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Elbe Day
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Elbe Day, April 25, 1945, commemorates the day Soviet and American troops first made contact near the Elbe River in Germany, including the link-up at Torgau. This contact between the Soviets, advancin
Soviet Lt. Charles Thau (center, looking into camera) behind the handshake, with U.S. PFC Bernard E. Kirschenbaum (2nd from left) and PFC Richard John
Soviet Lt. Charles Thau (center, looking into camera) behind the handshake, with U.S. PFC Bernard E. Kirschenbaum (2nd from left) and PFC Richard Johnson (3rd from left), staged 26 April 1945
In the staged commemoration photo, 2nd Lt. William Robertson (U.S. Army) and Lt. Alexander Silvashko (Red Army) clasp hands with arms around each othe
In the staged commemoration photo, 2nd Lt. William Robertson (U.S. Army) and Lt. Alexander Silvashko (Red Army) clasp hands with arms around each other's shoulders.
General Nikolay Makarov with Admiral Mike Mullen and Russian ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak at Arlington National Cemetery during the
General Nikolay Makarov with Admiral Mike Mullen and Russian ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak at Arlington National Cemetery during the Elbe Day commemorations in 2010.
At the 2015 commemoration of Elbe Day, Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak bows his head after laying a wreath at the Spirit of the Elbe marker in Arlin
At the 2015 commemoration of Elbe Day, Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak bows his head after laying a wreath at the Spirit of the Elbe marker in Arlington National Cemetery.
Elbe Bridge handshake photograph
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The Elbe Bridge handshake photograph, also known as the "East Meets West" photograph, is a staged World War II photograph taken by American photographer Allan Jackson at Torgau, Germany, on April 26,
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…from a tactical military event into a broader, though complex, symbol of international cooperation. Even though the actual photograph was staged (see Elbe Bridge handshake photograph), the “handshake at the Elbe,” marked the junction of Allied forces and underscored the impending defeat of Nazi Germany. The longer-term significance…
Bernard E. Kirschenbaum's handwritten entry in the Torgau visitors' log, April 25, 1995, identifying himself as the American soldier in the Elbe photo
Bernard E. Kirschenbaum's handwritten entry in the Torgau visitors' log, April 25, 1995, identifying himself as the American soldier in the Elbe photograph.