Soviet holidays - May 1 and November 7. May 9 was not even declared a day off. It was in 1965 that, for the first time, by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, May 9 was declared a non-working day and for the first time a minute of silence was broadcast on Soviet radio and television / Photo: Dmitry Baltermants, G. Makarov

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The 1965 parade was attended by soldiers who stormed the Reichstag, and samples of Soviet military equipment were shown, some of which, however, as it turned out later, turned out to be mock-ups / In the photo: Heavy tanks "IS-3" ("Joseph Stalin")

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The tradition of holding the parade in 1965 did not take root, and to demonstrate to the world the military might of the USSR continued to use the traditional May 1 and November 7. From 1968 to 1990, only a parade in honor of the anniversary of the revolution remained an annual event, and May Day celebrations were held in the form of demonstrations. In Soviet times, parades in honor of the Victory were held in the jubilee 1975 (that year, on the eve of May 9, the premiere of the song "Victory Day" by poet Vladimir Kharitonov and composer David Tukhmanov performed by Leonid Smetannikov took place), 1985 (pictured) and 1990 / Photo: Dmitry Baltermants

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On May 6, 1993, the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation adopted a resolution on the celebration of the 48th anniversary of the Victory. The resolution recommended that the supreme councils of the regions that make up the Russian Federation "take an active part in holding festive events", and for people's deputies of all levels, for example, "in organizing and holding meetings of war veterans." Separately, the resolution stipulated the behavior of the deputies in Moscow. On May 9 they were recommended “to take a direct part in the festive events, especially in the demonstrations associated with the opening of the first stage of the memorial at Poklonnaya Hill, in the laying of wreaths at the monuments to the soldiers who died defending the homeland, at the grave Unknown Soldier". According to the authors of the document, "this will give the celebration of Victory Day a truly nationwide character, will contribute to the consolidation of our society."

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By decision of the President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin, on May 9, 1995, two parades were held in Moscow at once - on Red Square and on Poklonnaya Hill. The President himself managed to speak at both / In the photo: Russian Defense Minister Pavel Grachev during the Victory Parade on Red Square

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The parade on Red Square was held for veterans, and on Poklonnaya Gora - for foreign delegations, with the participation of heavy military equipment.

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On May 9, 1995, a monument to Georgy Zhukov was unveiled near the building of the Historical Museum and a memorial complex on Poklonnaya Hill.

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Armored infantry vehicles BMP-1 during the Victory Day parade on Poklonnaya Gora on May 9, 1995 / Photo: Dmitry Azarov

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Multiple launch rocket systems "Smerch" during the Victory Day parade on Poklonnaya Gora on May 9, 1995 / Photo: Dmitry Azarov

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Tank T-72 during the Victory Day parade on Poklonnaya Hill on May 9, 1995 / Photo: Dmitry Azarov

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On May 19, 1995, Boris Yeltsin signed the law "On perpetuating the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War", in which Victory Day was declared a national holiday, "which is annually celebrated with a military parade and artillery salute." In addition, the law established a permanent guard of honor at the Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow / In the photo, the Victory Day parade in 1997 / Photo: Lev Sherstennikov

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Heavy tanks T-72 on Red Square during the 1999 parade.

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On May 19, 1995, Boris Yeltsin signed the law "On perpetuating the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War", in which Victory Day was declared a national holiday, "which is annually celebrated with a military parade and artillery salute." In addition, the law established a permanent guard of honor at the Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. Since then, parades have become regular

In the photo from right to left: State Duma Chairman Gennady Seleznev, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, Russian Prime Minister Sergei Kiriyenko and Russian Defense Minister Igor Sergeev during the parade dedicated to Victory Day in 1999 / Photo: Pavel Kassin
"This is both a state and personal holiday"
The Victory Parade was held on Red Square, 2016 / Photo: Dmitry Dukhanin, Dmitry Azarov

Today, a parade was held on Red Square in honor of the 71st anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War. More than 5 thousand servicemen and 206 units of military equipment took part in the parade. Speaking at the parade, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed that "our fathers and grandfathers defeated a powerful merciless enemy, and the Nazis and accomplices received full retribution from our soldier." The President pointed to a new danger - terrorism - and called for uniting efforts to "defeat this evil."

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Su-24M at a military parade in Moscow.

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The parade was hosted by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, and the parade commanded, like last year, by the commander-in-chief ground forces Oleg Salyukov. Representatives of the highest military marched in the foot columns educational institutions, Suvorov and Nakhimov military schools, cadet corps, representatives of the Aerospace Forces.

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Military parade dedicated to the 71st anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War on the Red Square.

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Combined parade crew of female servicemen of the Military University of the Russian Ministry of Defense during the parade.

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (right) during a parade on Red Square.

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Spectators of the military parade on Red Square.

Speaking at the parade, Vladimir Putin said: “May 9 is both a state and a very personal family holiday. He became a symbol of the sacred kinship of Russia and her people. And in such solidarity, in devotion to the Motherland - our strength, confidence and dignity. "

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Su-25 attack aircraft during the air part of the military parade.

Military parade dedicated to the 71st anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.

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Snipers at the military parade dedicated to the Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War.

“Our fathers and grandfathers overcame a powerful, merciless enemy, before whom many countries have fallen asleep and retreated,” said Vladimir Putin. Soviet people brought freedom to other peoples. It was from our soldier that the Nazis and their accomplices received full retribution for the millions of victims, for all the atrocities and atrocities in our land. "

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Servicemen of ceremonial crews during a military parade.

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Servicemen of ceremonial crews during a military parade.

Servicemen of ceremonial crews during a military parade.

Servicemen of ceremonial crews during a military parade.

Speaking about the beginning of the war, Mr. Putin recalled that “it was necessary to solve many difficult tasks without delay, one of them was the evacuation of millions of civilians and industry to the east. And all this - in the most difficult conditions of the enemy's offensive, in the heat of war. "

Servicemen of ceremonial crews during a military parade.

Servicemen of ceremonial crews during a military parade.

Servicemen of ceremonial crews during a military parade.

The President stressed that “now it is difficult even to understand how, with what extraordinary efforts, more than 1,500 factories were removed and restored. Within a few months, they began to uninterruptedly supply tanks, aircraft, ammunition, and military equipment to the front. "

The banner group of the parade crew during the military parade on Red Square.

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Mi-26 and Mi-8AMTSh.

Speaking about today, Vladimir Putin stressed that "civilization is once again confronted with cruelty and violence - terrorism has become a global threat." Mr. Putin stressed that "we are obliged to defeat this evil, and Russia is open for joining efforts with all states, is ready to work on creating a modern, non-aligned system of international security."

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Presidents of Kazakhstan (left) and Russia Nursultan Nazarbayev and Vladimir Putin at a military parade on Red Square.
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Military parade dedicated to the 71st anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War on the Red Square. The parade was hosted by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, and, as in the previous year, commander-in-chief of the ground forces Oleg Salyukov commanded the parade.

This year, among the heads of other states, the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev was present at the parade. Vladimir Putin thanked him for the decision to hold Victory Day in Moscow. “Of course, this is a sign of our special relations, allied relations, it is very pleasant for us, we want to thank you for this. Your gesture will strengthen our trust and create a good environment for further development our friendly relations ", - quotes Kremlin press service of the president.
Vladimir Putin thanked Nursultan Nazarbayev for the decision to hold May 9 in Moscow
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the decision of his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev to hold Victory Day in Moscow would help build confidence between the two countries. “Of course, this is a sign of our special relations, allied relations, it is very pleasant for us, we want to thank you for this. Your gesture will strengthen our trust and create good conditions for the further development of our friendly ties, "- quoted by the press service of the President, Mr Putin.

On June 24, 1945, the legendary parade in honor of the end of the Great Patriotic War was held on Red Square in Moscow. The parade was attended by 24 marshals, 249 generals, 2,536 officers and 31,116 privates and sergeants. In addition, the audience was shown 1,850 units of military equipment. Interesting Facts about the first Victory Parade in the history of our country are waiting for you further.

1. The Victory Parade was hosted by Marshal Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, not Stalin. A week before the day of the parade, Stalin summoned Zhukov to his dacha and asked if the marshal had forgotten how to ride. He has to drive more and more staff cars. Zhukov replied that he had not forgotten how to do it and in his spare moment was trying to ride a horse.
- That's what, - said the Supreme, - you will have to host the Victory Parade. Rokossovsky will command the parade.
Zhukov was surprised, but didn't show it:
- Thank you for such an honor, but isn't it better for you to receive the parade?
And Stalin to him:
- I'm already old to take parades. Accept you, you are younger.

The next day Zhukov drove to the Central airfield on the former Khodynka - a rehearsal for the parade was taking place there - and met with Vasily, Stalin's son. And it was here that Vasily of the Marshal was amazed. He secretly said that his father himself was going to receive the parade. He ordered Marshal Budyonny to prepare a suitable horse and went to Khamovniki, to the main army riding arena on Chudovka, as Komsomolsky Prospekt was then called. There the army cavalrymen set up their magnificent arena - a huge, high hall, all in large mirrors. It was here that on June 16, 1945, Stalin came to shake off the old days and check whether the horseman's skills had not been lost over time. At a sign from Budyonny, they brought the snow-white horse and helped Stalin to get into the saddle. Gathering the reins in his left hand, which always remained bent at the elbow and only half active, which is why the evil tongues of the party comrades called the leader "Sukhorukim", Stalin spurred on the restive horse - and he jerked off ...
The rider fell out of the saddle and, in spite of the thick layer of sawdust, hurt his side and head ... Everyone rushed to him and helped him up. Budyonny, an awkward man, looked with fear at the leader ... But there were no consequences.

2. The Victory Banner, brought to Moscow on June 20, 1945, was to be carried along Red Square. And the calculation of the denominators was specially trained. The guardian of the Banner in the Museum of the Soviet Army A. Dementyev claimed: the standard-bearer Neustroev and his assistants Yegorov, Kantaria and Berest, who hoisted it over the Reichstag and were sent to Moscow, were extremely unsuccessful at the rehearsal - they had no time for drill training. By the age of 22, the same Neustroev had five wounds, his legs were injured. Appointing other standard-bearers is absurd and too late. Zhukov decided not to endure the Banner. Therefore, contrary to popular belief, there was no Banner at the Victory Parade. The first time the Banner was taken out to the parade was in 1965.

3. More than once the question arose: why does the Banner lack a strip 73 cm long and 3 centimeters wide, after all, the panels of all assault flags were cut to the same size? There are two versions. First: he cut off the strip and took it as a souvenir on May 2, 1945, who was on the roof of the Reichstag, Private Alexander Kharkov, a Katyusha gunner from the 92nd Guards Mortar Regiment. But how did he know that it was this, one of several, cotton cloth that would become the Banner of Victory?
The second version: The banner was kept in the political department of the 150th rifle division. Mostly women worked there, whom they began to demobilize in the summer of 1945. They decided to keep a souvenir for themselves, cut off a strip and cut it into pieces. This version is the most probable: in the early 70s, a woman came to the Museum of the Soviet Army, told this story and showed her shred.

4. Everyone saw the footage of the Nazi banners being thrown at the foot of the Mausoleum. But it is curious that the 200 banners and standards of the defeated German units were carried by the soldiers in gloves, emphasizing the fact that it is disgusting to take even the shafts of these standards into the hands. And they threw them onto a special platform so that the standards would not touch the pavement of Red Square. The first to be thrown was Hitler's personal standard, the last - the banner of Vlasov's army. And in the evening of the same day, the platform and all the gloves were burned.

5. The directive on preparation for the parade went to the troops in a month, at the end of May. And the exact date of the parade was determined by the time required for sewing factories in Moscow to sew 10 thousand sets of ceremonial uniforms for soldiers, and the timing of sewing uniforms for officers and generals in the atelier.

6. To participate in the Victory Parade, it was necessary to pass a tough selection: not only feats and merits were taken into account, but also the appearance corresponding to the appearance of the victorious warrior, and so that the warrior was at least 170 cm tall. , especially pilots. Going to Moscow, the lucky ones did not yet know that they would have to drill for 10 hours a day for the sake of three and a half minutes of an impeccable march along Red Square.

7. Fifteen minutes before the start of the parade, it began to rain, turning into a downpour. It cleared up only in the evening. Because of this, the air part of the parade was canceled. Stalin, who was standing on the podium of the Mausoleum, was dressed in a raincoat and rubber boots - for the weather. But the marshals were soaked through and through. When it dried up, Rokossovsky's soaked ceremonial uniform sat down so that it turned out to be impossible to take it off - it was necessary to rip it open.

8. Zhukov's ceremonial speech survived. Interestingly, in its margins, someone carefully painted all the intonations with which the marshal had to pronounce this text. The most interesting notes: “quieter, more severe” - in words: “Four years ago, the German fascist hordes of robberies attacked our country”; "Louder, with increasing" - on the boldly underlined phrase: "The Red Army, under the leadership of its brilliant commander, went on a decisive offensive." But: "quieter, more heartfelt" - starting with the proposal "We won the victory at the cost of heavy sacrifices."

9. Few people know that there were four epoch-making parades in 1945. The first in importance is undoubtedly the Victory Parade on June 24, 1945 on Red Square in Moscow. The parade of Soviet troops in Berlin took place on May 4, 1945 at the Brandenburg Gate, and was hosted by the military commandant of Berlin, General N. Berzarin.
The Allied Forces Victory Parade in Berlin was staged on September 7, 1945. This was Zhukov's proposal after the Moscow Victory Parade. Each allied nation was represented by a combined regiment of a thousand men and armored units. But 52 IS-3 tanks from our 2nd Guards Tank Army evoked general admiration.
The Victory Parade of Soviet troops in Harbin on September 16, 1945 resembled the first parade in Berlin: our soldiers walked in field uniform. Tanks and self-propelled guns brought up the rear of the column.

10. After the parade on June 24, 1945, Victory Day was not widely celebrated and was an ordinary working day. Only in 1965 did Victory Day become a public holiday. After the collapse of the USSR, Victory Parades were not held until 1995.

11. Why at the Victory Parade on June 24, 1945, one dog was carried in his arms on a Stalinist overcoat?

During the Second World War, trained dogs actively helped the sappers to clear the objects. One of them, nicknamed Dzhulbars, discovered 7468 mines and more than 150 shells while clearing areas in European countries in the last year of the war. Shortly before the Victory Parade in Moscow on June 24, Dzhulbars was wounded and could not pass as part of the military dog ​​school. Then Stalin ordered to carry the dog across Red Square in his greatcoat.

The Victory Parade in Moscow on Red Square on June 24, 1945 is a historical parade to commemorate the victory of the USSR over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War. The parade was received by the Deputy Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov. The parade was commanded by Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Rokossovsky.

The decision to hold a parade of winners was made by Joseph Stalin shortly after Victory Day. On May 24, 1945, the proposals of the General Staff for the Victory Parade were reported to him. He accepted them, but did not agree with the timing. The General Staff set aside two months for the preparation of the parade, Stalin ordered the parade to be held in a month.

June 22, 1945 in central Soviet newspapers the order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Joseph Stalin No. 370 was published: "In commemoration of the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War, I appoint on June 24, 1945 in Moscow on Red Square a parade of troops of the active army, the Navy and the Moscow garrison - the Victory Parade."

In late May - early June, intensive preparations for the parade took place in Moscow. For the host of the parade and the commander of the parade, horses were selected in advance: Marshal Georgy Zhukov - a white light gray color of the Terek breed named "Kumir", Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky - a black Krak suit named "Polyus".

For the production of ten standards, under which the consolidated regiments of the fronts were supposed to go to the parade, they turned to specialists from the art and production workshops of the Bolshoi Theater for help. Also, in the workshops of the Bolshoi Theater, hundreds of order ribbons were made, crowning the shafts of 360 battle banners. Each banner represented military unit or a unit that distinguished itself in battles, and each of the ribbons marked a collective feat marked by a combat order. Most of the banners were of the guards.

On the tenth of June, the entire composition of the parade participants was dressed in a new dress uniform and began his pre-holiday workout. The rehearsal of the infantry units took place on the Khodynskoye field, in the area of ​​the Central airfield; on the Garden Ring, from the Crimean Bridge to Smolenskaya Square, a review of artillery units was held; motorized and armored vehicles conducted a review-training at the training ground in Kuzminki.

To participate in the celebration, consolidated regiments from each front operating at the end of the war were formed and prepared, which were to be led by the front commanders. From Berlin it was decided to bring the Red Banner hoisted over the Reichstag. The formation of the parade was determined in the order of the general line of the operating fronts - from right to left. For each consolidated regiment, military marches were specially identified, which were especially loved by them.

The penultimate rehearsal for the Victory Parade took place at the Central Airport, and the general rehearsal took place on Red Square.

The morning of June 24, 1945 was cloudy and rainy. By 9 o'clock, the granite stands at the Kremlin wall were filled with deputies of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR and the RSFSR, workers of the people's commissariats, cultural figures, participants in the anniversary session of the USSR Academy of Sciences, workers of Moscow factories and factories, hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church, foreign diplomats and numerous foreign guests. At 9.45, members of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party, headed by Joseph Stalin, ascended to the Mausoleum.

The parade commander, Konstantin Rokossovsky, took a place to move towards the host of the parade, Georgy Zhukov. At 10.00, with the chiming of the Kremlin chimes, Georgy Zhukov rode out to Red Square on a white horse.

After the announcement of the command "Parade, Attention!" the roar of applause swept through the square. Then a combined military orchestra of 1400 musicians under the direction of Major General Sergei Chernetsky sang the anthem "Glory to the Russian people!" Mikhail Glinka. After that, the commander of the parade Rokossovsky gave a report on readiness for the start of the parade. The marshals made a detour of the troops, returned to the Lenin Mausoleum, and Zhukov, rising to the podium, on behalf of and on behalf of the Soviet government and the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) congratulated "the valiant Soviet soldiers and the entire people on the Great Victory over Nazi Germany." The anthem of the Soviet Union sounded, 50 volleys of artillery salute were heard, a three-time "Hurray!" Sounded over the square, and a solemn march of troops began.

The combined regiments of the fronts, the People's Commissariat of Defense and the Navy, military academies, schools and units of the Moscow garrison took part in the Victory Parade. Consolidated regiments were manned by privates, sergeants and officers of various branches of the armed forces who distinguished themselves in battles and had military orders. Following the regiments of the fronts and the Navy, a consolidated column of Soviet soldiers entered Red Square, carrying 200 banners of the German fascist troops, which were defeated on the battlefields, lowered to the ground. These banners were thrown to the foot of the Mausoleum to the beat of drums as a sign of the crushing defeat of the aggressor. Then, units of the Moscow garrison marched in a solemn march: the consolidated regiment of the People's Commissariat of Defense, the military academy, military and Suvorov schools, the consolidated equestrian brigade, artillery, mechanized, airborne and tank units and subunits. The parade ended on Red Square with the passage of the combined orchestra.

The parade lasted 2 hours (122 minutes) in the pouring rain. It was attended by 24 marshals, 249 generals, 2536 other officers, 31,116 sergeants and soldiers.
At 23 o'clock, out of 100 balloons raised by anti-aircraft gunners, 20 thousand rockets flew in volleys. The culmination of the holiday was a banner depicting the Order of Victory, which appeared high in the sky in the beams of searchlights.

The next day, June 25, a reception was held in the Grand Kremlin Palace in honor of the participants in the Victory Parade. After a grandiose holiday in Moscow, at the suggestion of the Soviet government and the High Command, in September 1945, a small Allied Forces Parade took place in Berlin, in which Soviet, American, British and French troops took part.

On May 9, 1995, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, an anniversary parade of war veterans and home front workers with units of the Moscow garrison was held in Moscow on Red Square, which, according to the plan of its organizers, reproduced the historic Victory Parade of 1945 of the year. It was commanded by General of the Army Vladislav Govorov, and was received by Marshal of the Soviet Union Viktor Kulikov. The parade was attended by 4,939 war veterans and home front workers.

The material was prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and open sources