When did the first victory parade take place? Victory Parade

70 years ago, on June 24, 1945, the Victory Parade took place on Red Square in Moscow.. It was a triumph of the victorious Soviet people, who defeated Nazi Germany, which led the united forces of Europe in the Great Patriotic War.

The decision to hold a parade in honor of the victory over Germany was made by Supreme Commander-in-Chief Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin shortly after Victory Day - in mid-May 1945. Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Army General S.M. Shtemenko recalled: “ The Supreme Commander-in-Chief ordered us to think over and report to him our thoughts on the parade to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany, and indicated: “We need to prepare and hold a special parade. Let representatives of all fronts and all branches of the military participate in it…»

On May 24, 1945, the General Staff presented Joseph Stalin with its considerations for holding a “special parade.” The Supreme Commander accepted them, but postponed the date of the parade. The General Staff asked for two months to prepare. Stalin gave instructions to hold the parade in a month. On the same day, the commanders of the Leningrad, 1st and 2nd Belorussian, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Ukrainian Fronts received a directive from the Chief of the General Staff, Army General Alexei Innokentyevich Antonov, to hold a parade:

The Supreme Commander-in-Chief ordered:

1. To participate in the parade in the city of Moscow in honor of the victory over Germany, select a consolidated regiment from the front.

2. Form the consolidated regiment according to the following calculation: five two-company battalions of 100 people in each company (ten squads of 10 people). In addition, 19 command personnel consisting of: regiment commander - 1, deputy regiment commanders - 2 (combatant and political), regimental chief of staff - 1, battalion commanders - 5, company commanders - 10 and 36 flag bearers with 4 assistant officers. In total there are 1059 people in the combined regiment and 10 reserve people.

3. In a consolidated regiment, have six companies of infantry, one company of artillerymen, one company of tank crews, one company of pilots and one composite company (cavalrymen, sappers, signalmen).

4. The companies should be staffed so that the squad commanders are mid-level officers, and in each squad there are privates and sergeants.

5. Personnel to participate in the parade shall be selected from among the soldiers and officers who have most distinguished themselves in battle and have military orders.

6. Arm the consolidated regiment with: three rifle companies - with rifles, three rifle companies - with machine guns, a company of artillerymen - with carbines on their backs, a company of tankers and a company of pilots - with pistols, a company of sappers, signalmen and cavalrymen - with carbines on their backs, cavalrymen, in addition - checkers.

7. The front commander and all commanders, including the aviation and tank armies, arrive at the parade.

8. The consolidated regiment arrive in Moscow on June 10, 1945, with 36 combat banners, the most distinguished formations and units of the front in battles, and all enemy banners captured in battles, regardless of their number.

9. Ceremonial uniforms for the entire regiment will be issued in Moscow.

Defeated standards of Hitler's troops

Ten combined regiments of the fronts and a combined regiment of the Navy were supposed to participate in the festive event. Students of military academies, cadets of military schools and troops of the Moscow garrison, as well as military equipment, including aircraft, were also involved in the parade. At the same time, the troops that existed as of May 9, 1945 of seven more fronts of the USSR Armed Forces did not take part in the parade: the Transcaucasian Front, the Far Eastern Front, the Transbaikal Front, the Western Air Defense Front, the Central Air Defense Front, the Southwestern Air Defense Front and the Transcaucasian Air Defense Front.

The troops immediately began creating consolidated regiments. The fighters for the country's main parade were meticulously selected. First of all, they took those who showed heroism, courage and military skill in battles. Qualities such as height and age mattered. For example, in the order for the troops of the 1st Belorussian Front dated May 24, 1945, it was noted that height should be no lower than 176 cm, and age should not be older than 30 years.

At the end of May the regiments were formed. According to the order of May 24, the combined regiment was supposed to have 1059 people and 10 reserve people, but in the end the number was increased to 1465 people and 10 reserve people. The commanders of the combined regiments were determined to be:

From the Karelian Front - Major General G. E. Kalinovsky;
- from Leningradsky - Major General A. T. Stupchenko;
- from the 1st Baltic - Lieutenant General A.I. Lopatin;
- from the 3rd Belorussian - Lieutenant General P.K. Koshevoy;
- from the 2nd Belorussian - Lieutenant General K. M. Erastov;
- from the 1st Belorussian - Lieutenant General I.P. Rosly;
- from the 1st Ukrainian - Major General G.V. Baklanov;
- from the 4th Ukrainian - Lieutenant General A. L. Bondarev;
- from the 2nd Ukrainian - Guard Lieutenant General I.M. Afonin;
- from the 3rd Ukrainian - Guard Lieutenant General N.I. Biryukov;
- from the Navy - Vice Admiral V. G. Fadeev.

The Victory Parade was hosted by Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov. The parade was commanded by Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky. The entire organization of the parade was led by the commander of the Moscow Military District and the head of the Moscow garrison, Colonel General Pavel Artemyevich Artemyev.

Marshal G.K. Zhukov accepts the Victory Parade in Moscow

During the organization of the parade, a number of problems had to be solved in a very short time. So, if students of military academies, cadets of military schools in the capital and soldiers of the Moscow garrison had ceremonial uniforms, then thousands of front-line soldiers needed to sew them. This problem was solved by garment factories in Moscow and the Moscow region. And the responsible task of preparing ten standards, under which the combined regiments were to march, was entrusted to a unit of military builders. However, their project was rejected. In an emergency, we turned to specialists from the art and production workshops of the Bolshoi Theater for help.

The head of the art and props shop, V. Terzibashyan, and the head of the metalworking and mechanical shop, N. Chistyakov, coped with the assigned task. A horizontal metal pin with “golden” spiers at the ends was attached to a vertical oak shaft with a silver wreath, which framed a gold five-pointed star. On it hung a double-sided scarlet velvet panel of the standard, bordered with gold patterned hand lettering and with the name of the front. Individual heavy golden tassels fell along the sides. This sketch was accepted.

Hundreds of order ribbons, which crowned the staffs of 360 battle flags, which were carried at the head of the combined regiments, were also made in the workshops of the Bolshoi Theater. Each banner represented a military unit or formation that had distinguished itself in battle, and each of the ribbons commemorated a collective feat, marked by a military order. Most of the banners were guards.

By June 10, special trains carrying parade participants began arriving in the capital. In total, 24 marshals, 249 generals, 2,536 officers, 31,116 privates and sergeants took part in the parade. Hundreds of military equipment were prepared for the parade. The training took place at the Central Airfield named after M.V. Frunze. Soldiers and officers trained for 6-7 hours every day. And all this for the sake of three and a half minutes of immaculate march across Red Square. The parade participants were the first in the army to be awarded the medal “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945,” established on May 9, 1945.

At the direction of the General Staff, about 900 units of captured banners and standards were delivered to Moscow from Berlin and Dresden. Of these, 200 banners and standards were selected and placed under guard in a special room. On the day of the parade, they were taken in covered trucks to Red Square and handed over to the soldiers of the parade company of “porters.” Soviet soldiers carried enemy banners and standards with gloves, emphasizing that it was disgusting to even hold the poles of these symbols in your hands. At the parade, they will be thrown onto a special platform so that the standards do not touch the pavement of the sacred Red Square. Hitler's personal standard will be thrown first, the last - the banner of Vlasov's army. Later this platform and gloves will be burned.

The parade was planned to begin with the removal of the Victory Banner, which was delivered to the capital on June 20 from Berlin. However, the standard bearer Neustroyev and his assistants Egorov, Kantaria and Berest, who hoisted it over the Reichstag and sent to Moscow, went extremely poorly at the rehearsals. During the war there was no time for drill training. The same battalion commander of the 150th Idritso-Berlin Rifle Division, Stepan Neustroev, had several wounds and his legs were damaged. As a result, they refused to carry out the Victory Banner. By order of Marshal Zhukov, the banner was transferred to the Central Museum of the Armed Forces. The Victory Banner was brought to the parade for the first time in 1965.

Victory Parade. Standard bearers

Victory Parade. Formation of sailors

Victory Parade. Formation of tank officers

Kuban Cossacks

On June 22, 1945, order No. 370 of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief was published in the central newspapers of the Union:

Order of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief
« To commemorate the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War, I appoint a parade of troops of the active army, the Navy and the Moscow garrison on June 24, 1945 in Moscow on Red Square - the Victory Parade.

Bring the consolidated regiments of the fronts, the consolidated regiment of the People's Commissariat of Defense, the consolidated regiment of the Navy, military academies, military schools and troops of the Moscow garrison to the parade.

The Victory Parade will be hosted by my Deputy Marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov.

Command the Victory Parade to Marshal of the Soviet Union Rokossovsky.

I entrust the general leadership for organizing the parade to the commander of the troops of the Moscow Military District and the head of the garrison of the city of Moscow, Colonel General Artemyev.”

Supreme Commander
Marshal of the Soviet Union I. Stalin.

The morning of June 24 turned out to be rainy. Fifteen minutes before the parade started, it started to rain. The weather improved only in the evening. Because of this, the aviation part of the parade and the passage of Soviet workers were canceled. At exactly 10 o'clock, with the Kremlin chimes striking, Marshal Zhukov rode out onto Red Square on a white horse. At 10:50 a.m. the troop detour began. The Grand Marshal alternately greeted the soldiers of the combined regiments and congratulated the Parade participants on the victory over Germany. The troops responded with a mighty “Hurray!”

Having toured the regiments, Georgy Konstantinovich rose to the podium. The Marshal congratulated the Soviet people and their valiant armed forces on their victory. Then the USSR anthem sounded, performed by 1,400 military musicians, 50 artillery salutes thundered, and three times the Russian “Hurray!” echoed over the square.

The ceremonial march of the victorious soldiers was opened by the commander of the parade, Marshal of the Soviet Union Rokossovsky. He was followed by a group of young drummers, students of the 2nd Moscow Military Music School. Behind them came the consolidated regiments of the fronts in the order in which they were located during the Great Patriotic War, from north to south. The first was the regiment of the Karelian Front, then the Leningrad, 1st Baltic, 3rd Belorussian, 2nd Belorussian, 1st Belorussian (there was a group of soldiers of the Polish Army), 1st Ukrainian, 4th Ukrainian, 2nd th Ukrainian and 3rd Ukrainian fronts. The combined regiment of the Navy brought up the rear of the solemn procession.

The movement of the troops was accompanied by a huge orchestra of 1,400 people. Each combined regiment marches through its own battle march almost without pause. Then the orchestra fell silent and 80 drums beat in silence. A group of soldiers appeared carrying 200 lowered banners and standards of the defeated German troops. They threw banners onto the wooden platforms near the Mausoleum. The stands exploded with applause. It was an act full of sacred meaning, a kind of sacred rite. The symbols of Hitler’s Germany, and therefore of “European Union 1,” were defeated. Soviet civilization has proven its superiority over the West.

After this the orchestra started playing again. Units of the Moscow garrison, a combined regiment of the People's Commissariat of Defense, students of military academies and cadets of military schools marched across Red Square. Closing the march were students of the Suvorov schools, the future of the victorious Red Empire.

Then a combined cavalry brigade led by Lieutenant General N. Ya. Kirichenko trotted past the stands, and crews of anti-aircraft guns on vehicles, batteries of anti-tank and large-caliber artillery, guards mortars, motorcyclists, armored vehicles, and vehicles with paratroopers passed by. The parade of equipment was continued by the best tanks of the Great Patriotic War, T-34 and IS, and self-propelled artillery units. The parade ended on Red Square with the march of the combined orchestra.

IS-2 tanks before entering Red Square

Heavy tanks IS-2 pass through Red Square during the parade in honor of the Victory on June 24, 1945

The parade lasted 2 hours in heavy rain. However, this did not bother people and did not spoil the holiday. The orchestras played and the celebration continued. Late in the evening the fireworks began. At 11 p.m., out of 100 balloons raised by anti-aircraft gunners, 20 thousand missiles flew in volleys. Thus ended this great day. On June 25, 1945, a reception was held in the Grand Kremlin Palace in honor of the participants of the Victory Parade.

It was a real triumph of the victorious people, of Soviet civilization. The Soviet Union survived and won the most terrible war in human history. Our people and army defeated the most effective military machine in the Western world. They destroyed the terrible embryo of the “New World Order” - the “Eternal Reich”, in which they planned to destroy the entire Slavic world and enslave humanity. Unfortunately, this victory, like others, did not last forever. New generations of Russian people will again have to stand in the fight against world evil and defeat it.

As Russian President V. Putin quite rightly noted in his written address addressed to visitors to the exhibition “Victory Parade on June 24, 1945,” which opened at the State Historical Museum on the eve of the 55th anniversary of the Victory Parade:

« We must not forget about this strong parade. Historical memory is the key to a worthy 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 peaceful life today. It will help the current generation build a strong, stable and prosperous Russia. I am confident that the spirit of the Great Victory will continue to preserve our Motherland in the new, 21st century».

MEMORY LESSON

"Parades of the Great Patriotic War"

Much has been written about the parade on November 7, 1941 and the events that accompanied it; the stories about the Siberian divisions and tanks that immediately after the solemn march went to the front were especially picturesque. Meanwhile, a lot of interesting details remained behind the scenes of the official history and became known only recently. Muscovites celebrated the eve of the 24th anniversary of the October Revolution in a state of siege, fearing that the German troops, already on the closest approaches to the capital, would be able to make the final push. The evacuation that began on October 16 gave rise to a lot of rumors, including that Stalin and his closest associates in the Politburo had left Moscow. In this situation, in order to dispel rumors about the evacuation of senior leadership and to increase the fighting spirit of citizens, Stalin decided, as in a normal year, to hold a PARADE of troops.

In preparation for the parade, unprecedented security measures were taken, and Moscow's air defense was significantly strengthened - any German bomber that broke through could cause a disaster. The parade was planned to be held in any weather, but, fortunately, on that day it was completely unflyable - blizzard, fog, which excluded the possibility of an air raid on Moscow. Bad weather caused certain difficulties with the musical accompaniment of the parade - it was difficult for the orchestra to play in the cold and snowstorm, but the parade still took place with appropriate music. It should be noted that the orchestra at this parade was conducted by Vasily Agapkin, a composer famous for his most famous creation - the march “Farewell of the Slavic Woman,” which was perhaps the most popular melody in the country in those autumn months. While conducting the orchestra, Agapkin froze to the platform, so that he was able to get off from there at the end of the parade only with the help of his musicians.

It took a lot of work to assemble armored vehicles for participation in the parade, which the front desperately needed. The situation was saved by newly formed tank units that had not yet reached the front. A battalion of KV-1 heavy tanks arrived to participate in the parade directly from the factory, and the tanks were completed on the way, on railway platforms. The troops went straight from the parade to the front - this common cliche is by no means an exaggeration. Many tank and motorized units headed directly from Red Square under their own power to the west of Moscow, where, after replenishing ammunition and fuel supplies, they were distributed among the divisions defending the city.

For the Germans, the military parade in Moscow came as an unpleasant surprise, and its widespread coverage throughout the world, including in the occupied territories, through leaflets and radio broadcasting, became one of the first serious “information” defeats for Germany in this war. The German command repeatedly promised to take Moscow before the onset of frost and hold its parade on Red Square, and this promise turned out to be empty. The Nazis no longer had the strength for a decisive attack on the capital of the USSR; the advancing divisions were bled dry.

They (the Nazis) really wanted to march through Moscow. This would be the apotheosis of World War II. And their dream came true - only the apotheosis turned into a tragedy, a harbinger of an imminent end. 65 years ago. In still unconquered Moscow, a march of captured Wehrmacht soldiers and officers took place.
Eyewitnesses of that day recalled later: the command “march” was heard - and an immense column flowed from the Moscow hippodrome to the festive street. More than 90 marching groups, from head to tail of the column - more than three kilometers. The march of captured Germans through the capital of the USSR (also known as the “Parade of the Vanquished” and the “Great Waltz”) took place on July 17, 1944. Before that, during Operation Bagration, the German Army Group Center was defeated, about 400 thousand soldiers and officers, including 21 generals, were killed or captured. The Allies doubted such a colossal defeat of the Germans - so a good opportunity presented itself to show the successes of the Soviet army in the war and raise the spirit of the people.
The first group of Germans (42 thousand people) walked along the Leningradskoye Shosse and Gorky Street (present-day Tverskaya) to Mayakovsky Square, and then along the Garden Ring to the Kursky Station. The second group (15 thousand) walked along the Garden Ring from Mayakovsky Square, reaching the Kanatchikovo station of the Circular Railway. The columns were accompanied by horsemen and foot guards, and the prisoners were followed by watering machines, symbolically washing away dirt from the asphalt. It is curious that the idea of such a march was borrowed from the Germans themselves. In 1914, they drove through Konigsberg captured soldiers and officers of the Russian army of General Samsonov. Nevertheless, many who walked through Moscow in July 65 years ago found more compassion than hatred among individual spectators. “I saw some women with faces full of sympathy, I saw women with tears in their eyes,” wrote the German doctor Siemer on this occasion. Well, such is the Slavic soul: our compassion is always higher than even noble hatred.

VICTORY PARADE 1945

In honor of the victory over Nazi Germany, on June 24, 1945, a parade of troops of the active army, the Naval Fleet and the Moscow garrison took place in Moscow - the Victory Parade. Ten fronts sent their best warriors to him. Among them were representatives of the Polish army. The combined regiments, consisting of heroes of the Patriotic War, led by their illustrious commanders under military banners, marched solemnly along Red Square. The workers warmly greeted the valiant warriors. To the beat of drums, 200 Soviet soldiers threw 200 banners of the defeated German army at the foot of the Mausoleum of V.I. Lenin. With this symbolic act, Soviet soldiers forever cemented in the memory of mankind the immortal feat of their people, their Armed Forces and the Leninist Party, which raised the entire country in the Great Patriotic War and led it to final victory.
The parade was hosted by Deputy Supreme Commander-in-Chief Marshal of the Soviet Union G.K. Zhukov, the parade was commanded by Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky. While marching solemnly ahead of the combined front regiments, front and army commanders and Heroes of the Soviet Union walked with the banners of illustrious units and formations. The march of the combined front regiments was completed by a column of soldiers.
“...For each combined regiment, military marches were specially selected, which were especially loved by them... Muscovites in high spirits walked with orchestras to the Red Square area to take part in the demonstration on that historic day. ...The moment when two hundred soldiers - war veterans - threw two hundred banners of the Nazi army at the foot of the Mausoleum to the foot of the Mausoleum was incomparable,” said Marshal G.K. Zhukov.

THE DECISION to hold a parade of winners was made shortly after Victory Day - May 15, 1945 Deputy Chief of the General Staff Army General remembered : “The Supreme Commander-in-Chief ordered us to think over and report to him our thoughts on the parade to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany, and indicated: “We need to prepare and hold a special parade. Let representatives of all fronts and all branches of the military take part in it...”

May 24 I.V. Stalin was informed of the General Staff's proposals for holding the Victory Parade. He accepted them, but did not agree with the timing. While the General Staff allowed two months for preparations, Stalin ordered the parade to be held in a month. On the same day, a directive signed by the Chief of the General Staff, Army General, was sent to the commander of the troops of the Leningrad, 1st and 2nd Belorussian, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Ukrainian fronts:

The Supreme Commander-in-Chief ordered:

1. To participate in the parade in the city of Moscow in honor of the victory over Germany, select a consolidated regiment from the front.

2. Form the consolidated regiment according to the following calculation: five two-company battalions of 100 people in each company (ten squads of 10 people). In addition, 19 command personnel consisting of: regiment commander - 1, deputy regiment commander - 2 (combatant and political), regimental chief of staff - 1, battalion commanders - 5, company commanders - 10 and 36 flag bearers with 4 assistant officers. In total there are 1059 people in the combined regiment and 10 reserve people.

4. The companies should be staffed so that the squad commanders are mid-level officers, and in each squad there are privates and sergeants.

5. Personnel to participate in the parade shall be selected from among the soldiers and officers who have most distinguished themselves in battle and have military orders.

6. Arm the combined regiment with: three rifle companies - with rifles, three rifle companies - with machine guns, a company of artillerymen - with carbines on their backs, a company of tankers and a company of pilots - with pistols, a company of sappers, signalmen and cavalrymen - with carbines on their backs, cavalrymen, in addition - checkers.

7. The front commander and all commanders, including the aviation and tank armies, arrive at the parade.

9. Ceremonial uniforms for the entire regiment will be issued in Moscow.

ANTONOV

It was planned to bring ten combined regiments of the fronts and a combined regiment of the Navy to the parade. Students of military academies, cadets of military schools and troops of the Moscow garrison, as well as military equipment, including aviation, were also invited to participate in it.

At the fronts, they immediately began to form and staff consolidated regiments.

At the end of May, consolidated front regiments of five battalions were formed.

The commanders of the combined regiments were appointed:

- from the Karelian Front - Major General G.E. Kalinovsky
- from Leningradsky - Major General A.T. Stupchenko
- from the 1st Baltic - Lieutenant General
- from the 3rd Belorussian - Lieutenant General P.K. Koshevoy
- from the 2nd Belorussian - Lieutenant General K.M. Erastov
- from the 1st Belorussian - Lieutenant General I.P. Tall
- from the 1st Ukrainian - Major General G.V. Baklanov
- from the 4th Ukrainian - Lieutenant General A.L. Bondarev
- from the 2nd Ukrainian - Guard, Lieutenant General I.M. Afonin
- from the 3rd Ukrainian - Guard, Lieutenant General N.I. Biryukov.

Most of them were corps commanders. The combined naval regiment was headed by Vice Admiral V.G. Fadeev.

Although the directive of the General Staff determined the strength of each combined regiment at 1059 people with 10 reserves, during recruitment it increased to 1465 people, but with the same number of reserves.

IN VERY Many problems had to be solved in a short time frame. So, if students of military academies, cadets of military schools of the capital and soldiers of the Moscow garrison, who were to march along Red Square on June 24, had ceremonial uniforms, regularly engaged in drill training, and many participated in the May Day parade of 1945, then with the preparation of more than 15 thousand front-line soldiers, everything was different. They had to be received, accommodated, and prepared for the parade. The most difficult thing was to manage the tailoring of the ceremonial uniforms on time. However, garment factories in Moscow and the Moscow region, which began sewing it at the end of May, managed to cope with this difficult task. By June 20, all parade participants were dressed in new-style ceremonial uniforms.

Another problem arose in connection with the production of ten standards, under which the combined regiments of the fronts were to parade. The execution of such a responsible task was entrusted to a unit of Moscow military builders, commanded by engineer major S. Maksimov. They worked around the clock to make a sample, but it was rejected. But there were about ten days left before the parade. It was decided to turn to specialists from the Bolshoi Theater art and production workshops for help. The head of the art and props shop, V. Terzibashyan, and the head of the metalworking and mechanical shop, N. Chistyakov, were involved in the production of the standards. Together with them we made a new sketch of the original form. A horizontal metal pin with “golden” spiers at the ends was attached to a vertical oak shaft with a silver wreath framing a gold five-pointed star. On it hung a double-sided scarlet velvet panel of the standard, bordered with gold patterned hand lettering and the name of the front. Individual heavy golden tassels fell along the sides.

The sample was immediately approved, and the craftsmen completed the work even ahead of schedule.

The best of the best front-line soldiers were assigned to carry the standards at the head of the combined regiments. And here not everything went smoothly. The fact is that when assembled, the standard weighed more than 10 kg. Not everyone could walk along Red Square in a military step, holding it at arm's length. As always happens in such cases, people's ingenuity came to the rescue. The standard bearer of the cavalry regiment, I. Luchaninov, recalled how an unfurled knife banner was attached on the march. Based on this model, but in relation to the foot formation, the saddlery factory in two days produced special sword belts, slung on wide belts over the left shoulder, with a leather cup in which the standard shaft was attached. And many hundreds of order ribbons that crowned the staffs of 360 military banners, which had to be carried across Red Square at the head of the combined regiments, were made in the workshops of the Bolshoi Theater. Each banner represented a military unit or formation that had distinguished itself in battle, and each of the ribbons commemorated a collective feat, marked by a military order. Most of the banners were guards.

By June 10, special trains carrying parade participants began arriving in Moscow. The personnel were stationed in the Chernyshevsky, Aleshinsky, Oktyabrsky and Lefortovo barracks, in the towns of Khlebnikovo, Bolshevo, Likhobory. As part of the combined regiments, the soldiers began drills and training at the Central Airfield named after. They were held every day for six to seven hours. Intensive preparation for the parade required the participants to exert all their physical and moral strength. Honored heroes did not receive any relief.

Horses were selected in advance for the host of the parade and the parade commander: for the marshal - a white light gray color of the Terek breed named “Idol”, for the marshal - a black krak color named “Polyus”.

Starting from June 10, 1945, the medal “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945,” established on May 9, 1945, was the first in the Armed Forces to be awarded to front-line soldiers - participants in the Victory Parade. At the same time, orders and medals that had defects, as well as those awarded back in 1941-1943, were exchanged for new ones that appeared after the introduction of order bars in 1943.

At the direction of the General Staff, about They were received in the gym of the Lefortovo barracks by the commander of the 181st Infantry Regiment of the 291st Infantry Division, Colonel A.K. Korkishko. 200 banners and standards, then selected by a special commission, were placed in a special room and taken under the protection of the military commandant of Moscow. On the day of the Victory Parade, they were taken to Red Square in covered trucks and handed over to the personnel of the parade company of “porters.”

On June 10, a company was formed from the front-line soldiers of the combined regiments (10 ranks, and 20 people in a rank). It was located in the parade formation opposite St. Basil's Cathedral. On the parade ground, where training began, the front-line soldiers did not look their best, but after all, aces were required, and not just combat soldiers. Things got going when, at the suggestion of the commandant of Moscow, Lieutenant General K. Sinilov, an excellent combat soldier, Senior Lieutenant D. Vovk, deputy commander of the honor guard company, was appointed commander. They trained with poles from soldiers' tents, 1.8 m long. But some could not withstand such physical exertion, while others did not go well with drill training. I had to do a partial replacement. The company included a group of tall warriors of the 3rd regiment of the division named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky. With their help, single combat training began. <Кавалер двух орденов Славы С. Шипкин вспоминал: “We were drilled like recruits, our tunics did not dry out from sweat. But we were 20-25 years old, and the great joy of victory easily prevailed over fatigue. The classes were beneficial, and we were sincerely grateful to the Dzerzhinsky guys.”. The company was prepared for the day of the parade. June 21, late evening, Marshal G.K. Zhukov examined the training of “porters” on Red Square and was satisfied.

But due to S.A.’s poor drill training. Neustroeva, M.A. Egorova and M.V. Kantaria Marshal G.K. Zhukov decided not to take it to the parade.

Two days before the parade, June 22, signed by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Marshal of the Soviet Union I.V. Stalin issued order No. 370:

ORDER
Supreme Commander-in-Chief

To commemorate the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War, I appoint a parade of troops of the Active Army, Navy and Moscow Garrison on June 24, 1945 in Moscow on Red Square - the Victory Parade.

On May 9 every year, our Motherland celebrates the holiday of Victory over Nazi Germany. A parade is traditional for this day. Today I want to look at the first military victory parade on June 24, 1945 in Moscow on Red Square. In particular, we will consider the features of preparation for the parade, which troops took part, the number of participants, equipment and weapons at the parade, the formation of troops, and so on.

Order No. 370

The order to hold the victory parade was signed by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief (Stalin) on June 22, 1945 under number 370. The order prescribed:

Bring troops of the active army, navy, academies, schools and troops of the Moscow garrison to the Parade.
The Victory Parade will take place on Red Square.
The parade is hosted by Marshal of the USSR Zhukov.
The parade is commanded by Marshal of the USSR Rokossovsky.
The leadership of the parade preparations is Colonel General Artemyev (commander of the Moscow garrison).

Parade time

The Moscow parade on June 24, 1945, to commemorate the victory over Germany was well planned. It lasted 2 hours 9 minutes and 10 seconds according to official documents. Considering the chronicle to study the parade is problematic, but today the preparation documents have already been declassified, so a study can be made on their basis.

The timing of the Victory Parade was approved by the commandant of the city of Moscow, Lieutenant General Silov in May 1945. Below is a table with timing calculations.

Table: Calculation of the time of the Victory Parade in 1945

Event	Duration
The victory parade starts at 10:00 am
Departure of the parade host	50 seconds
Report from the parade commander and delivery of the marching note to the host	20 seconds
Detour of troops hosting the parade	15 minutes
Celebratory speech	10 minutes
Firework	3 minutes 30 seconds
Preparing for the ceremonial march	1 minute 30 seconds
Infantry movement	36 minutes
Cavalry distance set	2 minutes
Cavalry movement	4 minutes
Artillery movement	29 minutes
Movement of technology	21 minutes
Formation and passage of the orchestra	5 minutes
Total parade time	2 hours 9 minutes 10 seconds
End of parade 12 hours 9 minutes 10 seconds

Based on this document alone, it is clear that the main emphasis was on infantry and equipment.

German banners on Red Square

The parade of June 24, 1945 is unthinkable without war trophies. These were the banners of the defeated German units. The war lasted 4 years, during which many banners were recaptured from the enemy, so it was impossible to take them all to Red Square. It was decided to select the 200 most significant. On June 21, 1945, the list of captured banners of German troops selected for the parade was approved by Colonel Peredelsky. The list turned out to be as follows:

Unit banners - 26
Battalion banners - 138
Division banners - 36

A complete list of German units can be found in archival documents; I will give only the names of the German units and regiments whose banners were carried on Red Square. These are the following regiments: 1 cuirassier, 5 cuirassier, 1 cavalry, 2 cavalry, 3 cavalry, 4 cavalry, 8 cavalry, 12 light cavalry, 10 horse infantry, 11 horse infantry, 4 hussars, 6 hussars, 1 dragoon, 8 heavy dragoon, 10th dragoon, 3rd mountain fighter squadron "Horst Wessel", 10th lancer, 1st lancer cavalry, 2nd lancer, 8th lancer cavalry, 4th lancer, 17th artillery.

Preparing for the parade

Any parade requires careful preparation and rehearsal. The military parade in Moscow on June 24, 1945 was no exception, and preparations for it (actual) began on June 12. For this purpose, a Parade Preparation Action Plan was drawn up. It was compiled by the commandant of Moscow, Lieutenant General Sinipov, and the Plan was approved by the head of the Moscow Garrison, Colonel General Artemyev.

Table: preparations for the June 1945 parade in 1945

Event	Date	Time	Venue
First parade rehearsal with full infantry	June 12	7:00-9:00	Central airfield
Review of artillery units and units	June 13	7:00-9:00	Garden Ring: from Smolenskaya Square to Crimean Bridge
Review and training of armored and mechanical units	June 13	15:00-18:00	Kuzminki training ground
View of all equipment	June 16	03:00-05:00	Red Square
Formation of orchestras	June 16	03:00-05:00	Red Square
Dress rehearsal for the parade	June 17	7:00-9:00	Central airfield

All events took place as usual, without any incidents or incidents.

Parade participants

Before “Victory” in June 1945 it turned out to be massive. This was important because the USSR fought with the enemy for 4 years, successfully completed the war and wanted to hold a parade at the highest level in order to put an end to the military epic that covered Europe in the 30s and 40s of the last century. To demonstrate the massiveness of the parade, we can provide data on the number:

People - 36,845 people
Artillery pieces - 590
Artillery traction equipment - 652
Equipment and armored vehicles - 614
Aircraft - 630

Troops from the following fronts took part in the parade from combat units.

Table: troops that took part in the Victory Parade

Front	Number of mouths	Commander of the consolidated regiment
Karelian	8	Major General Kalinovsky Grigory Evstafievich
Leningradsky	14	Major General Stuchenko Andrey Trofimovich
1st Baltic	14	Lieutenant General Lopatin Anton Ivanovich
1st Belarusian	14	Lieutenant General Rosly Ivan Pavlovich
2nd Belorussian	14	Lieutenant General Erastov Konstantin Maksimovich
3rd Belorussian	14	Lieutenant General Pyotr Kirillovich Koshevoy
1st Ukrainian	14	Major General Baklanov Gleb Vladimirovich
2nd Ukrainian	14	Lieutenant General Afonin Ivan Mikhailovich
3rd Ukrainian	14	Lieutenant General Nikolai Ivanovich Biryukov
4th Ukrainian	14	Lieutenant General Bondarev Andrey Leontievich
Navy	10	Vice Admiral Vladimir Georgievich Fadeev

The location of the troops is taken from the approved troop formation diagram for the Victory Parade. The document was approved by Colonel General Artemyev.

Why didn't Stalin accept the Parade?

Probably the most popular question is why Stalin did not host the 1945 parade, because he was the Supreme Commander-in-Chief? There is no official version on this matter, but there is a legend that is often repeated in books and memoirs. The fact is that the host of the parade had to ride a horse. Zhukov later said that Vasily Stalin, the son of Joseph Vissarionovich, said that on June 16, during a rehearsal, Stalin fell from his horse. There were no consequences, but after that it was decided that Zhukov would host the parade.

The text of Zhukov’s solemn address, when the military victory parade on June 24, 1945 moved on to the ceremonial part, well reflects the spirit of what was happening.

He recalled: “The Supreme Commander-in-Chief ordered us to think over and report to him our thoughts on the parade to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany, and indicated: “We need to prepare and hold a special parade. Let representatives of all fronts and all branches of the military take part in it...”

May 24 I.V. Stalin was informed of the General Staff's proposals for holding the Victory Parade. He accepted them, but did not agree with the timing. While the General Staff allowed two months for preparations, Stalin ordered the parade to be held in a month. On the same day, a directive signed by the Chief of the General Staff, Army General, was sent to the commander of the troops of the Leningrad, 1st and 2nd Belorussian, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Ukrainian fronts:

“The Supreme Commander-in-Chief ordered:

To participate in the parade in the city of Moscow in honor of the victory over Germany, select a consolidated regiment from the front.

The combined regiment should be formed according to the following calculation: five two-company battalions of 100 people in each company (ten squads of 10 people). In addition, 19 command personnel consisting of: regiment commander - 1, deputy regiment commander - 2 (combatant and political), regimental chief of staff - 1, battalion commanders - 5, company commanders - 10 and 36 flag bearers with 4 assistant officers. In total there are 1059 people in the combined regiment and 10 reserve people.

In a combined regiment there should be six infantry companies, one artillery company, one tank company, one pilot company and one combined company (cavalrymen, sappers, signalmen).

The companies should be staffed so that the squad commanders are mid-level officers, and in each squad there are privates and sergeants.

Personnel to participate in the parade will be selected from among the soldiers and officers who have most distinguished themselves in battle and have military orders.

The combined regiment is to be armed with: three rifle companies - with rifles, three rifle companies - with machine guns, a company of artillerymen - with carbines on their backs, a company of tankers and a company of pilots - with pistols, a company of sappers, signalmen and cavalrymen - with carbines on their backs, and cavalrymen, in addition, with swords.

The front commander and all commanders, including the air and tank armies, will come to the parade.

The combined regiment arrives in Moscow on June 10, 1945, with 36 combat banners, the most distinguished formations and units of the front in battles, and all enemy banners captured in battles, regardless of their number.
Ceremonial uniforms for the entire regiment will be issued in Moscow.”

At the fronts, they immediately began to form and staff consolidated regiments. Their personnel were selected with special care. The first candidates were those who showed courage and heroism, bravery and military skill in battle. Growth was also important. Thus, the order for the troops of the 1st Belorussian Front dated May 24, 1945 stated that height should be no lower than 176 cm, and age should not be older than 30 years. At the end of May, consolidated front regiments of five battalions were formed.

The commanders of the combined regiments were appointed:

from the Karelian Front - Major General G.E. Kalinovsky
from Leningradsky - Major General A.T. Stupchenko
from the 1st Baltic - Lieutenant General
from the 3rd Belorussian - Lieutenant General P.K. Koshevoy
from the 2nd Belorussian - Lieutenant General K.M. Erastov
from the 1st Belorussian - Lieutenant General I.P. Tall
from the 1st Ukrainian - Major General G.V. Baklanov
from the 4th Ukrainian - Lieutenant General A.L. Bondarev
from the 2nd Ukrainian - Guard Lieutenant General I.M. Afonin
from the 3rd Ukrainian - Guard Lieutenant General N.I. Biryukov.

Most of them were corps commanders. The combined naval regiment was headed by Vice Admiral V.G. Fadeev.

Many problems had to be solved in a very short time frame. So, if students of military academies, cadets of military schools of the capital and soldiers of the Moscow garrison, who were to march along Red Square on June 24, had ceremonial uniforms, regularly engaged in drill training, and many participated in the May Day parade of 1945, then with the preparation of more than 15 thousand front-line soldiers, everything was different. They had to be received, accommodated, and prepared for the parade. The most difficult thing was to manage the tailoring of the ceremonial uniforms on time. However, garment factories in Moscow and the Moscow region, which began sewing it at the end of May, managed to cope with this difficult task. By June 20, all parade participants were dressed in new-style ceremonial uniforms.

The period of preparation for the parade was marked by a particularly joyful and exciting event for its participants - the presentation of awards. On May 24, 1945, Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR N.M. Shvernik handed over to the marshals G.K. Zhukov, K.K. Rokossovsky and F.I. Tolbukhin of the Order of Victory. June 12 M.I. Kalinin awarded Zhukov the third Golden Star, and Rokossovsky and Konev the second. At the same time, this award was received by I.X. Bagramyan and . Starting from June 10, 1945, the medal “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945,” established on May 9, 1945, was the first in the Armed Forces to be awarded to front-line soldiers - participants in the Victory Parade. At the same time, orders and medals that had defects, as well as those awarded back in 1941-1943, were exchanged for new ones that appeared after the introduction of order bars in 1943.

At the direction of the General Staff, about 900 units of captured banners and standards were delivered to Moscow from units of the 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts (from Berlin and Dresden). They were received in the gym of the Lefortovo barracks by the commander of the 181st Infantry Regiment of the 291st Infantry Division, Colonel A.K. Korkishko. 200 banners and standards, then selected by a special commission, were placed in a special room and taken under the protection of the military commandant of Moscow. On the day of the Victory Parade, they were taken to Red Square in covered trucks and handed over to the personnel of the parade company of “porters.”

On June 10, a company was formed from the front-line soldiers of the combined regiments (10 ranks, and 20 people in a rank). It was located in the parade formation opposite St. Basil's Cathedral. On the parade ground, where training began, the front-line soldiers did not look their best, but after all, aces were required, and not just combat soldiers. Things got going when, at the suggestion of the commandant of Moscow, Lieutenant General K. Sinilov, an excellent combat soldier, Senior Lieutenant D. Vovk, deputy commander of the honor guard company, was appointed commander. They trained with poles from soldiers' tents, 1.8 m long. But some could not withstand such physical exertion, while others did not go well with drill training. I had to do a partial replacement. The company included a group of tall warriors of the 3rd regiment of the division named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky. With their help, single combat training began. Recipient of two Orders of Glory S. Shipkin recalled: “We were drilled like recruits, our tunics did not dry out from sweat. But we were 20-25 years old, and the great joy of victory easily prevailed over fatigue. The classes were beneficial, and we were sincerely grateful to the Dzerzhinsky guys.” The company was prepared for the day of the parade. June 21, late evening, Marshal G.K. Zhukov examined the training of “porters” on Red Square and was satisfied.

Unfortunately, not everyone “passed the exam” at the dress rehearsal. According to the organizers, the march of troops was to begin with the removal of the Victory Banner, which was delivered to Moscow on June 20 from Berlin. But due to S.A.’s poor drill training. Neustroeva, M.A. Egorova and M.V. Kantaria Marshal G.K. Zhukov decided not to take it to the parade.
Two days before the parade, June 22, signed by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Marshal of the Soviet Union I.V. Stalin issued order No. 370:

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

The Victory Parade will be hosted by my Deputy Marshal of the Soviet Union Zhukov.

Command the Victory Parade to Marshal of the Soviet Union Rokossovsky.

And then the morning of June 24, 1945 came, cloudy and rainy. Water flowed down the helmets and uniforms of the consolidated regiments of the fronts, students of military academies, cadets of military schools and 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 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 a.m., to the applause of those gathered, members of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of the All-Union Communist Party, headed by I.V., rose to the Mausoleum. Stalin.

Parade Commander K.K. Rokossovsky, on a black horse under a crimson saddle cloth, took a place to move towards G.K., the host of the parade. Zhukov. Exactly at 10 o'clock, with the striking of the Kremlin chimes, G.K. Zhukov rode out to Red Square on a white horse. Subsequently, he recalled the first minutes of the historical Parade: “It’s three minutes to ten. I was on horseback at the Spassky Gate. I clearly hear the command: “Parade, attention!” A roar of applause followed the team. The clock strikes 10.00... The powerful and solemn sounds of the melody “Hail!”, so dear to every Russian soul, rang out. M.I. Glinka. Then absolute silence immediately reigned, the clear words of the command of the parade commander, Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky..."

At 10:50 a.m. the troop detour began. G.K. Zhukov alternately greeted the soldiers of the combined regiments and congratulated the Parade participants on the victory over Germany. A mighty “Hurray” echoed like thunder over Red Square. Having toured the troops, the marshal rose to the podium. On instructions from the Central Committee of the Party and the Soviet government, Georgy Konstantinovich congratulated the Soviet people and their valiant Armed Forces on their victory. After this, the Anthem of the Soviet Union was solemnly played by 1,400 military musicians, 50 salvos of artillery salute were heard, and three times “Hurray!” rang out over the square.

The ceremonial march of the winners was opened by the commander of the parade, Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky. Following him was a group of young drummers - students of the 2nd Moscow Military Music School, followed by a combined regiment of the Karelian Front, led by the commander of its troops, Marshal, and then the combined regiments of the fronts in the order in which they were located during the war, from north to south - from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. A combined regiment of the Leningrad Front, led by a marshal, marched behind the Karelian Front. Next, the combined regiment of the 1st Baltic Front, led by Army General I.X. Bagramyan. A marshal walked in front of the combined regiment of the 3rd Belorussian Front. The combined regiment of the 2nd Belorussian Front was led by the deputy commander of the front troops, Colonel General K.P. Trubnikov. The deputy commander of the troops, Army General, also walked ahead of the combined regiment of the 1st Belorussian Front. The regiment also included a group of soldiers of the Polish Army, led by General of Armor V.V. Korchits. Then came the combined regiment of the 1st Ukrainian Front, led by Marshal I.S. Konev. The combined regiment of the 4th Ukrainian Front was led by Army General A.I. Eremenko. He was followed by the combined regiment of the 2nd Ukrainian Front with its commander, Marshal R.Ya. Malinovsky. And finally, the southernmost of the fronts - the 3rd Ukrainian, led by Marshal F.I. Tolbukhin. Closing the march of the combined regiments of the fronts was the combined regiment of the People's Commissariat of the Navy, led by Vice Admiral V.G. Fadeev.

A giant orchestra of 1,400 musicians accompanied the movement of the troops. Each combined regiment marches through its own battle march almost without pause. And suddenly the orchestra fell silent, and in this silence 80 drums began to beat. A special company came forward with two hundred enemy banners. Their banners almost dragged along the wet paving stones of the square. At the foot of the Mausoleum there were two wooden platforms. Having caught up with them, the fighters made a turn to the right and forcefully threw the pride of the Third Reich at them. The shafts fell with a dull thud. Cloths covered the platform. The stands exploded with applause. The drumming continued, and in front of the Mausoleum a mountain of enemy banners being put to shame grew. And over the years, this act, full of deep meaning, captured in photographs, posters, paintings, immortalized in books and films, does not fade.

But then the orchestra started playing again. Units of the Moscow garrison, led by the commander of the Moscow Military District, Colonel General P.A., entered the square. Artemyev. Behind him are the combined regiment of the People's Commissariat of Defense, students of military academies and cadets of military schools. Students from Suvorov schools brought up the rear in black and red uniforms and white gloves. Then a combined cavalry brigade led by Lieutenant General N.Ya. trotted past the stands. Kirichenko, crews of anti-aircraft guns in vehicles, batteries of anti-tank and large-caliber artillery, guards mortars, motorcyclists, armored vehicles, and vehicles with paratroopers passed by. The parade of equipment was continued by T-34 and IS tanks and self-propelled artillery units. The parade ended on Red Square with the march of the combined orchestra.

It lasted 2 hours (122 minutes) in pouring rain, but the thousands of people who filled Red Square seemed not to notice. However, the aviation flight over Red Square and the demonstration of the capital's workers were canceled due to bad weather. By evening the rain stopped, and the celebration continued on the streets of Moscow. Orchestras thundered in the squares. And soon the sky above the city lit up with festive fireworks. At 23:00, out of 100 balloons raised by anti-aircraft gunners, 20 thousand missiles flew in volleys. Thus ended that historic day. On June 25, 1945, a reception was held in the Grand Kremlin Palace in honor of the participants of the Victory Parade.

The military parade on June 24, 1945 is a triumph of the victorious people, the military art of Soviet commanders, all the Armed Forces, and their fighting spirit. It was attended by 24 marshals, 249 generals, 2,536 other officers, 31,116 sergeants and soldiers.

On May 9, 1995, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, an anniversary parade of war participants and wartime home front workers with units of the Moscow garrison was held in Moscow on Red Square, which, according to its organizers, reproduced the historical Victory Parade 1945. The combined veteran regiments (457 people each) again represented all 10 fronts of the war years with their battle banners, the Victory Banner and the battle banners of 150 military units and formations were carried out. The order of building consolidated regiments was preserved. The parade was attended by 4,939 war veterans and wartime home front workers from various regions of the country and neighboring countries. The total number of participants was 6803 people. Among them are 487 Heroes of the Soviet Union (including 5 people awarded this title twice), 4 Heroes of the Russian Federation and 109 full holders of the Order of Glory. The parade was hosted by the Marshal of the Soviet Union, the parade was commanded by Army General V.L. Govorov. The honor of carrying the Victory Banner at this parade was awarded to the participant of the 1945 Victory Parade, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, retired Colonel General of Aviation M.P. Odintsov.

President of Russia V.V. Putin, in his written address addressed to visitors to the exhibition “Victory Parade on June 24, 1945,” which opened at the State Historical Museum on the eve of the 55th anniversary of the Victory Parade, emphasized: “We must not forget about this strong parade. Historical memory is the key to a worthy 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 peaceful life today. It will help the current generation build a strong, stable and prosperous Russia. I am confident that the spirit of the Great Victory will continue to preserve our Motherland in the new, 21st century.”

Material prepared by the Research Institute
(military history) Military Academy
General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

List of units participating in the parade

1. Infantry

1st Front Regiment of the Karelian Front	8	859
2nd Front Regiment of the Leningrad Front	14	1468
3rd Front Regiment of the 1st Baltic Front	14	1468
4th Front Regiment of the 3rd Belorussian Front	14	1468
5th Front Regiment of the 2nd Belorussian Front	14	1468
6th Front Regiment of the 1st Belorussian Front	14	1468
7th Front Regiment of the 1st Ukrainian Front	14	1468
8th Front Regiment of the 4th Ukrainian Front	14	1468
9th Front Regiment of the 2nd Ukrainian Front	14	1468
10th Front Regiment of the 3rd Ukrainian Front	14	1468
Combined Regiment of the NK Navy	10	1062
Banners of the former German army	—	200
NPO Regiment	6	616
Academy named after M.V. Frunze	6	616
Academy named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky	4	413
Academy of BT and MV KA named after. I.V. Stalin	10	1022
Academy of Command and Navigation Staff of the Air Force KA	4	413
Air Force Academy named after. NOT. Zhukovsky	8	819
Higher all-army military-industrial complex GLAVPUR KA	8	819
Red Banner Higher Intelligence. school GS KA	6	616
Military Engineering Academy named after. V.V. Kuibysheva	4	413
Academy of Chemical Defense named after. K.E. Voroshilova	4	413
Official refresher courses composition of airborne spacecraft	4	413
Institute of Foreign Languages	4	413
Artillery School named after. L.B. Krasina	4	413
Military Infantry School named after. Top. Council of the RSFSR	4	413
Aviation School of Communications	6	616
Military-Political School named after. V.I. Lenin	8	819
Military Engineering School	6	616
Kalinin School of Technical Troops of the Spacecraft	4	413
School of Technical Troops named after. V.R. Menzhinsky	4	413
Kremlin Regiment	4	413
1st Division of Motorized Rifle Division of the NKVD Troops	24	2464
2nd Division of Motorized Rifle Division of the NKVD Troops	10	1022
Suvorov schools	8	819
Central School of Trainers	4	301
TOTAL	298	31041

2. Cavalry

3. Artillery

Part name	Number of batteries	Number of guns	Type of traction
1st Machine Gun Division	8	bullet. DShK - 64	cars - 34
89th MZA Division	8	25 mm - 32	cars - 34
91st MZA Division	8	37 mm - 32	cars - 34
1st Guards anti-aircraft art. division	8	85 mm - 32	cars - 34
54th anti-aircraft art. division	8	85 mm - 32	cars - 34
2nd Searchlight Division	8	project — 24 sound catcher — 8	cars - 34
97th Guards mortar regiment GMCH	9	M-8 - 12 M-13 - 24	cars - 50
	6	M-31-12 - 24	cars - 34
	9	45 mm - 12 57 mm - 24	cars - 38
Artregiment 1st Motorized Rifle Division	12	76 mm - 48	cars - 50
46th Mortar Regiment	6	120 mm - 24	cars - 26
64th Mortar Regiment	6	160 mm - 24	cars - 26
54th Anti-Tank Fighter Artillery. brigade	10	100 mm - 40	cars - 42
Art. Regiment 2 MSD	6	122 mm - 24	cars - 26
989th howitzer art. regiment	6	122 mm -12 152 mm - 12	cars - 26
Art. Regiment 3 LAU	5	122 mm - 20	tractors - 20 cars - 2
Art. regiment RAU	5	152 mm - 20	tractors - 20 cars - 2
Art. BM brigade	15	152 mm - 6 203 mm - 24	tractors - 38 cars - 2 trailers - 8
Art. OM brigade	8	210 mm - 2 280 mm - 12 305 mm - 2	tractors - 30 cars - 2 trailers - 6
TOTAL	151	guns - 386 HMC installations - 60 DShK machine guns - 64 spotlights - 24 sound catching — 8 mortars - 48 TOTAL - 590	cars - 530 tractors - 108 trailers - 14 TOTAL - 652

4. Armored and mechanized forces

Name	Number of cars	Number of people
M-72 motorcycle battalion	169	507
Battalion of armored vehicles BA-64	76	152
Motorized infantry regiment	101	1721
Airborne battalion	51	904
Regiment SU-76	41	164
Brigade TO-34	51	216
Regiment SU-100	41	164
Regiment IS	41	164
Regiment ISU-122	21	105
Regiment ISU-152	21	105
TOTAL	613	4202

Commandant of the city of Moscow
Lieutenant General Sinilov

List of unit commanders at the Victory Parade

Part name	Who leads
1st Belarusian Regiment	Lieutenant General Rosly Ivan Pavlovich
1st Ukrainian Regiment	Major General Baklanov Gleb Vladimirovich
2nd Belarusian Regiment	Lieutenant General Erastov Konstantin Maksimovich
Leningrad Regiment	Major General Stuchenko Andrey Trofimovich
2nd Ukrainian Regiment	Lieutenant General Afonin Ivan Mikhailovich
3rd Ukrainian Regiment	Lieutenant General Nikolai Ivanovich Biryukov
3rd Belarusian Regiment	Lieutenant General Pyotr Kirillovich Koshevoy
Baltic Regiment	Lieutenant General Lopatin Anton Ivanovich
Karelian Regiment	Major General Kalinovsky Grigory Evstafievich
4th Ukrainian Regiment	Lieutenant General Bondarev Andrey Leontievich
Consolidated Regiment of the NKVMF	Vice Admiral Vladimir Georgievich Fadeev
Regiment of the People's Commissariat of Defense	Lieutenant General Tarasov Alexey Alexandrovich
Red Banner Order of Lenin and Order of Suvorov 1st degree Military Academy named after. M.V. Frunze	Colonel General Chibisov Nikandr Evlampievich
Art. Order of Lenin Academy of the Russian Academy of Sciences named after. F.E. Dzerzhinsky	Colonel General Vasily Isidorovich Khokhlov
Military Order of Lenin Academy BT and MB KA named after. I.V. Stalin	Lieutenant General Kovalev Grigory Nikolaevich
Military Academy of Command and Navigation Staff of the Air Force KA (Monino)	Lieutenant General of Aviation Petr Pavlovich Ionov
Air Force Order of Lenin Academy named after. NOT. Zhukovsky	Lieutenant General of Aviation Sokolov-Sokolenok Nikolay Aleksandrovich
Higher all-army military-political courses GLAVPUR KA	Major General Alexey Ivanovich Kovalevsky
Red Banner Higher Intelligence School of the General Staff and RK UKS	Major General Kochetkov Mikhail Andreevich
Red Banner Military Engineering Academy named after. V.V. Kuibysheva	Major General Olivetsky Boris Aleksandrovich
Military Academy of Chemical Defense named after. K.E. Voroshilova	Major General Petukhov Dmitry Efimovich
Advanced training courses for officers of the Airborne Forces.	Major General Russian Mikhail Yakovlevich
Military Institute of Foreign Languages	Lieutenant General Biyazi Nikolai Nikolaevich
1st Guards Order of the Red Star Mortar and Artillery School named after. K.E. Krasina	Major General of Artillery Maxim Lavrentievich Vovchenko
Moscow Red Banner Infantry School named after. Supreme Council of the RSFSR	Major General Fesin Ivan Ivanovich
1st Moscow Red Banner Order of Lenin Aviation School of Communications Air Force KA	Major General of Aviation Viktor Eduardovich Vasilkevich
Moscow Twice Red Banner Military-Political School named after. V.I. Lenin	Major General Ustyantsev Andrey Fedorovich
Moscow Red Banner Military Engineering School KA	Major General of Engineering Troops Ermolaev Pavel Aleksandrovich
Kalinin Military School of Technical Troops of the Spacecraft	Major General of Technical Troops Melnikov Petr Gerasimovich
Moscow Military Technical School of the NKVD named after. V.R. Menzhinsky	Major General of the Engineering and Artillery Service Goryainov Makar Fedorovich
Kremlin Regiment	Colonel Evmenchikov Timofey Filippovich
1st Motorized Rifle Division of the NKVD Troops	Major General Piyashev Ivan Ivanovich
2nd Motorized Rifle Division of the NKVD Troops	Major General Lukashev Vasily Vasilievich
Suvorov School	Major General Eremin Petr Antonovich
Central Military Technical School of Trainers	Major General Medvedev Grigory Panteleimonovich
Combined Cavalry Regiment	Lieutenant General Kirichenko Nikolai Yakovlevich
Kavpolk NKVD	Colonel Vasiliev Alexey Fedorovich
Artillery of the Moscow Military District	Lieutenant General Nikolai Fedorovich Ryabov
Air defense units	Lieutenant General Olenin Ivan Alekseevich Major General of Artillery Mikhail Grigorievich Girshevich
1st Machine Gun Air Defense Division	Colonel Leskov Fedor Filippovich
89th MZA Division	Lieutenant Colonel Ioilev Fedor Fedorovich
91st MZA Division	Colonel Basin Boris Grigorievich
1st Guard. anti-aircraft division	Guard Major General of Artillery Mikhail Gerontievich Kiknadze
54th anti-aircraft art. division	Colonel Valuev Petr Andreevich
2nd Searchlight Division	Colonel Chernavsky Alexander Mikhailovich
HMC parts	Colonel Matygin Dmitry Evdokimovich
97th Mortar Regiment GMCH	Colonel Mityushev Nikolai Vasilievich
40th Guards mortar brigade GMCH	Colonel Chumak Mark Markovich
636th anti-tank artillery artillery. regiment	Lieutenant Colonel Silantiev Kuzma Andreevich
Artregiment 1st Motorized Rifle Division	Lieutenant Colonel Bogachevsky Stepan Stepanovich
46th Mortar Regiment	Lieutenant Colonel Egorov Ivan Fedorovich
64th Mortar Regiment	Major Batagov Sultanbek Kazbekovich
54th Extermination. anti-tank art. brigade	Colonel Titenko Mikhail Stepanovich
Artregiment 2nd Motorized Rifle Division	Colonel Velikanov Petr Sergeevich
989th Gaub. artillery regiment	Major Golubev Fedor Stepanovich
Artregiment 3 LAU	Lieutenant Colonel Yakimov Alexey Filippovich
Artregiment RAU	Lieutenant Colonel Vovk-Kurilekh Ivan Pavlovich
BM Artillery Brigade	Colonel Bachmanov Vladimir Matveevich
Artillery Brigade OM	Lieutenant Colonel Andreev Alexander Vladimirovich
Armored and mechanized troops of the Moscow Military District	Major General of Tank Forces Petr Vasilievich Kotov
Motorcycle battalion M-72	Lieutenant Colonel Nedelko Andrey Alekseevich
Battalion of armored vehicles BA-64	Lieutenant Colonel Kapustin Alexander Stepanovich
Motorized infantry regiment	Guard Colonel Stepanov Ivan Yakovlevich
Airborne Battalion	Colonel Yurchenko Nikolai Egorovich
Regiment SU-76	Lieutenant Colonel Landyr Pavel Demidovich
Brigade of TO-34 tanks	Lieutenant Colonel Burmistrov Nikolai Pavlovich
Regiment SU-100	Lieutenant Colonel Sivov Ivan Dmitrievich
Regiment IS	Colonel Matochkin Nikolai Vasilievich
Regiment ISU-122	Lieutenant Colonel Fedor Afanasyevich Zaitsev
Regiment ISU-152	Guard Colonel Prilukov Boris Ilyich
Combined orchestra of the Moscow garrison	Major General Chernetsky Semyon Aleksandrovich

Commandant of the city of Moscow
Lieutenant General Sinilov

List
trophy banners selected for the parade

Unit banners

5th Cuirassier Regiment
8th Cavalry Regiment
3rd gr. istr. squadron "Horst Wessel"
1st Dragoons
10th Lancers Regiment
3rd Cavalry Regiment
12th Light Cavalry Regiment
10th Mounted Infantry Regiment
9th Mounted Infantry Regiment
4th Hussars
11th Mounted Infantry Regiment
8th heavy drag regiment
8th Ulansk. Cav. regiment
1st Cuirassier Regiment
4th Hussars
4th Lancers Regiment
1st Cavalier. regiment
10th Dragoons
1st Ulansk. kaval regiment
4th Cavalry Regiment
1st Cavalier. regiment
2nd Cavalry Regiment
2nd Uhlan Regiment
6th Hussars
4th Cavalry Regiment
17th Artillery. regiment

Battalion Colors

3rd Battalion, 57th Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 1st Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 45th Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 23rd Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 30th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 7th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 3rd Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 106th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 49th Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 83rd Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 81st Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 84th Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 24th Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 2nd Inf. shelf
9th Tank Battalion
1st Battalion, 1st Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 43rd Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 44th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 22nd Inf. shelf
4th Battalion, 61st Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 36th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 28th Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 51st Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 23rd Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 57th Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 38th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 30th Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 43rd Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 88th Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 44th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 106th Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 1st Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 3rd Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 51st Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 88th Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 7th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 24th Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 36th Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 45th Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 30th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 83rd Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 28th Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 116th Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 33rd Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 22nd Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 3rd Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 22nd Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 28th Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 49th Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 84th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 59th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 88th Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 2nd Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 24th Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 84th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 81st Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 23rd Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 45th Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 7th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 43rd Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 59th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 116th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 38th Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 51st Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 57th Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 49th Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 116th Inf. shelf
1st Battalion, 6th Cavalry. shelf
2nd Battalion, 71st Inf. shelf
3rd Battalion, 71st Inf. shelf
2nd Battalion, 15th Regiment. shelf
2nd Battalion, 14th Inf. shelf
1st battalion 2nd tank. shelf
1st Battalion, 21st Regiment. shelf
7th tank. communications battalion
2nd baht. 7th page ca. shelf
29th Engineer Battalion
41st Signal Battalion
1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry. shelf
48th Signal Battalion
2nd Battalion, 15th Inf. shelf
15th Signal Battalion
3rd Jaeger Battalion, 15th Infantry. shelf
21st Signal Battalion
1st Battalion, 71st Inf. shelf
48th Engineer Battalion
18th Signal Battalion
15th bullet. battalion
37th Signal Battalion
1st Battalion 68th Engineer Regiment
2nd Battalion, 7th Reserve Regiment
58th Engineer Battalion
4th RO
59th bullet. battalion
9th RO
2nd Battalion, 116th Reserve Regiment
9th autotrans. battalion
1st scooter. battalion
29th Signal Battalion
2nd Battalion 68th Engineer Regiment
1st Battalion, 15th Inf. shelf
1st battalion 31st tank. shelf
2nd Battalion, 15th Engineer Regiment
1st battalion, 27th tank. shelf
2nd Infantry Battalion shelf (no number)
2nd Battalion, 6th Cavalry. shelf
38th pool. battalion
1st Battalion, 14th Cav. shelf
28th Signal Battalion
1st page by motor. battalion
11th Signal Battalion
1st battalion 1st tank. brig.
1st Battalion, 13th Inf. shelf
2nd battalion 1st tank. shelf
41st Engineer Battalion
9th pool. battalion
2nd battalion 2nd tank. shelf
1st battalion 15th tank. shelf
2nd Battalion, 13th Inf. shelf
1st RO
29th RO
1st Signal Battalion
8th Signal Battalion
11th Engineer Battalion
3rd Battalion, 11th Res. shelf
31st pool. battalion
21st Engineer Battalion
1st Engineer Battalion
18th Engineer Battalion
28th Engineer Battalion
15th Engineer Battalion
1st motorway battalion
8th motorway battalion
8th Engineer Battalion
1st Jaegersk. battalion 2nd infantry shelf
1st battalion 10th l. infantry shelf
67th Tank Battalion

Division banners

3rd division of the 8th art. shelf
1st division of the 9th art. shelf
1st Division A.I.R.
2nd division of the 18th art. shelf
18th Division A.I.R.
2nd division of the 37th art. shelf
2nd division of the 78th art. shelf
2nd division of the 28th art. shelf
21st anti-tank. division
1st division of the 54th art. shelf
1st division of the 44th art. shelf
1st division of the 45th art. shelf
1st division of the 28th art. shelf
2nd division of the 47th art. shelf
28th Division A.I.R.
2nd division of the 21st art. shelf
3rd division of the 65th art. shelf
2nd division of the 64th art. regiment
2nd division of the 8th art. shelf
3rd division of the 9th art. shelf
1st division of the 8th art. shelf
3rd division of the 21st art. shelf
11th anti-tank. division
2nd division of the 9th art. shelf
15th anti-tank. division
1st division of the 116th artillery. shelf
1st division of the 15th art. shelf
3rd division of the 1st art. shelf
37th anti-tank. division
2nd division of the 44th art. shelf
1st division of the 57th art. shelf
9th anti-tank. division
1st Battalion 13 MSP
42nd VET Division
41st Sap. battalion
3rd Jaegersk. battalion 15th infantry. shelf

Colonel Peredelsky

Order of the Supreme Glavnokomandating

Held on June 24 this year. The Victory Parade of the troops of the active army, the Navy and units of the Moscow garrison showed good organization, coherence and drill training of all troops participating in the parade.

I express my gratitude to the marshals, generals, officers, sergeants and privates - participants in the Victory Parade.

For the good preparation and organization of the Victory Parade, I express my gratitude to:

To the commander of the Moscow Military District and the head of the Moscow garrison, Colonel General Artemyev;

To the commanders of the combined regiments: