3rd Shock Army
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The 3rd Shock Army was a field army of the Red Army formed during the Second World War. The "Shock" armies were created with the specific structure to engage and destroy significant enemy forces, and
Monument in Roßlau
Victory Banner
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The Victory Banner or Banner of Victory was the banner raised by Red Army soldiers on the Reichstag building in Berlin on 1 May 1945, the day after Adolf Hitler committed suicide. This particular bann
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…of the 150th Rifle Division, 79th Rifle Corps were responsible for erecting flags over the Reichstag on 30 April 1945, one of which was known as the Victory Banner. A future commander of the Army, V.I. Varennikov, would also command the honour guard of the Victory Banner. The Army's active service ended when…
The original Victory Banner is saved in the Central Museum of the Armed Forces, Moscow
Alexander Khodakovsky holding a press conference in front of the Victory Banner
2018 Immortal Regiment participants march with a Soviet Victory Banner in Saint Petersburg
During the 2019 Moscow Victory Day Parade