Command

Hero of the Soviet Union, Colonel General V.D. Tsvetaev (in the 1st row, 2nd from the right) with the Soviet and American soldiers at a meeting of the Allies. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945

Colonel General V.D. Tsvetaev with three female soldiers of the 9th US Army at a meeting of the Allies. Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945

Allies at the festive table. In the background, Colonel General V.D. Tsvetaev (left) and Lieutenant General W. Simpson (right). Germany, Zerbst, May 9, 1945

Meeting on the Elbe. From left to right: translator, English Field Marshal B. Montgomery, Soviet Marshal K.K. Rokossovsky, translator. Germany, Wismar, May 9, 1945

The command of the 2nd Belorussian Front, led by Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky (saluting in the foreground) and representatives of the British command, led by Field Marshal B. Montgomery (3rd from left) during a meeting on the Elbe. Germany, Wismar, May 9, 1945

Representatives of the command of the 2nd Belorussian Front and the British command at a meeting on the Elbe. Far left is Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky, 2nd left is Field Marshal B. Montgomery, 5th left is Colonel General A.N. Bogolyubov. Germany, Wismar, May 9, 1945

Representatives of the command of the 2nd Belorussian Front and the British command during a meeting on the Elbe. In the center is Colonel General, the Chief of Staff of the 2nd Belorussian Front A.N. Bogolyubov. Germany, Wismar, May 9, 1945

Representatives of the command of the 2nd Belorussian Front at the British command reception. In the background, on the map, Field Marshal B. Montgomery. Germany, Wismar, May 9, 1945

Meeting on the Elbe. Representatives of the command of the 2nd Belorussian Front and the British command are raising their glasses for the Victory. Right: Chief of Staff of the 2nd Belorussian Front, Colonel General A.N. Bogolyubov. Germany, Wismar, May 9, 1945

Meeting on the Elbe. Representatives of the command of the 2nd Belorussian Front and the British command at the table during the reception. From left to right: 1st — Chief of Staff of the 2nd Belorussian Front, Colonel General A.N. Bogolyubov, 2nd — Chief of Staff of the British Army, 5th — Colonel General K.A. Vershinin. Germany, Wismar, May 9, 1945

The Minister of Aeronautics and Armed Forces Charles Tillon is presenting the order of the Legion of Honor to the legendary Normandie-Niemen air regiment for courage and battle merit. The flag of the regiment is in the hands of the Hero of the Soviet Union, Junior Lieutenant Jacques Andre, to his right is Junior Lieutenant Sauvage Roger. France, Paris, the Courtyard of the Legion of Honor of the Invalides, June 1945

The Normandie-Niemen Air Regiment meeting. In the center Minister of Aeronautics and Arm Forces Charles Tillon. France. Paris, Le Bourget Airport, June 1945

General Jean Marie de Lattre de Tassigny, Chief of the General Staff of the Defense of France and Inspector General of the Ground Forces, are talking with the Hero of the Soviet Union Roland de la Poype. Nearby is the commander of the Normandie-Niemen air regiment, Lt. Col. Louis Delfino, in the background are photo correspondents. France, Paris, Le Bourget Airport, June 1945

Pilots of the Normandie-Niemen air regiment at a festive buffet reception. In the center is the commander of the air regiment, Lt. Col. Louis Delfino, to the right (in profile) is General Marie-Pierre Koenig, commander of the French occupation forces in Germany. France. Paris, June 1945

Minister of Aeronautics and Arm Forces Charles Tillon congratulates the pilots of the Normandy-Neman air regiment on their arrival and shakes hands with the chief engineer of the Normandy-Neman air regiment, Captain Sergei Davidovich Agavelyan. Paris, Le Bourget Airport, June 1945