The first 1945 Victory Day Parade saw Soviet soldiers trample Nazi banners
The 1945 Moscow Victory Parade featured a dramatic display of triumph where Soviet soldiers tossed captured Nazi banners into the dirt before the tomb of Vladimir Lenin to signal the war's end.
On June 24, 1945, the Soviet Union held its first great Victory Day Parade in Red Square to celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany. Despite heavy rain, the event featured a powerful piece of political theater. Two hundred veterans carried captured German standards and banners, dragging them along the pavement.
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