Elbe Day, Torgau 1945

Gedenktafel am Bootshaus Torgau

Title : Torgau, Begegnung amerikanische-sowjetische Soldaten For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions , which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme . Factual corrections and alternative descriptions are encouraged separately from the original description. Additionally errors can be reported at this page to inform the Bundesarchiv. Alemannisch | العربية | Boarisch | беларуская | беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎ | català | čeština | Deutsch | English | Esperanto | español | suomi | français | हिन्दी | hrvatski | magyar | italiano | 한국어 | македонски | Plattdüütsch | polski | português | română | русский | sicilianu | slovenčina | slovenščina | svenska | українська | 中文 | 中文（简体）‎ | 中文（繁體）‎ | +/− Original historic description : ADN-ZB/Repro/ Torgau: Historische Begegnung Der erste direkte Kontakt zwischen den bereits auf deutschen Boden kämpfenden Armeen der UdSSR und der USA fand am 25. April 1945 bei Torgau an der Elbe statt. Unser Foto entstand einen Tag später und zeigt amerikanische und sowjetische Soldaten in den Straßen von Torgau. Reproduktion eines Fotos von Jack Connon (Signal Corps Photo).

Gedenktafel zum Elbe Day Torgau

April 27, 1945 U.S. Army office internal communication with 1st accounting of actual soldier statements at the Elbe Rivereated by unit employees in the scope of thier duties

Maps show military activities throughout Europe, China, and the Philippines during the week. Inset map: Pacific action Photograph: U.S. Sixty-Ninth Division Infantrymen greet Red Army soldiers on the Elbe River bridge at Torgau. Accompanied by timeline showing dates, key cities, and mileage for both armies to meet.

US Army General Courtney Hodges (left) greets Soviet Army Major General Gleb Baklanov (right) after the meeting of Soviet and US forces on the Elbe

Der Gedenkstein zur Erinnerung an die ermordete Zivilbevölkerung durch die Rote Armee und die schrecklichen Ereignisse in den letzten Tagen des 2. Weltkrieges in Lorenzkirch und an die erste Begegnung US-amerikanischer und sowjetischer Truppen auf deutschem Boden am Elbe Day, den 25. April 1945, um 12.00-13.00 Uhr auf den Elbwiesen in Lorenzkirch.

Der Gedenkstein zur Erinnerung an die ermordete Zivilbevölkerung durch die Rote Armee und die schrecklichen Ereignisse in den letzten Tagen des 2. Weltkrieges in Lorenzkirch und an die erste Begegnung US-amerikanischer und sowjetischer Truppen auf deutschem Boden am Elbe Day, den 25. April 1945, um 12.00-13.00 Uhr auf den Elbwiesen in Lorenzkirch.

Memorial stone April 1945 in Lorenzkirch ( Zeithain , Saxony, Germany. It remembers also to the meeting of the Elbe Day , April 25, 1945 in Lorenzkirch.

Cropped image derived from Begegnung der Alliierten in Torgau 1945, Infotafel am Bahnhof Torgau.jpg, a modern photograph (2022) of a publicly displayed information board at Torgau railway station, Germany. The information board includes a reproduction of the historic Elbe Day handshake photograph originally taken on 25 April 1945 by Associated Press photographer Allan Jackson. This file is a derivative work consisting solely of cropping. No claim of original authorship of the underlying 1945 photograph is made.

Begegnung der Alliierten in Torgau 1945, Infotafel am Bahnhof Torgau

Special Map Showing Contact Between Gen. Hodges' First U.S. Army and Gen. Jadov's Firth U.S.S.R. Army 25 April 1945 https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/52194/second-world-war-elbe-day-special-map-showing-contact-be-us-army

William D. Robertson (left) tells the story of this picture: soundcloud.com/patsch/william-d-robertson-tells-the-story...

American and Soviet generals pose on the banks of the Elbe River near Torgau, Germany, where the two Allies linked up for the first time. Pictured from left to right are Brig. Gen. Charles G. Helmick (Commander of V Corps Artillery), Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Huebner (CG V Corps, First U.S. Army), Lt. Gen. Gleb Baklanov (Commanding General Soviet 34th Rifle Corps), and Maj. Gen. Vladimir Rusakov (Commanding General Soviet 58th Guards Rifle Division).

Happy 2nd Lt. William Robertson and Lt. Alexander Silvashko, 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 .