79 Years of Encounter at the Elbe: End of World War's Friendly Meeting of East & West
79 Years of Encounter at the Elbe: End of World War's Friendly Meeting of East & West
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On April 25, 1945, near Torgau, Germany, on the Elbe River, a historic meeting took place between the Soviet and American armies during World War I. 25.04.2024, Sputnik Africa
The peculiar historical event, which was later called Elbe Day, took place on April 25, 1945, when US Army Pvt. Albert Kotzebue and three men from an American reconnaissance platoon crossed the river by boat near the German town of Strehla. On the east bank, they met members of the Red Army Guards Rifle Regiment of the First Ukrainian Front, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Gordeev.On the same day, another American patrol under the command of Second Lieutenant William Robertson met their Soviet brethren under the command of Lieutenant Alexander Silvashko at a destroyed bridge over the Elbe River on the outskirts of the German town of Torgau, southwest of Berlin.Elbe Day was never an official holiday in any country, but in the years after 1945, the memory of this friendly encounter took on new significance in the context of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Monuments in Germany's Torgau, Lorenzkirche, and Bad Liebenwerde commemorate the first Elbe Day meetings between American and Soviet troops. In the US, the Spirit of Elbe plaque is placed at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate the day.During the Cold War, the meeting of the two armies that brought victory over the Third Reich was often remembered as a symbol of peace and friendship between the peoples of the two opposing superpowers.Take a look at Sputnik Africa gallery of the fateful meeting that foreshadowed the near defeat of Nazi Germany.
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79 Years of Encounter at the Elbe: End of World War's Friendly Meeting of East & West
On April 25, 1945, near Torgau, Germany, on the Elbe River, a historic meeting took place between the Soviet and American armies during World War I.
The peculiar historical event, which was later called Elbe Day, took place on April 25, 1945, when US Army Pvt. Albert Kotzebue and three men from an American reconnaissance platoon crossed the river by boat near the German town of Strehla. On the east bank, they met members of the Red Army Guards Rifle Regiment of the First Ukrainian Front, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Gordeev.
On the same day, another American patrol under the command of Second Lieutenant William Robertson met their Soviet brethren under the command of Lieutenant Alexander Silvashko at a destroyed bridge over the Elbe River on the outskirts of the German town of Torgau, southwest of Berlin.
Elbe Day was never an official holiday in any country, but in the years after 1945, the memory of this friendly encounter took on new significance in the context of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Monuments in Germany's Torgau, Lorenzkirche, and Bad Liebenwerde commemorate the first Elbe Day meetings between American and Soviet troops. In the US, the Spirit of Elbe plaque is placed at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate the day.
During the Cold War, the meeting of the two armies that brought victory over the Third Reich was often remembered as a symbol of peace and friendship between the peoples of the two opposing superpowers.
Take a look at Sputnik Africa gallery of the fateful meeting that foreshadowed the near defeat of Nazi Germany.
Happy 2nd Lt. William Robertson and Lt. Alexander Sylvashko, Red Army, shown in front of sign [East Meets West] symbolizing the historic meeting of the Soviet and American Armies, near Torgau, Germany on w:Elbe Day.
A meeting dedicated to the encounter at the Elbe on May 4, 1945, between the Guards Cavalry Corps of Lieutenant General Nikolai Oslikovsky and troops of the 13th American Infantry and Tank Corps led by General Gill.
Allied troops meeting on the Elbe. Guards Major General Gleb Baklanov (right) greeting Major General William B. Keene (second left), Chief of Staff of the 1st American Army, during a meeting with Allied troops on the bank of the Elbe River near the town of Torgau.
The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. Soviet and American troops meeting on the Elbe. Residents of Torgau greet Allied troops at a rally dedicated to the meeting of Allied troops on the Elbe.
Hero of the Soviet Union Marshal Ivan Konev (right) paying a return visit to American General Omar Nelson Bradley (left) at the American headquarters in Wiesbaden. This visit was a vivid demonstration of friendship cemented by the blood jointly shed in this war.
Major General Vladimir Rusakov, commander of the 58th Guards Rifle Division of the Krasnograd Red Banner Order of Suvorov, and Major General Emil Reinhard, commander of the 69th Infantry Division of the 1st American Army, walking along the street of Torgau.
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