71 years ago the Great Patriotic War ended

22:07

"There was a huge salute, an extraordinary one, moreover, the portrait of Stalin was still raised," recalls Antonov Lydia Pavlovna. - The babysitting was such that it is difficult to describe in words. Strangers hugged, kissed on the street. By the evening of people on the embankment, it became even more! It was just spontaneously! "

22:05

According to the memoirs of Vsevolod Vishnevsky: "10 o'clock in the evening. Salute Victory! On the Red Square of the hum of the festive crowd ... Music, dancing ... Songs flash ... All new and new masses of happy people are poured into the square. Lilovato-blue spotlights beat into the sky ...
Thirty volleys from a thousand guns!
Rain rockets!
Here it is, our victory! "

22:03

Highly in the sky, over the construction of the Palace of Soviets and on Pushkinskaya Square, there were huge portraits of Comrade Stalin. When the salute began, the rays of powerful spotlights crossed in portraits, and they covered the views of hundreds of thousands of Muscovites to themselves.

22:00

Festive salute begins. Moscow Saluteoval the troops of the Red Army, ships and parts of the navy, won the great victory, thirty artillery volley from a thousand guns.

21:57

From the memories of Levitan: "In the evening I was called to the Kremlin and awarded the text of the order of the supreme commander-in-chief about the victory over the fascist Germany. Read it in advance after 35 minutes. The radio studio where such programs were conducted, was not far from the Kremlin, in the building of the GUMA. To get there, it was to cross the Red Square. But in front of us - the sea of \u200b\u200bhuman.
They took five meters five, and then in no way. "Comrades, - shout," skip. We are in the case! " And we answer: "What are things there! Now, Radio Levitan, the order of victory will read, the Salute will begin. Stand as everyone, listen and watch! " And then we painted us: in the Kremlin, after all, there is also a radio studio, you need to read from there! We run back, we explain the situation to the commandant, and he gives the command to guard not to stop two people running on the Kremlin corridors. "

21:55

Levitan appears on the radio: "Attention! Says Moscow! All radio stations work Soviet Union! The Great Patriotic War ... victoriously completed. Fascist Germany is completely crushed! "

21:35

Only at the end of May 1945 it was decided to hold a parade. On June 22, Stalin signed an order to organize a parade. Military academies, colleges, as well as consolidated shelves of each of the fronts participating in the war were required. The commander of the parade was appointed Marshal Rokossovsky, taking the parade - Marshal Zhukov. The stands for honored guests were traditionally organized on the Mausoleum building. At the parade except Stalin, members of the Politburo were present: Kalinin, Molotov and others.

21:30

It was decided not to carry out a parade, since the overwhelming number of military units was at that moment outside the USSR. It was necessary to wait for their return for a full-fledged organization of action.

21:00

From the Kremlin, Joseph Stalin addressed the people with a brief speech. "The Great Patriotic War, which the Soviet people led against the German fascist invaders, was completed, the leader declared solemnly. - Germany is completely crushed. Glory to our great people, the people of the winner! Eternal glory Heroes who fell in battles with the enemy and giving life for the freedom and happiness of our people! "

20:30

"My mother and I cried with her," says Hayduk Olga Vladimirovna. - That's what I remember very well. Then the older sister ran to the Great Theater, there they were happy and danced all evening, but first there were tears ... "

20:15

"People walked, and stood Babius. Skidali, cried on their dead men. This voltage nervous poured into the crying that we finally had died. Joy, fun and babe came on the same day, but a little later. At first there were tears, and then was joy, "recalls Chetverikov Leonid Gennadyevich.

20:00

Joseph Stalin writes the president of the United States Harry Truman the following lines: "I heartily thank you for friendly congratulations on the occasion of the unconditional surrender of Hitler's Germany. The peoples of the Soviet Union highly appreciate the participation of the friendly American people in the current liberation war. The joint struggle of Soviet, American and British armies against the German invaders, ended with their full defeat and defeat, will enter the story as a sample of the combat community of our peoples. "

19:45

In the Bornholm region, Soviet aviation continues to strike at the extent to the West German conversions (over 50 ships were found), of which 10 were surfed and about as much damaged. In the air battles in the area of \u200b\u200bthe island, 16 German aircraft were shot down.

19:30

Thousands of people go to the Red Square. They are sent here with whole teams from Zamoskvorechye, with Red Presnya, from Sokolnikov.

19:15

By the order of the General Directorate of the local air defense of the NKVD of the USSR, the "threatened position" was canceled throughout the Soviet Union.

19:00

The Movable group of the 38th Army, which passed 135 km, was moved to the Soyborzh region (100 km southeast of Prague).

18:55

Joseph Stalin receives the following letter from Churchill: "I send you heart greetings on the occasion of a brilliant victory that you won, driven invaders from your country and defeating Nazi tyranny. I firmly believe that the future of mankind depends on friendship and mutual understanding between British and Russian nations. Here, in our island fatherland, we are very often thinking about you today, and we helmet you from the depths of our hearts wishes of happiness and well-being. We want, after all the victims and suffering in that gloomy valley, through which we passed together, we are now related to the right friendship and mutual sympathies, could go further under the shining sun of the victorious world.
I ask my wife to give you all these words of friendship and admiration. "

18:45

On the area of \u200b\u200bthe revolution, Muscovites dance, throw soldiers in the air who returned from the war, sing "Katyusha".

18:30

Fully capitulated parts of the German Wehrmacht, who were in Austria.

18:25

On Gorky Street, wide sidewalks are filled with festively dressed people - lively, laughing, throwing jokes.

18:20

In Poland, the Hero of the Soviet Union Joseph Vasilyevich Matrunchik is undermined on the Anti-Tank Mine.

18:15

The last sea battle occurred in the Bornholm area: three Soviet torpedo boats caught up the enemy convoy (transport, towing, 11 guard boats). On the order of the convoy return to the port of Germans opened fire. The launch of Torpeda failed, our boats began to move away to the port of Renna, two sailors were injured in this battle, one soon died from wounds. The convoy went to Denmark.

18:10

In Pushkin Square, a huge crowd moves, moves, forms individual circles - danced inside them.

18:00

At this time, in Moscow, 250 artists were made before the licking people, the pops that were served by trucks.

18:00

The movable group of the front entered Prague, which per day passed 200 km.

13:00

Meanwhile, the 6th Guards Tank Army of the 2nd Ukrainian Front met with parts of the 4th Guards Tank Army at 35 kilometers southeast of Prague. On this day, the 53rd Army I.M. was switched to the offensive Managarov and 1st Guards ConnOn-mechanized group I.A. Pliyev.

12:55

Nastown in the Austrian city of Flower in American captive surrendered commander of the 3rd tank division "Dead Head" Brigadefürer SS Helmut Becker. Later, Becker was transferred to Soviet troops. In the USSR he was sentenced to imprisonment in a Poltava prison, and then serving a sentence in the Vorkuta camp.

12:50

General Zhukov called from Moscow and reported that all the documentation on the capitulation of German-fascist Germany was obtained and was presented by the Supreme Commander.

12:45

Rocks drove up with your bus, it was applauded. Because of the noise, nothing heard, he went to the Red Square. The crowd has shook and cried.

12:35

A German radiogram from Bornholm was intercepted that there there was a large accumulation of ships and transport vessels on which more than 7 thousand soldiers and officers are located, and the movement of ships continues.

12:30

"It seems impossible, but everyone understood each other, they came up to proximity. Many sobbed - lost their relatives close. Their comforters also cried. Losses were all. In our family, the cousin Nehyme was missing. Family of mother's niece, aunt roses with her husband, Uncle Yakov and his wife, remained in Unnamed, unknown graves. Did the soldiers who fought, did not meet my father, son, brother? A cupcakes, cups, sandwiches were taken out of his pocket, treated neighbors, - recalls L. Surkov.

12:25

"Machines walked from the Spasskaya Tower,
But they interfered with the barrier of people,
Boys capping cabin,
Tried to see the leaders.
The military did not have a passage,
Now they were captured by their own.
For the first time in four years
They were waiting for peaceful battles, "said Alexander Timofeevsky in the poem" Ninth May 1945: Chronicle ".

12:15

"... May 9, 1945 I left the commander's permission for 3 days to Moscow. What was happening on this day in Moscow, it is simply impossible to tell. Allowed everything, from Mala to Great. I arrived in Moscow in the morning and traveled to an apartment for a number of 2 hours. It was impossible not only to drive, but also to go. The military is enough, swing, kiss. In the evening there was a beautiful salute, songs, dancing throughout Moscow. It is good that I, as soon as I arrived, took a liter of vodka at the station, and then it was impossible to buy it in the evening. We celebrated the Victory Day in the circle of your family, the owners of the apartment and the neighbors. They drank for victory, for those who did not live before that day, and for the next time this bloody slaughter never happened. On May 10, vodka in Moscow could not buy it, she drank everything. " (From the memories of N.A. Kryuchkova, navigator of military transport aircraft.)

May 9, 1945, Salute Victory. Newspaper "Front Illustration" № 9-10 (107-108), May 1945

12:00

Newspapers with a slogan "won not Stalin - won the people!" The following words were written under the slogan: "Long live a great inspirer and organizer of the historical victories of the Soviet people our native and beloved Stalin !!!"

11:55

At the Preobrazhensky cemetery in Moscow - do not push through. "On the day of Victory on the Preobrazhensky cemetery was like on Easter - the blizzard bloomed, the fresh wind blew, and the crowds of the people went to remember those who did not return from the front ..." - recalls the Day of Victory Majorova E.P.

11:45

"The city is unusually festive, sunny. Even the conductor in the tram does not take money from the military: "I cry for you herself," recalls the warrior and writer Vsevolod Vishnevsky. - On the streets there are many officers and soldiers - survived, lived! Paschers stop them, hug, kiss ...

And how to bother now the whole country!

Moscow is beautiful, clean! As she does not look like Berlin, who is persistently seen in heavy dreams. "

11:30

The squadron commander, Senior Lieutenant Valery Prshnovsky, was released from German captivity. In October 1943, in the area of \u200b\u200bLake Ilmen Novgorod region, he destroyed the German multi-purpose aircraft ME-110 by the Yak-1 plant. In total, 479 combat departures were 479 in the personal account of the Polimovsky, of which 13 were at night. In 46 air battles, he shot down 13 opponent aircraft. On March 27, 1944, Valery Fedorovich performed a task accompanied by the IL-2 group. With the storming of the enemy airfield Parkanovo, his plane was shot down. Valery Fedorovich jumped out of a burning car on a parachute, but he was captured. It was originally placed in the concentration camp of Vistric, where on August 22, 1944 made escape, but was captured and translated into the concentration camp Gross-Rosen. After the second unsuccessful attempt to escape Valery Fedorovich was translated into the death camp of Buchenwald.

11:15

According to information that, at the request of the Soviet command, Phaldmarshal Kaitel, on May 9, on the Soviet-German front, Wehrmacht had more than 1.5 million soldiers and officers. In total, from May 9 to 17, the Red Army captured on the basis of an act of surrender about 1391 thousand soldiers and officers of the enemy and 101 General.

Captive Germans

11:05

A resident of Sevastopol Zoya Dolgushev recalls: "From the area they called the village council that the war was over. Festive bells rang in the temple, everyone jumped out into the street, fled to our Zelenovsky village council, where the rally began. How much tears was! Almost all of our rustic women remained widows, and children orphans. That's really - victory with tears in the eyes. "

11:00

In honor of victory all over the country, rallies begin in factories, factories, construction sites, in collective farms, in the squares of cities and villages.

10:55

When we approached the door, the commander was already on the ground, where he was congratulated "with the victory", and at that time he seriously reported to someone about the flight fulfilled and gave one package, and another bundle with a victory banner. I remember exactly one thing that there were four people next to him - two generals and two in civil uniforms. There was already a crowd of the people around us, and the photocondunts clicked with the buttons of their cameras. "

10:50

Twisted to the specified place, braked and turned off the motor. I immediately gave the commander in hand a package and a banner as valuable, the most valuable cargo that there was no such value on earth in the entire history of mankind. The whole crew from all soul shakes the commander with the hand, with pride about the large government assignment. We satisfied with the commander and went to him before entrance door, and passengers, in turn, have long come out and mixed with people.

10:42

I worked out, since on behalf of the commander, a package with the Covenant on the capitulation of fascist Germany was in my navigator tablet, and the convolution - the Banner of Victory, lay under the right elbow near the pilot seat. I rises the excitement, I want to scream "Hurray, win!" ...

10:33

The act of surrender is delivered to Moscow. "The flight lasted about six hours. In Moscow, flew around the eleventh hour, - recalls Abdusamat Taimetov. - The plane landed and smoothly rolled along the asphalt strip. We already see from afar, as the people have gathered to meet us at the airport of the central airport. (Today - between the metro stations "Dynamo" and "Airport". - "Gazeta.Ru".)

10:30

Oleg Jackevich recalls: "My family miraculously survived the Leningrad blockade without losses. With the approach of Victory, I began to ask my mother: "And when we (!) Will, will be cakes?" (Cupcakes I remembered from pre-war times and, of course, considered these vertices of the cooking.)
And now it came on May 9, 1945! Victory! On that day, Mom bought us with a brother on the ice cream briquette! For life I remembered the taste of victory!
Mom laughed, and the elder brother made a "masterpiece" for me - he smeared a piece of bread with butter, sprinkled with sugar sand and "sweeping" cocoa. "

10:15

Frontoviki are found at the Square near the Bolshoi Theater. It is this Square that will be the traditional meeting place of veterans in the following years.

10:10

On Nevsky Prospect in Leningrad there is a crowd of people and sings Katyusha.

From the memories of Boris Haller: "Someone calls on the corner of Nevsky and Prel Tole:" Soviet people, help the bandita delay! " - And he has blood flowing from face. And the Soviet, victorious Hitler and the most terrible military machine of fascism are walking past, - and try not to watch. Bandits in the city a lot - this is also the consequence of war. The world is harder than war - always it was, always so! In the war there is clarity at least - who is a friend who is an enemy. In the war, it is clear for which you need to sacrifice life. "

Prague is fully occupied and purified from the enemy with the troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front.

Grossman boys opened the door: "Victory!" They ran through all rooms, screaming loudly is a stunning word. My uncle Pasha, a disabled, smiled, it was hard to rose from the chair and silently poured into another room, and his wife fell his head on the table and buried loudly - they died two sons. One at the Oryol-Kursk Arc in 1943, the other is exactly a year ago, in 1944, in Belarus. Knapped and entered Dvorkin with a bottle of wine, after him other neighbors, and we all drank for the victory. In our glasses, wine interfered with tears - tears of joy and grief. "

- And the radio passed marches - one by one. I still think that one of those marches I heard the only time in my life, he was rapid and straight with silver. It will end one - pause, we get silent, hopping your breath, waiting for any words. Again music. The windows were open, no sound, nor a row. Our house was standing on the street Herzen (Nikitskaya now), in our two rooms the windows were on two sides - on the street of Herzen, according to which the tram went on, and in the Sobinovsky lane, right on the Red-Brick Theater of the Revolution (now theater. Mayakovsky . Gitis seen in the distance, and below the Herzen Street - Conservatory. And so, when the dawn had already come and szed another march, the radio was disgusting. All froze, silence seemed unbearable. She lasted with a minute, and - Levitan's solemn voice: "Says Moscow ..."

"On May 9, all the inhabitants of our communal did not sleep on May 9. I finished the second course of the Moscow Pedigree Institute and lived in the family of his native uncle, his brother, and his wife. Nobody slept, we sat at the table, over which a black cardboard plate of the radio hung, listened and silent. The neighbors did not sleep - silent, like a dumb, a cook from the Kremlin dining room with his wife, did not sleep Ziel Grossman and her husband - disabled with disabled and two boys, did not sleep with his wife and daughter's real Julity Dvorkin, who told about his frauds, pretty more , and always ready to treat everyone; My aunt of Zhenya did not sleep, the former actress, who was engaged alternately with all neighbors, "recalls Svetlana Obolenskaya.

In the meantime, the troops of the 5th Guards Army were eliminated by the grouping of the enemy North-Eastern Prague, and her advanced detachment was also published on the northern outskirts of Prague.

Muscovites straight on the streets sing "Dark Night ...", "Fire in close still still ...", "The Nice Sea Sacred Baikal ...", "Deep Unknown Tigu ...".

In Moscow, people continue to go to the streets and congratulate each other. Soldier kiss, throw into the sky. "So far stands in the eyes, people surrounded by the joy of the end of the war, people surrounded in the form of the military and swung them, that is, threw up and caught in their hands, - recalls the Native Moskvich V.V. Sigayev. - strangers hugged, at the same time laughing and crying, calmly passed by simply was not ... The family gathered on the kislovka, built a ridiculous festive meal: Vinaigrette, the standard then boiled sausage, cheese, herring, salt cucumbers, pancakes, tea with jam. On a glass drank, the front-line songs quietly sang. "

08:48

General Eisenhower Headquarters announced: "The 7th American army reports the arrest of Geering and Kesselring. According to the testimony, this Gering, Hitler sentenced him to the death penalty for the fact that on April 24, he proposed to change him as the head of the German Reich. During the arrest on Gering there was a uniform with gold stripes and only three awards. In a good mood, he stated that he was ready to give all the desired information honestly and conscientiously, and told how he should have killed on the personal order of Hitler. "

Capitulated German troops in Danzig and Gdynia (there were arms of about 75 thousand soldiers and officers, including 12 generals).

"There was an incredible shooting up, salted the fact that at the end of the ends the war ended, and that we won, and that there were alive. ... And this picture I remember especially brightly - in terms of the surrender in all the windows of the sheets are white, "said Artilleryman Arkady Blaher, who met on May 9 in Berlin.

Regulators in Berlin

"Describe what was on theatrical square, not in my power. This was not and will not. Everything that has been copied four years - flour, hopes, disappointment, losses - a single spirit broke out, hugged everyone, repeatedly reinforced. It seems impossible, but everyone understood each other, they got up to the proximity, "recalls L. Surkov.

German soldiers blocked on the Courland Peninsula, learning about the surrender, stopped resistance. Most of the soldiers from about the 135 thousandth army began to give up, some tried to escape to Eastern Prussia. Among them was the commander of the Sixth Corps of the SS in Kurlyandia Obergroupenfürer SS Walter Kruger. On May 22, 1945, he was captured by Soviet troops and shot himself.

According to the Soviet radio, marches transfer one by one. Every hour, Levitan's statement is repeated about the victory, said deep at night.

"The Red Armenians walked on the street in the street on May 9," the military translator Elena Rzhevskaya recalls. - In anticipation of something extraordinary, some indescribable celebration and fun, what should be celebrated by this long-awaited Victory Day. Someone already sailing, somewhere sang. The girls-military urgently washed gymnasters ... The tractor pulled somewhere, and letters still shone on the trunk: "Give Berlin!" ... Everything remains as before. And at the same time, everything suddenly became different. Guns - not shoot more, soldiers - do not go to the attack. The long-awaited world came to the ground ... Dates of anything with any comparable lifting of the Spirit, when they rushed to Berlin, today become history. "

"... Write your last name," recalls Viktor Gritsay. - Well, I will not erase someone's inscription. Went inside. There is dirty, buried. One expert says: "This is the Cabinet Hitler!" But it is unlikely. I look, some kind of snag, came on her and a piece of glass Scratched: "Gritsai. Stupino.

Soviet soldiers located in Berlin, went to put their paintings on Reichstag.

Soldiers samples on the walls of Reserve

06:15

In the meantime, a detachment of torpedo boats (6 units) with rifle rotary (108 people) came out to take the surrender of the German garrison to the Danish Island of Bornholm from the port of Kolberg. Commanded by these forces Chief of Staff of the Kolberg Naval Base Captain 2nd Rang D.S. Shavtsov.

06:10

The Soviet soldiers in Berlin declare the construction and read the order of the Supreme Commander about the complete surrender of Germany.

05:52

Newspapers with a slogan "won, not Stalin won - the people won" are preparing for printing.

05:35

The aircraft with the act of surrender was on the way to Moscow. "Flying an hour and a half, as the sun's released start to shine directly to us, in the eyes. The sky is clean - not a single cloud. Height showed a thousand five hundred meters. Moscow conveys the actual weather forecast in the city and airport, "recalled Abdusamat Taimetov.

05:14

Ilya Fedorovich Kulikov recalls: "Archery began in the morning. All run, hats throw up. Scream that the war is over. We did not believe. There were still separate battles with poor fascist groups. When the headquarters reported that the victory came, we salted, I made three shots in honor of the victory. "

05:00

The banquet of Soviet and the Allied Command is completed. "A festive dinner ended in the morning songs and dats, - recalled Zhukov. - Soviet generals danced out competition. I also could not resist and, remembering my youth, walked "Russian". Diar to and traveled to the sounds of cannonads, which was made from all types of weapons on the occasion of victory. Shooting went in all areas of Berlin and his suburbs. They shot up, but the fragments of mines, shells and bullets fell to the ground, and walking on May 9 was not entirely safe. But as distinguished this danger from the one with which we all drank over the long years of war. "

04:45

Parts of the Wehrmacht and SS began the retreat from Prague, which quickly overwhelmed into panic escape towards the western border of Czechoslovakia.

04:30

In the Prague outskirts there were advanced parts of the 13th and 3rd Guards Communarily Army.

Soviet troops enter Prague

04:25

Despite the fact that Moscow was necessary to fly as quickly as possible, the route was built on a broken line at a different angle of courses to confuse the potential enemy.

04:12

According to Taythos, after receiving the act on the capitulation of the pilots, only one thought was worried: how to maximize the safety of the flight and fly to Moscow faster?

04:00

"I stand next to Alexey Ivanovich not far from the door of the aircraft, and at that moment two, one in military uniform, and the second in civilian. From the portfolio, the high growth officer pulls out a packaged packaged by seal, and transmits a person in civil uniform. And he, in turn, transmits him into the hands of Alexei Ivanovich Semenkova, firmly shakes his hand and says that this package must be delivered to Moscow that here the Covenant is the capitulation of the defeated fascist Germany, and this convolution is the Banner of Victory! In turn, the documents and convolution of the commander handed me, and we shook hands. The commander responds that the task will be completed, "writes Abdusamat Taimetov.

At this point in Moscow was 4 o'clock in the morning.

03:58

"We are approaching Berlin, we decline to 300 meters away, the neighborhood of the city is green. ... I was strangely surprised by the fact that when they started to steer along the track, from two sides, an officer with gold rims and red flags in their hands were stood on both sides on every 50 meter distance, "this describes the arrival in Berlin Abdusamat Taimetov.

Abdusamat Timetov

03:54

"And I return to my place. In all likelihood, the regiment commander noted that I went here and went here. I took the steering wheel to drive a plane and I think, and yet, who is this old man? Then I could not stand it and still dared to ask the commander.

- Comrade Commander, who is he is a white old man sleeping on the sofa?

He smiled pleasantly and said to all crew members to be heard:

- This white old man is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the USSR Comrade Vyshinsky, - and smiled broadly, pleased with himself, which gave us "Secret Information".

03:42

At this time, a plane flew to Berlin, the first pilot of which was Alexey Semenkov, and the second - Abdusamat Taimetov. The crew was to pick up an act of surrender in Berlin and deliver it to Moscow.

"I was thinking, after all, who and what kind of people in the passenger compartment? - recalled Abdusamat Taimetov. - asked the permission of Alexander Ivanovich Semenkova:

- Comrade Commander, allow you to go out and go to the rear trunk?

The commander allowed. I gave him the steering wheel, calmly got up and went to the passenger salon.

When I went to a sleeping salon, I saw on the sofa in the underwear of a white old man with a white trimmed mustache. A common salon passed - people in military and civilian forms. Who watched me, i.e. To whom I got a glance, nodded my head, greet and passed to the tail of the plane. Opening the door of the rear trunk and making sure that everything is in order there, I closed the door and looked from the tale of the plane on people sitting in the aircraft's chairs, for some time thought deeply what kind of people and where would we enter them? Since there are no accurate landing location. "

Alexey Semenkov

The Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht reported: "From the middle of the night weapons on all fronts fell silent. By order of Gross Admiral, Wehrmacht unconditionally folded the weapon. This ended almost six-year-old heroic struggle. Wehrmacht with honor surrendered to superior strength. "

In fact, the crowd flows down the street as the river. Brooks from the alleys fall into it. Everyone strive to the center. There are also trying to drive trucks with soldiers. Soldiers bend, kiss those who you can reach. In the body thrust "Whiteor", stretch bottles. "

All doors are open, in the corridor crowd. Shade a pateff. It goes out light, turn through the battery. The patefone plays Rumba, everyone dance, sing, kiss, hugging, looking into each other - they really lived?

Recalls a resident of Moscow by L.S. Surkov: "At three o'clock - a knock on the door, like an earthquake.

- Get up, the war is over! "

The German troops have already been announced about the passage of Germany. The German command indicated the need to accelerate the departure to the West to surrender to the Americans. The headquarters of the Army Center "Center" arrived an officer of the German General Staff Colonel Meer-Detring, who explained the "order of surrender" to Shernera: "... as soon as possible to fight against Soviet troops, because only under this condition the numerous parts of the German army will be able to win time In order to break to the west. "

Meanwhile, Prague broke out from the North-West of the 10th Guards Ural Volunteer Corps E. E. Belova of the 4th Guards Tank Army. Following them from the north in Prague, Tankists of the 9th Mechkorpus I. P. Sukhova 3rd Guards Tank Army entered.

On a banquet in Germany, the Word takes the Soviet generals. "Everyone said that he had stupid for all these difficult years," General Zhukov recalled.

"We did not leave one thought, one dream - when will you finally finally read the order about the full victory over Hitler's Germany? - recalled Levitan. "And this dream came true ... On May 9, 1945, I fell happiness to read the act of unconditional surrender of Germany ...".

Levitan reads a message about the surrender of Germany.

The toast says the US Air Force warlord Karl Andrew Spaths.

Toast says Marshal France Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Latre de Tassigny.

The toast says the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Royal UK UK during World War II, Arthur Tedder. According to the memories of Zhukov, Tedder expressed hope for strengthening relations between the countries of the anti-fascist coalition.

Zhukov reads the surrender act in Karlshort. Next to Zhukov - Arthur Tedder.

01:30

Representatives of the Soviet and Allied Command are going to the banquet. He opened the banquet Georgy Zhukov, who offered a toast for the victory of the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition over the fascist Germany.

01:15

"We were announced on the radio, and immediately political workers went straight and declared everything. There was a joyful feeling, we proudly went through the streets of Berlin. Here we reached Berlin, in the very center we go! - remembers the infantry of Gregory Nikanorov, who met on May 9 in Berlin. - Everyone was happy, hugged, danced. We had lovers of dances, there were no harmony in our company, but in the first rifle company there was a button accordion, and playing the accordion well. And he will play on the accordion, it is immediately formed a circle, there are dancers, knock off a chchelet. At lunch, everyone shouts: "Starshine, and where are our front-line 100 grams?" He says: "Will, it will be." But at lunch we were not given, but they were given to dinner. "

Capitulation enters into force.

On behalf of the Soviet Supreme Commander, George Zhukov, he cordially congratulated all those present with the long-awaited victory. "In the hall rose unimaginable noise, - recalled Zhukov. - All each other congratulated, rowed hands. Many in their eyes were tears of joy. I was surrounded by combat friends - V.D. Sokolovsky, M.S. Malinin, K.F. TELEGIN, N.A. Antipenko, V.Ya. Kolpakchi, V.I. Kuznetsov, S.I. Bogdanov, N.E. Berzarin, F.E. Side, P.A. Belov, A.V. Gorbatov and others.

"Dear friends," I said to comrades in weapons, "we had a great honor with you. In the final battle, we were entrusted to the confidence of the people, the party and the governments to carry out the valiant Soviet troops on the assault of Berlin. This is the trust of Soviet troops, including you, headed by troops in battles for Berlin, justified with honor. It is a pity that many are not among us. No matter how pleased the long-awaited victory, for which, not having flown, gave their lives. Remembering close friends and combat comrades who did not have a chance to live to this joyful day, these people who were accustomed to the slightly fear of watching death in the face, no matter how fastened, could not hold back tears. "

A meeting is closed on which the document signing has occurred.

"This signing of surrender occurred after twelve. After the delegation was brought out, which signed, Kaitel brought, a completely different situation began, congratulations. We were immediately asked to remove not to interfere. So, what was next in this room, I do not know. We retired to prepare material for sending to Moscow, "recalls the front chronicle Boris Sokolov.

Final act on the complete and unconditional surrender of Germany was signed.

The text of the act of surrender in English

The Supreme Command of the Wehrmacht reported: "On May 9, 1945, at all military theaters, in all parts of the Wehrmacht and in all armed organizations and individuals, hostility in relation to all former enemy ceases. From May 9, 1945 and in the future, all the radiolines of all parts of the Wehrmacht should work openly. "

All those present turned the heads to the door, where those who brazenly stated on the whole world should have appeared to appear on their ability to light up France, England and not later as one and a half or two months later.

Zhukov wrote:

"We, representatives of the Supreme Commander of the Soviet Armed Forces and the Supreme Command of the Allied Troops, are authorized by the governments of the anti-Hitler coalition countries to take the unconditional surrender of Germany from the German military command. Invite representatives of the German Main Command to the Hall. "

In the hall for long tables covered with green cloth, the generals of the Red Army are located, whose troops are in the most short term defeated Berlin's defense and forced the enemy to fold the weapon. There were also numerous Soviet and foreign journalists, photo reporters.

The overall photo of the Soviet delegation during the signing of the act on the unconditional surrender of all Armed Forces of Germany

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"Exactly at 24 hours we entered the hall," said the Soviet commander of Georgy Zhukov. - All sat down at the table. He stood at the wall, on which the state flags of the Soviet Union, the USA, England, France were attached.

Good night, dear readers! 71 a year ago, May 9, 1945, the act of unconditional surrender of Germany was signed. The Department of Science "Gazeta.Ru" During the historical online broadcast, talks about the events of the night on May 9, 1945 - Nights, when the Great Patriotic War ended.

May 9, 2017, 09:35

Victory Day- Holiday victory of the People's Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Celebrated on May 9.

Abroad, Victory Day notes 9, and May 8.
The Exterpassed War of Europe celebrated the victory day sincerely and nationwide. On May 9, 1945, almost all European cities, people congratulated each other and soldiers - winners.

In London, the center of celebrations were the Buckingham Palace and Trafalgar Square. People congratulated King Georg VI and Queen Elizabeth.

Winston Churchill made a speech from the balcony of the Buckingham Palace.

In the US, there are as many two days of Victory: V-E Day (Victory Day in Europe) and V-J Day(Victory Day over Japan). Both of these days of victory in 1945, the Americans celebrated with a scope, honoring their veterans and remembering President Franklin Delaware Roosevelt.

Victory Day coincided with the birthday of President Harry Truman. He dedicated to the victory of the memory of his predecessor of Franklin Roosevelt, who died of cerebral hemorrhage a month before Germany's capitulation.

Now the veterans are idle so they go to lay wreaths and give the honor to the victims in the city of Washington to the memorial heroes of the Second World War. And the real holiday of victory in the USA - September 2, 1945

On this day, on September 2, 1945 at 9:02 on Tokyo time on board the American linear ship "Missouri" in Tokyo Gulf, an act was signed by the surrender of the Japanese Empire. From Japan, the document was signed by the Foreign Minister Mamoro Sigamitsa and Head of the General Staff of Yoshiziro Ugzzu. Representatives of the Allied powers were the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Allied powers of Douglas MacArthur, American Admiral Chester Nimitz, Commander of the British Pacific Fleet Bruce Fraser, soviet general Kuzma Nikolaevich Derevko, Kuomintan General Su Yong-Chan, French General J. Leclerk, Australian General T. Blaimi, Dutch Admiral K. Halfrich, New Zealand Vice-Marshal Aviation L. Isit and Canadian Colonel N. Mur-Kosplay.

In addition to the USSR, the day officially on May 9 was recognized as the Day of Victory only in the UK. This country led a war with fascism since 1939 and until 1941 fought with Hitler almost alone.

To defeat Germany, the British forces were clearly lacked, but, faced with a terrible car of the Wehrmacht, they were able to appreciate the feat of the Soviet people who crushed her.

After the end of the war, many of our veterans remained in the UK, so now in England the largest diaspora of the USSR veterans in Western Europe. It is worth noting that although the day of victory and is celebrated in Britain, it is not so magnificent and loud. There are no crowds of celebrating people, large processions and parades on the streets.

On May 9, in London in the park, the Imperial Military Museum hosts the traditional laying of wreaths to the monument to the Soviet soldiers and citizens who died in the war, as well as the meeting of the veterans of the Northern Korvayev on board the Belfast cruiser.

The northern convoys and the marine fraternity, having tied the English and Soviet sailors, even stronger veterans. The magnesium of the celebration does not differ, but they pass very worthy, with the participation of members of the royal family and higher government officials. Now the living surviving participants of the air bobs with Luftwaffe, Ice, but from this not less hot hiking in the northern seas and those who had a chance to swallowed the sandy sand of the African desert, after the meeting on the cruiser "Belfast" listen to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Veterans are getting smaller, and if earlier the music sounded only for them, then now there are more spaces, and it is invited to enjoy all who want.

History of the holiday Victory Day is conducted from May 9, 1945When in the suburbs of Berlin, the head of the Supreme Commander, General Field Marshal, V. Kaitel, from Wehrmacht, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Marshal of the USSR George Zhukov from the Red Army and the Marshal of the United Kingdom Aviation A. Tedder from the Allies, was signed an act on the unconditional and complete surrender of the Wehrmacht.

Berlin was taken by May 2, but the German troops had resisted the Red Army for an even more than a week before the fascist command, to avoid in vain bloodshed, was finally decided to surrender.

May 7 at 2:41 am Nights in Reims, the act of unconditional surrender of Germany was signed. On behalf of the German Commanding, the act of surrender was signed by General Yoodl in the presence of General Walter Smith (on behalf of the Allied Expeditionary Forces), General Ivan Susloparov (on behalf of the Soviet Commander) and General French Army Francois Sevis as a witness.

General Susloparov signed an act in Reims at his own risk, as it did not have time to contact the Kremlin in time and get instructions. Stalin was outraged by the signing of the surrender in Reims, in which the Western Allies played the leading role.

Representatives of the Union Command (left-right): Major General I.A. Susloparov, Lieutenant-General Walter Smith, General Army Duight Eisenhower and Marshal Aviation Arthur Tedder. Reims, May 7, 1945.

The document, signed in Rainse, was taken into force at 23 o'clock on May 8. Many believe that because of the time difference between the USSR and Europe it turned out that we celebrate this holiday in different days. However, not all so simple.
The act of surrender was signed by reuse.

Stalin ordered Marshal Zhukov to take the overall surrender in the capital of the defeated state Berlin from representatives of the species of the Armed Forces of Germany.

8 May at 10:43 pm in Central European time (May 9 at 0:43 pm Moscow time) in the suburbs of Berlin, Field Marshal General Wilhelm Keitel, as well as the representative of Luftwaffe, Colonel General Stampf and Crygsmarine Admiral von Friedeburg signed the act of complete surrender of Germany .

"I can not boast," Petrusov photographer wrote later. "The big effort was worth it to tear myself away from filming a close-up - Marshal Zhukov, Kaitel and others, give up with difficulty torn place at the table itself, go away, climb on the table and take this picture, giving a common picture of signing. I am rewarded - there is no such second snapshot. "

However, all these details are of interest to researchers, in no way affect our attitude towards the very fact of the Great Victory.

Berlin, May 1945

Red banners on the Quadriga Brandenburg Gate. Berlin. May 1945. (Archive photos)

Soviet soldiers on the streets of Berlin. May 1945. (Archival photos)

Salute in honor of the victory. On the roofthe of the Reichstag soldiers of the battalion under the command of the Hero of the Soviet Union Stepan Andreevich Neztashen. May 1945. (Archive photos)

The troops of the Red Army on the streets of Bucharest, 1944. (Archive photos)

Previously, all these events by Stalin signed a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR that from now on May 9 becomes a public holiday in the Day of Victory And declared a day off day. At 6 am Moscow time, this radio decree was read by Levitan speaker. The first day of victory was noted by the fact that people on the streets congratulated each other, hugged, kissing and cried.

On May 9, in the evening, the victory was given in Moscow, the most ambitious in the history of the USSR was given: from a thousand guns were given thirty volleys.

But on the day off on May 9, only three years remained. In 1948, the war was ordered to forget and all their strength to quit the restoration of the destroyed war of the national economy.

Only in 1965, already in a relatively prosperous era of Brezhnev, in 20 years of victory, the holiday was rewarded again. On May 9, again became a weekend, parades resumed, large-scale salutes in all cities - heroes and commemoration of veterans.
Victory Banner

The banner shot from the Reichstag, where he was watered by Egorov and Cantaria, in the first parade did not participate victory. The name of the 150th division was derived on it, where soldiers served, and the leadership of the country found that such a banner could not be a symbol of victory, which was achieved by all the people, and not a single division. And in fact, it is right, since in those days this banner was not the only thing that watered Soviet warriors on the day of the capture of Berlin.

In 2007, the dispute broke out around the banner of victory again: after all, they can see the sickle and hammer - the symbols of the state that is no longer. And again, common sense prevailed, and the banner again proudly realized the ranks of soldiers and cadets, mining a step in Red Square.

In addition to the festive parades of victory over the cities of the country, the Victory Day has other attributes and traditions:
Laying wreaths and colors on memorial cemeteries and monuments to soldiers of the Great Patriotic War.Traditionally, there are flowers on the Poklonnaya Mountain and to the monument to an unknown soldier, in St. Petersburg, the main laying ceremony takes place at the Piskarevsky cemetery and at a memorable board on Nevsky Prospect, in Volgograd on Mamaev Kurgan. And throughout the country thousands of thousands of monuments, memorial places and memorial places, where on the day of victory on May 9, the flowers are all from Mala to Velik.
Minute silence.The solemn-mourning ceremonies of laying flowers are traditionally accompanied by a minute of silence in memory of all those killed during the Great Patriotic War. A minute of silence is a sign of respect for all people who gave their lives for what we had a peaceful sky today.

Salute victory.Ends the day of victory festive salute. The first salute in Moscow was given in 1943 in honor of the successful onset of the Red Army, after that, a tradition appeared to arrange salutes after successful actions with Hitler's troops. And, of course, one of the most grand salutes became Salute on May 9, 1945 on the day announcement of the complete capitulation of the fascist troops. Salute starts at 22 o'clock in Moscow time, since then annually at 22 o'clock in many cities, the salutes of victory begin, resembling that the country has surrelated, overtook the invaders and snakes!

St. George Ribbon.

Also, there are still living witnesses of that war, increasingly the political forces of some foreign countries are trying to blame the heroic soldiers of our victorious army. And that would give the tribute to the memory and respect the feats of our heroes, in order for the younger generation to know, I remembered and proud of my story in 2005 a new tradition was headed - to obscure the St. George ribbon on the Victory Day. The action is called "I remember! I'm proud!"

Georgievskaya tape - bicolor (bolt) orange and black colors. She leads its history from the tape to the soldiers' Order of St. George the Victorious, established on November 26, 1769 Empress Catherine II. This tape with minor changes entered the USSR award system as "Guards Tape" - a sign of a special difference of a soldier.

She is covered with a block of a very honorable "soldier's" order of glory. Black color ribbon means smoke, and orange - flame. Nowadays, an interesting tradition associated with this ancient symbol appeared. Young people, on the eve of the holiday Victory Day, wears ribbon as a sign of respect, memory and solidarity with heroic Russian soldiers, who were all the freedom of our country in the distant 40s.

For the disrespectful attitude to the symbol easily can be written fine

New rules for wearing the victory symbol distribute volunteers among the country's population. From the very beginning of the action "Georgievskaya ribbon", April 24, volunteers warn about strict rules that are associated with the wearing symbol.

"It is strictly forbidden to mount the ribbon to the bag or car, wearing a belt below the belt, on the head, to be told on the hand or disrespect for it, it is reported on the site of the Victory Volunteers project. In case of a dismissive relationship, citizen may wait for the penalty».

You can wear a St. George ribbon only on the lapel of the jacket, at the heart. This is reported to everyone who is decided to take part in the Share "Georgievskaya Ribbon".

"This is a symbol of respect and memory. Therefore, we believe that he is the very place on the left side of the chest. So we demonstrate our recognition by the departed heroes, "add volunteers.

Sounds of the metronome. In St. Petersburg there is a special attribute of the Victory Day - the sound of metronome from all radio broadcast points. In the hardest 900 days of Leningrad blockade for a minute, the sounds of the metronome, who announced that the city lives, the city breathes. These sounds gave the vital forces by the loyal siege of Leningrads, without exaggeration, we can say that the sounds of the metronome saved thousands of lives.

Marches "Immortal Regiment"
The endless stream along the squares and streets of cities on the day of victory go along with the soldiers killed during the war during the war. The "immortal regiment" consists of photographs of these people. The descendants found a way to once again recall the dear to the heart of relatives and acquaintances, give them a tribute to the memory, to bow low for their feat.

Festive parade. The Victory Parade in Russia is traditionally held on Red Square, in Moscow. In addition to Moscow, on May 9, parades are held in other cities - the heroes of the former USSR.

The first parade in honor of the victory of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War last 24 June 1945 on Red Square.

The decision to hold a parade of Victory on Red Square was adopted by Stalin in mid-May 1945, almost immediately after the defeat of the last resistance to the grouping of the German fascist troops on May 13th.

June 22, 1945 The newspaper "True" published an order of the Supreme Commander I.V. Stalin for № 370: "To commemorate the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War, I designate on June 24, 1945 in Moscow on the Red Square Parade of the Troops of the Army Army, the Navy and the Moscow Garrison - Victory Parade. At the parade to withdraw: Summary Shelves of Fronts, Commary Regiment of the People's Commissariat of Defense, Commary Regiment of the Navy, Military Academy, Military Schools and the Russian Garrison Troops. Victory Parade to accept my deputy marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov. To command the Victory Parade Marshal of the Soviet Union Rokossovsky. "

The first parade of Victory was prepared very carefully. For memoirs of veterans, rehearsals took place a month and a half. Soldiers and officers, in four years accustomed to crawl in Plastanski and move around short fuses, it was necessary to teach the step with a frequency of 120 steps per minute. First, on the asphalt, the strips were drawn along the length of the step, and then even pulled the rope, helped to set the height of the step. The boots were covered with a special varnish, in which the sky was reflected in the mirror, and the metallic plates were knocked out on the sole, which helped focus a step. A parade at ten o'clock in the morning began, almost all this time was raining, sometimes going to the shower, which was recorded by the newsreel frames. Participated in a parade about forty thousand people. Zhukov and Rokossovsky left for the Red Square on the White and Raven Koniy, respectively.

Joseph Vissarionovich himself from the Tribunes of Lenin's Mausoleum only watched the parade. Stalin stood on the podium of the mausoleum on the left, Lifting the middle of the front-line generals - the winners.

The tribune was also attended by Kalinin, Molotov, Budne, Voroshilov and other members of the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committee. Zhukov "accepted" Rokossovsky's parade, along with him she slipped along the fighters built into the ranks and welcomed them with a triple "hurray", then rose to the Tribune of Mausoleum and read a welcoming speech dedicated to the victory of the USSR over the fascist Germany. On Red Square solemnly fastened the pivot shelves of fronts: Karelian, Leningrad, 1st Baltic, 3rd, 2nd and 1st Belarusian, 1st, 4th, 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian, consolidated regiment Navy. As part of the shelf of the 1st Belorussian front, representatives of the Polish troops were held. Ahead of the marching columns of the fronts was the commander of fronts and armies with checkers naked. The banners of the compounds carried the heroes of the Soviet Union and other orders. A column of soldiers of a special battalion from among the heroes of the Soviet Union and others particularly distinguished in the battles of soldiers were moving. They carried banners and standards of defeated fascist Germany, who were thrown to the foot of the Mausoleum and set fire to. Further, part of the Moscow garrison passed along the Red Square, then the cavalrymen were slipped, legendary taccans drove, followed the air defense compounds, artillery, motorcyclists, light armored vehicles and heavy tanks. In the sky, airplanes shook the glorified asami.

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the parades on the day of victory for a while again stopped. They were revived again only in the anniversary 1995 the year, when two parades were held in Moscow: the first on Red Square and the second on the memorial complex of Poklonnaya Mountain.

Happy Victory Day, my dear!

May 9 - this is not just a holiday, it is one of the great days, revered not only in Russia, but in many other victims of the invaders of the countries of the world. Victory Day is a holiday, important for every family and every citizen. It is difficult to find a person whom in no way touched the terrible war, which killed the lives of millions of soldiers and civilians. This date will never be crossed out of the story, it will remain forever in the calendar, and will always remind of those terrible events and the great defeat of the fascist troops, which ceased to hell.

History on May 9 in the USSR

The first victory day was celebrated in 1945. Exactly at 6 am, on all speakers of the country, the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on the appointment of May 9, Victory Day on May 9, and assigning a weekend status.

At this evening, the victory was given in Moscow - a grandiose in the case of the spectacle - thousands of anti-aircraft guns released 30 victorious volleys. The streets of the cities on the day of the end of the war were overcrowded to those who are joining people. They having fun, sang songs, concluded each other in the arms, kissed and cried from happiness and from pain for those who did not live to this long-awaited event.

The first day of Victory passed without a military parade, for the first time this solemn procession took place on Red Square only on June 24. It was preparing carefully and for a long time - for one and a half months. On the next year The parade has become an integral attribute of the celebration.

However, the magnificent celebration of Victory Day lasted only for three years. Since 1948, in ruled by fascists, the authorities of the country considered it necessary to put the restoration of cities, factories, roads, educational institutions and agriculture in the first place. To allocate considerable funds from the budget for a magnificent celebration of the most important historical event and provide an additional day off, the workers refused.

L. I. Brezhnev - in 1965, in the twenty-year anniversary of the Great Victory, in the twenty-year anniversary of the Great Victory, in the USSR calendar on May 9 again turned red. This important memorable day was announced. All cities heroes resumed military parades and salutes. Special honor and respect for the holiday used veterans - those who came victory on the battlefield and in the rear of the enemy. War participants were invited to schools, higher education institutions, organized meetings on production and mentally congratulated on the streets in words, flowers and welcomes.

Victory Day in modern Russia

In New Russia, Victory Day remained a great holiday. On this day, citizens of all ages without coercion are sent to the neglected flow to monuments and memorials, launch flowers and wreaths. On the squares and concert venues are speeches of famous and amateur artists, massive walking lasts in the morning and until late night.

For traditions in the cities of heroes, military parades pass. And in the evenings, the sky lights up from the festive salute and modern fireworks. The new attribute on May 9 became a George ribbon - a symbol of heroism, courage and courage. For the first time, ribbons were distributed in 2005. Since then, on the eve of the holiday, they are distributed free of charge in public places, shops, educational institutions. Each participant is proud to carry a striped ribbon on the chest, giving a tribute to the memory of the victory and the world on Earth.

War comes unexpectedly. Her cruelty and injustice break human destinies. Even today, 70 years later, after the end of the Great Patriotic War, the planet notes the triumph of the world, which is a symbol of an inflexible will of the spirit of the people to freedom.

Road to peace

The final stage of war against fascism is the history of the holiday would not take place without the courage of our brave warriors. The troops of the Soviet Union took a long four years to drive out the occupiers from the native land.

In April 1945, the Red Army stood under the walls of Berlin. On May 1, during an offensive operation in the Reichstag area, at about 3:00 am above the roof of the building, although it is worth noting that the information was made public hastily. After all, on April 30, on the radio, they announced that the assault flag was lung over the parliament building.

Complex military operations, thousands of victims - and the Great War ended. The act of surrender by enemy Germany was signed on May 9. Victory Day, the history of the holiday is counting from this date, with tears of bitterness and happiness met all over the world. Officially surrendered the Hitler's troops of another 8 numbers. But due to the temporary difference, the world in the Union stepped at 1:00 am.

On the same day, a document was brought to Moscow, which testified to the fall of the Nazis.

First parade

Later, on June 22, 1945, Joseph Vissarionovich issued an order. It said that in connection with the fall of Germany, Moscow will hold a solemn procession in which he will exalm its heroes. The idea of \u200b\u200bthe head of the Power originated in early May, to the decisive act.

The first military view, which was called took place in June, although on May 9 - Victory Day. The history of the holiday began with 24 numbers. The weather on that day was terrible, lil rain.

He headed the procession of drummers-Suvorov. Next went housing shelves of fronts. These were soldiers of different nationalities and ranks. Each of them showed courage and extreme dedication to his homeland in battle. In general, more than 40,000 military participated. The form for all participants sewed on special order.

Political advantage, among them was the head of the country, watched the action from the Tribune of the Mausoleum.

This system subsequently became the basis of the history of the holiday on May 9. The Victory Day of 1945 took the hero and Marshal of the Soviet Union G. Zhukov.

Warlords drove around the square on snow-white thoroughbred horses. Researchers are confident - the only reason why Stalin did not participate in the parade was that he was a bad rider.

Long-awaited victory

The success of his troops under the walls of Berlin Stalin knew well. Already the city surrendered. Only individual groups of soldiers were actively resisted. Understanding that the Nazis is nowhere to go and the capitulation is inevitable, even on the eve of the 8th, signed a decree that from now on May 9 - Victory Day. The history of the holiday began with the morning newspapers, in which the joyful news was informed. Radio played a big role in the life of the Soviet man. So, at 6 am, Yuri Levitan notified about the victory. The voice of this man declared all changes on the front line throughout the war.

People spread joyful news from home to home. Passers-by embraced on the streets, congratulated each other, cried.

In the afternoon, several anti-aircraft divisions were collected under the walls of the Kremlin. Spotlights were brought, which covered portraits of leaders. In the evening over the capital, the Salute victory was broken. On this day no one worked.

Constant symbol

Until 1948, Soviet citizens rested on May 9. Further, all the forces were thrown on the restoration of the bombed country. Forgotten about the date forgotten. Only from the initiative of L. Brezhnev continued the history of the holiday on May 9th. Victory Day for children was a special date. Mass shares, which was conducted, formed love for their homeland, respect for those who defended it.

Over the years, the holiday has acquired traditions. Especially large parades were arranged for anniversary. So, in 1965, a banner was issued for the first time. It is worth noting that in the demo 1945 it did not participate. Interestingly, the flag was specifically delivered to Moscow on June 20 for a parade. But due to the lack of time, the preparation of Zhukov gave an order not to bear a banner.

He remained an indispensable attribute and symbolized May 9, Victory Day. The history of the holiday briefly tells about the attitude of the following generations to the Great Patriotic War. Until now, the parades are filled with red flags.

Since 1965, the banner was replaced by a copy. You can look at the original in the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

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Unchanging, traditional holiday color is orange and black. This story begins on November 26, 1769. It was then that Empress Ekaterina II established it was a medal for courage on the battlefield. With some changes, the award took over the union.

Since 1942, Obelchkov has been awarded the "Guards Ribbon". Her orange-dark gamma is already a tradition on May 9, Victory Day. The history of the holiday forever is associated with these flowers. Paints symbolize smoke and flames. Such shades were used in the ribbon of the Order of Glory.

Do not forget traditions and now. In 2005, a share was held in Russia. Georgievskaya tape became a symbol of gratitude for peace and respect for veterans. Everyone who kept her in her hands on the eve of the holiday or during the parade, he testified - he remembers the great victory.

Holiday heart and freedom

Solemn procession, ribbons, lying songs Leshchenko, - all these inalienable attributes on May 9. The older generation understands the essence of the holiday. But, unfortunately, young people often do not even realize who he fought with. Gradually, pathetic processions lose popularity.

Also less adolescents know, the history of the holiday for preschoolers must first of all come to their parents and teachers. Do not change rituals. At least once a year, we put flowers to children to you need to teach young people to respect the past of our people.

Victory Day Dedicate direct defenders of the Fatherland. Put traditional tulips and daffodils to the foot of the monuments, thank the old veterans, which still stayed alive, pray for peace.

At 0 hours and 43 minutes on May 9, 1945, the act of unconditional surrender of Germany was signed by all parties. Zhukov offered a German delegation to leave the hall. At 0 hours 50 minutes, the meeting on which the unconditional surrender of the German armed forces was adopted, closed. The defeated Berlin lay at the feet of the Soviet soldiers, the inhabitants of Berlin trembled from the cannons on the occasion of victory. Land tremened, trembling furniture, trembled in German apartments. The Russian force took Berlin, and the soldiers fired in the air from all types of weapons.

On the day of Victory on May 9, 1945, on the orders of the Supreme Commander, I. V. Stalin in Moscow, salute 30 artillery volley from a thousand guns was produced. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 8, 1945, this day Victory was declared a nationwide holiday in the USSR (but the Victory Day was not declared a weekend).

On May 9, 1945, Radio appealed to the people I. V. Stalin, who finished his speech with the following words: "Now we can declare with a complete reason that the historical day of the final defeat of Germany came, the day of the Great Victory of our people over German imperialism. The great sacrifices brought by us in the name of freedom and independence of our Motherland, innumerable deprivation and suffering, experienced by our people during the war, stressful labor in the rear and at the front, given to the Altar of the Fatherland, were not gone and crowned with a complete victory over the enemy.
The age-old struggle of Slavic peoples for their existence and their independence ended with the victory over German invaders and German tyranny. From now on, the great banner of freedom of peoples and peace between nations will be waited over Europe.
Three years ago, Hitler nationwidely stated that his task includes the dismemberment of the Soviet Union and the separation of Caucasus, Ukraine, Belarus, the Baltic States and other regions. He straightly stated: "We destroy Russia to never be able to rise." It was three years ago. But Hitler's crazy ideas were not destined to come true, - the course of the war dispelled them in the dust.
In fact, it turned out something exactly the opposite of what was called the Nazis. Germany is broken by headwall. German troops capitulate. The Soviet Union tries a victory, although he is not going to dismember or destroy Germany.
Comrades! The Great Patriotic War ended with our full victory. The period of war in Europe ended. The period of peaceful development began. With the victory of you, my dear compatriots and compatriots! The glory of our heroic Red Army, who established the independence of our Motherland and won the victory over the enemy! Glory to our great people, the people of the winner! The eternal glory of the heroes who fell in battles with the enemy and giving their lives for the freedom and happiness of our people! "

In the Soviet Union, which was still called Russia in the old age, called letters, flew telegrams in which our people congratulated with the victory. I. V. Stalin congratulated the victory and residents of the USSR, and the head of the governments of foreign countries.

The heads of the governments of the allied states wrote by I. V. Stalin the following:

"You created from the USSR one of the main elements of the struggle against the oppressors, it was thanks to this who was won. Great Russia and you personally earned the appreciation of the whole of Europe, which can live and flourish only being free "(General de Gol).

"You have demonstrated the ability of the freedom-loving and highly brave people to crush the evil forces of barbarism, as if powerful they were" (President of the United States of Truman).

"I send you heart greetings on the occasion of a brilliant victory that you wanted to drive the invaders from your country and defeating Nazi tyranny" (W. Churchill). "

The soldiers began to return home. Nobody kept himself with hoping on a lightweight, carefree life - soldiers with their own eyes saw the degree of destruction of our cities and villages, industrial enterprises and collective farms. Enterprises were destroyed, which produced 33% of industrial products, and collective farms with state farms, who made up 47% of the sowing areas of the USSR. In the ruins lay thousands of residential buildings, plants and factories, museums, libraries. But the heart of the soldier overwhelmed the pride for the Great Soviet Motherland, his people, their government. They felt heroes, winners and were happy with the fact that they were alive and completely dismissed the enemy for the victims and suffering, brought to our land by the German fascist invaders. They were immensely happy and dreamed of a peaceful life, love, about meeting with relatives and loved ones.

Military echelons met in every city crowds of people with orchestras and flowers. On the winners looked with love and admiration. Even those who were barely warm up to meet his beloved son, her husband, her father, came to railway stations. At the stations organized rallies on which the soldiers and officers killed in battles for their homeland were organized. The return of Frontovikov turned into a great holiday and the great sorrow of people who survived and won the war. The Soviet people always loved their army, but this love never reached such heights as when meeting the fighters in spring, in the summer and in the fall of 1945.

On each railway station, the wagons were left on the sounds of brass orchestras and fell into an embrace of loved ones, relatives and loved ones. These unforgettable, up to the tears of happy meeting of the people of the winner, captured in the frames of still preserved documentaries, cannot leave indifferent even today's Russian man.

On May 24, 1945, the evening in the Kremlin took place in honor of the commander of the troops of the Red Army. Together with the military gathered members of the government, prominent figures of defense industry, national economy, science, culture, literature and art. On this reception, Stalin said the famous toast for the Russian people.

To commemorate the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War, the Supreme Commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union Stalin, on June 22, 1945, issued an order to hold on June 24, 1945 in Moscow on the Red Square of the Troops of the Acting Army, the Navy and the Moscow Garrison - Victory Parade.

On the appointed day, the Victory Parade took place, and a banner of defeated Germany was thrown to the Kremlin paving slave.