On June 24, 1945, 79 years ago, in commemoration of the Victory over Nazi Germany and the triumph of the entire Soviet people, the Victory Parade was held for the first time on Red Square. The ceremonial event was attended by combined regiments of the fronts, naval forces, military academies, and schools, as well as the Moscow garrison troops. The parade began precisely at 10:00 and lasted for more than two hours. The parade was commanded by Marshal of the Soviet Union Konstantin Konstantinovich Rokossovsky, and it was received by the Deputy Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Marshal of the USSR Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov. Twelve combined regiments were formed to participate in this historic event, each numbering over a thousand distinguished soldiers, including Heroes of the Soviet Union and Knights of the Order of Glory. The parade columns consisted of nearly 40,000 people: infantry, cavalry, artillery, armored, and mechanized troops. They were arranged in the same order as the battle fronts on the map of the USSR. At the striking of the chimes from the Spasskaya Tower, Marshal Georgy Zhukov rode out on a white horse. Moving towards him on a black horse was Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky, reporting on the readiness to begin the parade. At this time, a combined military orchestra of 1,400 musicians stepped into the center of the square, performing the patriotic song “Glory” by Mikhail Glinka. The marshals rode past the troops and greeted the participants, after which Georgy Konstantinovich ascended the tribune of Lenin’s Mausoleum to deliver a ceremonial speech. On June 24, 1945, about 40,000 military personnel and approximately 1,850 pieces of military equipment marched through Red Square, and at the end of the parade, 200 banners of the defeated German troops were thrown at the base of the Mausoleum. The parade concluded at noon to the sounds of the ceremonial march of the combined brass band of the Moscow garrison. In total, the procession included: 24 marshals, 249 generals, 2,536 other officers, and 31,116 sergeants and soldiers. The climax of the celebration was the appearance of a banner in the sky bearing the image of the Order of “Victory.”