The Second World War photo: the Soviet Military parade on Red Square. Capital of the USSR, the Moscow city, November 7, 1941. A very famous photograph of the historic Soviet military parade.
Location: Moscow, USSR
Time of photo: 07 November 1941
Author: Arkady Shaikhet
Soviet Military parade on Red Square November 7, 1941 – a military parade in honor of the 24th anniversary of the October Revolution, held on Red Square in Moscow during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). The event was prepared in the strictest secrecy under the name “Operation of the Moscow Garrison Troops” and was held at the height of the battle for Moscow (September 30, 1941 – April 20, 1942), when the front line was only a few tens of kilometers from the Soviet capital. The parade was of great historical significance, showing the high fortitude of the fighters and commanders of the Red Army and inspiring thousands of young people from all over the Soviet Union to sign up for the front as volunteers.
Simultaneously with the Moscow parade, solemn military processions took place that day in the cities of Kuibyshev and Voronezh. According to the plan of the Soviet military command, in the event of the cancellation of the Moscow parade, the military parade in Kuibyshev under the command of Lieutenant General Maxim Purkaev, with the participation of Marshal of the Soviet Union Kliment Voroshilov, was to become the main one and be broadcast on the All-Union Radio [6]. The Voronezh parade began at 11 a.m. on the Square of the XX Anniversary of October, it was commanded by Lieutenant General Fyodor Kostenko, and Marshal of the Soviet Union Semyon Timoshenko received it.
Every year on November 7, starting from 2005, in honor of the day of theSoviet Military parade on November 7, 1941 on Red Square, the day of military glory of Russia is celebrated.