The Soviet Union first organized the Victory Review on June 24, 1945, more than a month after the Nazis surrendered to the Allies.

The Russian army on June 24 will hold the Victory Review Ceremony on Red Square with the participation of 14,000 soldiers, more than 200 mechanical vehicles and 75 aircraft, in order to recreate the legendary parade on 24 /

The first Soviet parade of victory was held more than a month after the Nazi surrender on May 9, 1945, because the Red Army had to wait for divisions, soldiers and officers from Europe to return.

The decision to organize the Victory Review in Red Square was taken by leader Joseph Stalin on May 22, 1945, shortly after the last Nazi remnants were defeated on May 13.

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From late May to early June 1945, the Soviet Red Army actively prepared for the parade.

The parade component included 12 mixed regiments, representing the Soviet Front at the end of the war.

The parade line-up was organized in the order of the front troops, in which each regiment was chosen to march at its disposal.

On the morning of June 24, 1945, the first parade to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany during the Great Patriotic War took place, under the leadership of Marshal Georgy Zhukov, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Lien army.

At 10 am, Marshal Zhukov and Rokossovsky rode their horses on Red Square.

On the podium, Marshal Zhukov on behalf of the government and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union congratulated the soldiers and the entire people in their great victory over Nazi Germany.

After the combined regiments and navy, Red Army soldiers holding 200 Nazi flags passed in front of the stage.

Units stationed in Moscow then entered the Red Square including the regiment composed of the Ministry of Defense, the military academy, the military school, the cavalry brigades, artillery, motorized infantry and

At 23:00 on June 24, Moscow sky glowed with headlights.

The next day, the Kremlin held a reception to celebrate the Victory Review.

The Soviet Victory Review also witnessed a number of notable events.

The parade was also attended by dogs tasked with detecting mines, one of which was the Dzulbars, the shepherd dog with the feat of detecting 7,000 mines and 150 bombs.

The Victory Review was held only four times under the Soviet Union on major anniversaries in 1945, 1965, 1985 and 1990. Today, this event is held on May 9 every year at Red Square.