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📆 On September 7, 1945, Allied troops from the Soviet Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and France took part in a joint parade in Berlin.
ℹ️ The Soviet leadership suggested holding the parade in Berlin that was to involve US, British and French troops, to mark the victory over Nazi Germany. Alexanderplatz near the Reichstag building and the Brandenburg Gate was selected as the parade venue.
The parade began at 11 am. Soviet military commanders, generals and admirals of the British, US and French armies and navies, as well as a group of US Congress members, watched from the grandstands. After inspecting the troops, Marshal Zhukov delivered a speech and noted the history-making merits of Soviet and Allied forces. At the end of the official ceremony, all national brass bands performed their countries’ respective national anthems.
💬 Marshal Georgy Zhukov recalled that this event symbolised the victory of the Anti-Hitler Coalition over the bloody Nazi aggression.
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ℹ️ The Soviet leadership suggested holding the parade in Berlin that was to involve US, British and French troops, to mark the victory over Nazi Germany. Alexanderplatz near the Reichstag building and the Brandenburg Gate was selected as the parade venue.
The parade began at 11 am. Soviet military commanders, generals and admirals of the British, US and French armies and navies, as well as a group of US Congress members, watched from the grandstands. After inspecting the troops, Marshal Zhukov delivered a speech and noted the history-making merits of Soviet and Allied forces. At the end of the official ceremony, all national brass bands performed their countries’ respective national anthems.
💬 Marshal Georgy Zhukov recalled that this event symbolised the victory of the Anti-Hitler Coalition over the bloody Nazi aggression.
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#WeWereAllies
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#HistoryOfDiplomacy
📅 90 years ago, on November 16, 1933, the Soviet Union and the United States established diplomatic relations.
👉 Following the 1917 October revolution, the United States initially refused to recognise Soviet Russia as a state and took part in the armed intervention. The outcome of the Civil War showed that Washington would have to show consideration for the new Moscow government.
✍️ The interest of American businesses in trade with the Soviet Union, especially against the backdrop of a severe economic crisis, and a desire to restrict Japan’s expansion in the Far East forced Washington to recognise the young Soviet state. In October 1933, US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent a letter to Mikhail Kalinin, Chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, in which he wrote about the United States’ desire to start negotiations on official recognition.
In November, Soviet Commissar of Foreign Affairs Maxim Litvinov arrived in Washington, where he held hours-long talks with President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull during which they ironed out their many differences.
Prominent diplomat Alexander Troyanovsky was appointed the first Soviet plenipotentiary representative to the United States. The first US Ambassador to the Soviet Union was special assistant to the US Secretary of State William Bullitt. His memoirs, in which he describes his stay in Moscow, are noteworthy.
💬 From the Foreign Ministry’s press release on the 90th anniversary of restoring diplomatic relations between Russia and the United States, November 15, 2023: This anniversary is an opportunity to review the positive historical experience of our countries, when our interaction was based on respect and a balance of mutual interests. These principles formed the backbone of the 1933 agreement on the resumption of bilateral diplomatic relations and remain fully relevant in today’s unprecedentedly complicated situation.
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📅 90 years ago, on November 16, 1933, the Soviet Union and the United States established diplomatic relations.
👉 Following the 1917 October revolution, the United States initially refused to recognise Soviet Russia as a state and took part in the armed intervention. The outcome of the Civil War showed that Washington would have to show consideration for the new Moscow government.
✍️ The interest of American businesses in trade with the Soviet Union, especially against the backdrop of a severe economic crisis, and a desire to restrict Japan’s expansion in the Far East forced Washington to recognise the young Soviet state. In October 1933, US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent a letter to Mikhail Kalinin, Chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, in which he wrote about the United States’ desire to start negotiations on official recognition.
In November, Soviet Commissar of Foreign Affairs Maxim Litvinov arrived in Washington, where he held hours-long talks with President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull during which they ironed out their many differences.
Prominent diplomat Alexander Troyanovsky was appointed the first Soviet plenipotentiary representative to the United States. The first US Ambassador to the Soviet Union was special assistant to the US Secretary of State William Bullitt. His memoirs, in which he describes his stay in Moscow, are noteworthy.
💬 From the Foreign Ministry’s press release on the 90th anniversary of restoring diplomatic relations between Russia and the United States, November 15, 2023: This anniversary is an opportunity to review the positive historical experience of our countries, when our interaction was based on respect and a balance of mutual interests. These principles formed the backbone of the 1933 agreement on the resumption of bilateral diplomatic relations and remain fully relevant in today’s unprecedentedly complicated situation.
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📅 On February 4, 1945, the Yalta (Crimean) Conference commenced. It was the second meeting of all anti-Hitler coalition countries leaders: Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill & Franklin Roosevelt.
Yalta hosted the conference when successful strategic offensives by the Red Army had liberated the Soviet territories as well as several European nations from fascist occupation. Just on February 3, the Vistula-Oder Operation had concluded, while the Western Carpathian & East Prussian operations were in full swing, marking the final stages of the war against Nazi Germany.
📜 The leaders approved key international documents, including the Declaration of Liberated Europe & documents outlining the fundamental principles for the creation of the UN, which laid the foundation for post-war international relations & defined the contours of the post-war world order.
Certain issues regarding post-war Germany were also resolved. Conference participants expressed their unwavering determination to eliminate German militarism & Nazism. They agreed on France's participation in addressing the German issue, defining the borders of Poland, outlines of the future Polish government & the conditions for the USSR's entry into the war against Japan.
The tremendous growth in the international authority of the Soviet Union, bolstered by the outstanding achievements of the Red Army, had a significant influence on the course & outcomes of the negotiations.
🤝 The Yalta Conference of the leaders of the USSR, the USA, and the UK held immense historical significance, being one of the key summits of the Second World War. It demonstrated the readiness for cooperation & compromise among the three allied powers in their fight against the common enemy.
❗️ The decisions of the Yalta Conference strengthened the anti-fascist coalition in the final stages of the war & contributed to the victory over Germany. In the post-war years Soviet diplomacy largely focused on Implementing the conference's decisions.
#HistoryOfDiplomacy #WeWereAllies
Yalta hosted the conference when successful strategic offensives by the Red Army had liberated the Soviet territories as well as several European nations from fascist occupation. Just on February 3, the Vistula-Oder Operation had concluded, while the Western Carpathian & East Prussian operations were in full swing, marking the final stages of the war against Nazi Germany.
📜 The leaders approved key international documents, including the Declaration of Liberated Europe & documents outlining the fundamental principles for the creation of the UN, which laid the foundation for post-war international relations & defined the contours of the post-war world order.
Certain issues regarding post-war Germany were also resolved. Conference participants expressed their unwavering determination to eliminate German militarism & Nazism. They agreed on France's participation in addressing the German issue, defining the borders of Poland, outlines of the future Polish government & the conditions for the USSR's entry into the war against Japan.
The tremendous growth in the international authority of the Soviet Union, bolstered by the outstanding achievements of the Red Army, had a significant influence on the course & outcomes of the negotiations.
🤝 The Yalta Conference of the leaders of the USSR, the USA, and the UK held immense historical significance, being one of the key summits of the Second World War. It demonstrated the readiness for cooperation & compromise among the three allied powers in their fight against the common enemy.
❗️ The decisions of the Yalta Conference strengthened the anti-fascist coalition in the final stages of the war & contributed to the victory over Germany. In the post-war years Soviet diplomacy largely focused on Implementing the conference's decisions.
#HistoryOfDiplomacy #WeWereAllies
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🗓 On September 7, 1945, a military parade of the allied forces of the #USSR, US, UK and France took place in Berlin near the walls of the defeated Reichstag on Alexanderplatz Square, marking the end of #WWII.
The location of the parade – at the Brandenburg Gate, at the very heart of the German capital – was not chosen by chance. It was right here where the Battle of Berlin ended and the remnants of the Berlin group of German troops surrendered to the Red Army. Scheduled for September 7, the parade was timed to coincide with the victory over militaristic Japan.
Representatives of the allied powers responded positively to Moscow's proposal to hold a joint parade in Berlin. However, on the eve of the event, after the date and all the details had been agreed upon, the US, UK and France announced that instead of the commanders-in-chief – Eisenhower, Montgomery and Tassigny – they would send lower-ranking generals, who were already stationed in Germany, to the parade. By doing so, the allies tried to downplay the significance of the parde, which emphasized the decisive role of the Soviet Union in taking Berlin. At that time, no one doubted who bore the brunt of the storming of the capital of the Third Reich.
🇷🇺 The USSR carried out thorough preparations for the parade. The Soviet command attracted the most distinguished soldiers, sergeants, officers and generals who had shown unrivalled courage in taking Berlin and the main centers of the reich – the Reichstag and the Imperial Chancellery.
🎖On September 7 at 11 am, the Berlin allied parade commenced. It was received by the Commander of the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany Georgy Zhukov. The parade was opened by the combined regiment of the 248th Rifle Division of the Red Army, led by Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant Colonel Georgy Lenev. The parade was closed by a column of the Soviet armor, with the latest heavy tanks IS-3 ("Joseph Stalin") marching.
💬 In his welcoming speech to the parade participants, Marshal Zhukov paid tribute to the exploits of the Soviet and Allied forces in the struggle for victory over Nazi Germany:
"Fighting friends, comrades in arms, soldiers, officers and generals... <...> The Second World War ended with a decisive and powerful strike from the great allied powers. Our victory is a triumph of an unprecedented military partnership of democratic states.
From now on, people <...> will be eternally grateful to the great nations of America, England, the Soviet Union, the French Republic and China, to their valiant soldiers who, in the difficult time of military trials, gave each other helping hands, united to win a victory over a common enemy, to win the long-awaited peace on Earth."
#Victory79 #WeRemember #WeWereAllies
The location of the parade – at the Brandenburg Gate, at the very heart of the German capital – was not chosen by chance. It was right here where the Battle of Berlin ended and the remnants of the Berlin group of German troops surrendered to the Red Army. Scheduled for September 7, the parade was timed to coincide with the victory over militaristic Japan.
Representatives of the allied powers responded positively to Moscow's proposal to hold a joint parade in Berlin. However, on the eve of the event, after the date and all the details had been agreed upon, the US, UK and France announced that instead of the commanders-in-chief – Eisenhower, Montgomery and Tassigny – they would send lower-ranking generals, who were already stationed in Germany, to the parade. By doing so, the allies tried to downplay the significance of the parde, which emphasized the decisive role of the Soviet Union in taking Berlin. At that time, no one doubted who bore the brunt of the storming of the capital of the Third Reich.
🎖On September 7 at 11 am, the Berlin allied parade commenced. It was received by the Commander of the Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany Georgy Zhukov. The parade was opened by the combined regiment of the 248th Rifle Division of the Red Army, led by Hero of the Soviet Union, Lieutenant Colonel Georgy Lenev. The parade was closed by a column of the Soviet armor, with the latest heavy tanks IS-3 ("Joseph Stalin") marching.
💬 In his welcoming speech to the parade participants, Marshal Zhukov paid tribute to the exploits of the Soviet and Allied forces in the struggle for victory over Nazi Germany:
"Fighting friends, comrades in arms, soldiers, officers and generals... <...> The Second World War ended with a decisive and powerful strike from the great allied powers. Our victory is a triumph of an unprecedented military partnership of democratic states.
From now on, people <...> will be eternally grateful to the great nations of America, England, the Soviet Union, the French Republic and China, to their valiant soldiers who, in the difficult time of military trials, gave each other helping hands, united to win a victory over a common enemy, to win the long-awaited peace on Earth."
#Victory79 #WeRemember #WeWereAllies
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