Meeting on the Elbe (1945)

Commander of the 69th Infantry Division of the US Army, General E. Reinhardt, and commander of the 59th Guards Division, Major General V.V. Rusakov, sit at an open-air table during a banquet to celebrate the meeting of Soviet and American troops on the Elbe in April 1945. A panorama of the Soviet and American soldiers seated at the table.

General Reinhardt talks with a female Red Army soldier.

Major General V.V. Rusakov listens to the captain-interpreter.

Rusakov, sitting at the table, lights a cigarette.

Rusakov talks with Reinhardt.

General Reinhardt's face, a panorama of Soviet officers.

Major General Rusakov's face.

Generals Rusakov and Reinhardt inspect a T-34 tank together with Soviet and American soldiers.

The tactical number and the Order of the Red Star painted on the tank's turret armor.

A tank colonel demonstrates ammunition to American guests.

American, Soviet, and British soldiers stand near a poster commemorating the meeting of Allied forces on the Elbe.

Major General Rusakov speaks with American soldiers during a banquet.

Soviet officers talk with young women who were forced to work in Germany and liberated by the Red Army.

General Reinhardt boards a boat on the banks of the Elbe.

The boat carrying the general heads to the opposite bank.

A view of a portion of the Elbe bank.

A poster dedicated to the Allies' military friendship.

Soviet and American soldiers drink water from the same bucket, scooping it up with mugs, during a meeting of Allied troops on the Elbe in April 1945. A Soviet and American sergeant converse.

A Soviet and American general shake hands.

Views of the destroyed bridge over the Elbe and the castle on the opposite bank.

An American medic talks with Soviet soldiers.

Flags of the three powers are erected on one of the earthen and wood fortifications.

Soviet and American soldiers sit at a table during an open-air banquet.

Major General V.V. Rusakov, commander of the 59th Guards Division, listens to the captain-interpreter.

Rusakov, sitting at the table, lights a cigarette and converses with American General Reinhardt.

Soviet soldiers dance to the accompaniment of an accordion.

Major General Rusakov and General Reinhardt at the banner of the 59th Guards Division.

The faces of Reinhardt, Soviet soldiers, and Rusakov.

Generals Rusakov and Reinhardt inspect a T-34 tank together with Soviet and American soldiers.

The tactical number and the Order of the Red Star painted on the tank's turret armor.

Reinhardt listens to explanations from Soviet officers.

A tank colonel demonstrates ammunition to American guests.

American, Soviet, and British soldiers stand at a poster commemorating the meeting of Allied forces at the Elbe.

A banner with a slogan honoring the Anglo-Soviet-American military alliance stands before Soviet soldiers awaiting guests.

Major General Rusakov converses with American guests.

Soviet officers converse with young women who were forced to work in Germany and liberated by the Red Army.

American officers smoke before departing for their units after a banquet with their Russian allies.

General Reinhardt boards a boat on the banks of the Elbe to depart for his division.