Some flag-heaping action:
YouTube - 1945 Victory Parade in Color (1) YouTube - 1945 Victory Parade in Color (2) YouTube - 1945 Victory Parade in Color (3) YouTube - 1945 Victory Parade in Color (4) - Final
Say what you like about those Soviets... they knew a thing or two about the public spectacle.
And to 'Quote myself quoting' from WW2F a while back
(apologies for the repetition to those that frequent both) :
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Quote:  Re: What if it weren't raining in this parade?
From: ROAD TO VICTORY [THE VOICE OF RUSSIA] Quote:
Accompanied by the beat of drums, 200 participants in the war marched to the Lenin
mausoleum in Red Square and threw Nazi banners at its door. There were about 200 such banners. The honor of throwing Hitler’s personal banner on the cobblestones of Red Square had been bestowed on Senior Sergeant Fyodor Legkoschur who had been wounded in action more than once.
It was raining heavily during the parade, and the Nazi banners soaked in pools of water.
The rain was symbolic too. The victory was joy accompanied by tears, because millions of Russians had not returned from the battlefields. The war had lasted for 1418 days and nights. And though it had ended, the sorrow was still fresh…
| From: German flags, banners, militaria (more pictures of the Standard's rightful resting place on there).
Cheers,
Adam.
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