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  5. IMAGO International History, Archive, Second World War, WWII, Soviet and US troops meet in Torgau 1945

IMAGO International History, Archive, Second World War, WWII, Soviet and US troops meet in Torgau 1945

Apr 2, 2025

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  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED Western Allies link up with Russian Red Army, WW2 Western Allies link up with Russian Red Army, at Torgau on the River Elbe, 25 April 1945, WW2 - US and Soviet units meet. Date: 1945 Copyright: Copyrightx(c)Geminix2023.xCredit:xGemini 13658313

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED Western Allies link up with Russian Red Army, WW2 Western Allies link up with Russian Red Army, at Torgau on the River Elbe, 25 April 1945, WW2 - US and Soviet units meet. Date: 1945 Copyright: Copyrightx(c)Geminix2023.xCredit:xGemini 13658313

  • Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) 8662557 28.04.1945 The Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Elbe Day. Soviet and American troops meet. Residents of Torgau greet union troops at a ceremonial rally marking the meeting of the allied forces on the Elbe. Shagin Torgau Germany Copyright: xShaginx

    Great Patriotic War (1941-1945) 8662557 28.04.1945 The Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). Elbe Day. Soviet and American troops meet. Residents of Torgau greet union troops at a ceremonial rally marking the meeting of the allied forces on the Elbe. Shagin Torgau Germany Copyright: xShaginx

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED First Photos Of Russian And US Link-up Torgau, Germany, April 26, 1945 American and Russian war photographers cover a historic official meeting between U.S. First Army and Russian Army Officers on the east bank of the Elbe River in Torgau. Flags of the three major Allies are flying over the heads of the officials. The official meeting followed the link-up between a U.S. First Army and Russian patrol at the Elbe River, East of Torgau. Copyright: ¬ xUnderwoodxArchives 990_05_4-WWII-Rus-USLinkUp_7HR

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED First Photos Of Russian And US Link-up Torgau, Germany, April 26, 1945 American and Russian war photographers cover a historic official meeting between U.S. First Army and Russian Army Officers on the east bank of the Elbe River in Torgau. Flags of the three major Allies are flying over the heads of the officials. The official meeting followed the link-up between a U.S. First Army and Russian patrol at the Elbe River, East of Torgau. Copyright: ¬ xUnderwoodxArchives 990_05_4-WWII-Rus-USLinkUp_7HR

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED US And Soviet Generals Meet In Germany Torgau, Germany, April 27, 1945 Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Huebner, Commanding General of the V Corps, and Maj. Gen. Backenof, Commanding General of the 34th Russian Corps, meet on the banks of the Elbe River in Germany. Copyright: ¬ xUnderwoodxArchives 990_05_4-WWII-Rus-USLinkUp_6HR

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED US And Soviet Generals Meet In Germany Torgau, Germany, April 27, 1945 Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Huebner, Commanding General of the V Corps, and Maj. Gen. Backenof, Commanding General of the 34th Russian Corps, meet on the banks of the Elbe River in Germany. Copyright: ¬ xUnderwoodxArchives 990_05_4-WWII-Rus-USLinkUp_6HR

  • West Meets East On Elbe Bridge Torgau, Germany, April 25, 1945 American troops (left) reach out to grasp hands of soldiers of the Soviet Army on a wrecked bridge over the Elbe river after the historic link up at Torgau, Germany. Copyright: ¬ xUnderwoodxArchives 990_05_4-WWII-Rus-USLinkUp_4HR

    West Meets East On Elbe Bridge Torgau, Germany, April 25, 1945 American troops (left) reach out to grasp hands of soldiers of the Soviet Army on a wrecked bridge over the Elbe river after the historic link up at Torgau, Germany. Copyright: ¬ xUnderwoodxArchives 990_05_4-WWII-Rus-USLinkUp_4HR

  • RECORD DATE NOT STATED First Us And Russian Soldiers To Meet On Elbe Torgau, Germany, April 25, 1945 In front of sign symbolizing the historic meeting of the Russian and American armies, stand happy 2nd Lt. William D. Robertson, Los Angeles, California, 69th Infantry Division, U.S. First Army, and Lt. Alexander Sylvashko, Russian Army. Lieutenant Robertson was the first man to meet the Russian Forces, meeting a Russian enlisted man on the twisted and sloping girders of a blown-out bridge, spanning the Elbe River, east of Torgau, Germany, and Lieutenant Sylvashko on the east bank of the Elbe river. Copyright: ¬ xUnderwoodxArchives 990_05_4-WWII-Rus-USLinkUp_1HR

    RECORD DATE NOT STATED First Us And Russian Soldiers To Meet On Elbe Torgau, Germany, April 25, 1945 In front of sign symbolizing the historic meeting of the Russian and American armies, stand happy 2nd Lt. William D. Robertson, Los Angeles, California, 69th Infantry Division, U.S. First Army, and Lt. Alexander Sylvashko, Russian Army. Lieutenant Robertson was the first man to meet the Russian Forces, meeting a Russian enlisted man on the twisted and sloping girders of a blown-out bridge, spanning the Elbe River, east of Torgau, Germany, and Lieutenant Sylvashko on the east bank of the Elbe river. Copyright: ¬ xUnderwoodxArchives 990_05_4-WWII-Rus-USLinkUp_1HR

  • WWII: TORGAU, 1945. Staged greeting commemorating the first contact between American and Soviet forces at Torgau during the Allied push into Germany. Private Frank Huff and a Soviet soldier stand in front of a poster depicting the event. Photograph by William Allen, 1945. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0643112

    WWII: TORGAU, 1945. Staged greeting commemorating the first contact between American and Soviet forces at Torgau during the Allied push into Germany. Private Frank Huff and a Soviet soldier stand in front of a poster depicting the event. Photograph by William Allen, 1945. Copyright: xGRANGERx xGRANGERx 0643112

  • OSLIKOVSKY GILL PARADE WWII 63028 25.04.1945 General Nikolai Oslikovsky of the Soviet Army, left, and General Gill of the U.S. Army inspect a parade during World War Two Peter Sputnik Torgau Germany Copyright: xPeterx

    OSLIKOVSKY GILL PARADE WWII 63028 25.04.1945 General Nikolai Oslikovsky of the Soviet Army, left, and General Gill of the U.S. Army inspect a parade during World War Two Peter Sputnik Torgau Germany Copyright: xPeterx

  • Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 2562141 01.05.1945 The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The Meeting on the Elbe is an episode of World War II, when on April 25, 1945, near the city of Torgau on the Elbe River, troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front of the USSR Army met troops of the 1st U.S. Army. As a result of the meeting of the Allied forces, the remnants of the German armed forces were split into two parts, northern and southern. U.S. Army Colonel Gomez and Hero of the Soviet Union Capt. Yakov Neumoyev. Yefim Sputnik Germany Copyright: xYefimx

    Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 2562141 01.05.1945 The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The Meeting on the Elbe is an episode of World War II, when on April 25, 1945, near the city of Torgau on the Elbe River, troops of the 1st Ukrainian Front of the USSR Army met troops of the 1st U.S. Army. As a result of the meeting of the Allied forces, the remnants of the German armed forces were split into two parts, northern and southern. U.S. Army Colonel Gomez and Hero of the Soviet Union Capt. Yakov Neumoyev. Yefim Sputnik Germany Copyright: xYefimx

  • SOLDIERS WWII 67376 24.04.1945 Soviet and American soldiers in one of Torgau streets. Georgy Sputnik Torgau Germany Copyright: xGeorgyx

    SOLDIERS WWII 67376 24.04.1945 Soviet and American soldiers in one of Torgau streets. Georgy Sputnik Torgau Germany Copyright: xGeorgyx

  • WWII ELBE MEETING 1151 25.04.1945 Soviet and American troops meet on the River Elbe nea Torgau. Georgy Sputnik Germany Copyright: xGeorgyx

    WWII ELBE MEETING 1151 25.04.1945 Soviet and American troops meet on the River Elbe nea Torgau. Georgy Sputnik Germany Copyright: xGeorgyx

  • KHODZHES ZHADOV ELBE 62168 30.04.1945 General Hoges handing over the banner of the 1st U.S. Army to Colonel General Zhadov during the meeting of the Allied forces near the Elbe River. Egorov Sputnik Germany Copyright: xEgorovx

    KHODZHES ZHADOV ELBE 62168 30.04.1945 General Hoges handing over the banner of the 1st U.S. Army to Colonel General Zhadov during the meeting of the Allied forces near the Elbe River. Egorov Sputnik Germany Copyright: xEgorovx

  • Lieutenant General Nikolai Oslikovsky 597813 01.05.1945 Commander of the 3rd Guards Cavalry Corps Lieutenant General Nikolai Oslikovsky introducing Soviet officers to US servicemen. Peter Sputnik Germany Copyright: xPeterx

    Lieutenant General Nikolai Oslikovsky 597813 01.05.1945 Commander of the 3rd Guards Cavalry Corps Lieutenant General Nikolai Oslikovsky introducing Soviet officers to US servicemen. Peter Sputnik Germany Copyright: xPeterx

  • Elbe Day 5794762 25.04.1945 Torgau, Germany. Soviet and American soldiers meet at the Elbe River in April 1945. Georgy Torgau Germany Copyright: xGeorgyx

    Elbe Day 5794762 25.04.1945 Torgau, Germany. Soviet and American soldiers meet at the Elbe River in April 1945. Georgy Torgau Germany Copyright: xGeorgyx

  • Elbe Day 5645771 25.04.1945 Soviet and American soldiers meet at the Elbe River, near Torgau in Germany. April 1945. Shagin Torgau Germany Copyright: xShaginx

    Elbe Day 5645771 25.04.1945 Soviet and American soldiers meet at the Elbe River, near Torgau in Germany. April 1945. Shagin Torgau Germany Copyright: xShaginx

  • Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 3095936 25.04.1945 Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The meeting of Soviet and US troops took place near Torgau on the Elbe River on April 25, 1945. The ceremonial part of the meeting. Sitting at the Presidium: Marshal of the USSR Ivan Konev (fourth left); standing -- US General Omar Bradley. Georgy Sputnik Torgau Germany Copyright: xGeorgyx

    Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 3095936 25.04.1945 Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The meeting of Soviet and US troops took place near Torgau on the Elbe River on April 25, 1945. The ceremonial part of the meeting. Sitting at the Presidium: Marshal of the USSR Ivan Konev (fourth left); standing -- US General Omar Bradley. Georgy Sputnik Torgau Germany Copyright: xGeorgyx

  • Great Patriotic War officers Russia United States meeting 170116 04.05.1945 Soviet and US officers hold meeting in connection with the link-up of the Third Guards Cavallry Corps with elements of the Third US Army on the Elbe River in May 1945 when the war against Nazi Germany was drawing to an end. In the center is Corps Commander Lieutenant General N. S. Oslikovsky. Peter Sputnik Germany Copyright: xPeterx

    Great Patriotic War officers Russia United States meeting 170116 04.05.1945 Soviet and US officers hold meeting in connection with the link-up of the Third Guards Cavallry Corps with elements of the Third US Army on the Elbe River in May 1945 when the war against Nazi Germany was drawing to an end. In the center is Corps Commander Lieutenant General N. S. Oslikovsky. Peter Sputnik Germany Copyright: xPeterx

  • ELBE MEETING SOLDIERS USA USSR 41243 25.04.1945 Soviet and American soldiers meet on Elbe. Georgy Sputnik Germany Copyright: xGeorgyx

    ELBE MEETING SOLDIERS USA USSR 41243 25.04.1945 Soviet and American soldiers meet on Elbe. Georgy Sputnik Germany Copyright: xGeorgyx

  • WWII MEETING ELBE 1420 25.04.1945 Soviet and American troops meeting on the River Elbe. Shagin Sputnik Torgau Germany Copyright: xShaginx

    WWII MEETING ELBE 1420 25.04.1945 Soviet and American troops meeting on the River Elbe. Shagin Sputnik Torgau Germany Copyright: xShaginx

  • WWII ELBE SOLDIERS 1152 25.04.1945 Soviet and American troops meet on the River Elbe near Torgau. Georgy Sputnik Germany Copyright: xGeorgyx

    WWII ELBE SOLDIERS 1152 25.04.1945 Soviet and American troops meet on the River Elbe near Torgau. Georgy Sputnik Germany Copyright: xGeorgyx

  • ELBE RETURN SOVIET PEOPLE 1111 01.05.1945 Soviet prisoners liberated after the allied meeting on the River Elbe. Leonid Sputnik Germany Copyright: xLeonidx

    ELBE RETURN SOVIET PEOPLE 1111 01.05.1945 Soviet prisoners liberated after the allied meeting on the River Elbe. Leonid Sputnik Germany Copyright: xLeonidx

  • Russian -American Dance celebrates linkup at Torgau (April 27,1945) A dinner and dance were given by Russians and Americans to celebrate the meeting of troops of Maj.General Clarence R.Huebner s Fifth Corps,1st U.S Army,and Russian troops of the First Ukrainian Army at Torgau(Germany), on the Elbe River. Copyright: xPhoto12 Coll-DITE USISx DIT01037_019

    Russian -American Dance celebrates linkup at Torgau (April 27,1945) A dinner and dance were given by Russians and Americans to celebrate the meeting of troops of Maj.General Clarence R.Huebner s Fifth Corps,1st U.S Army,and Russian troops of the First Ukrainian Army at Torgau(Germany), on the Elbe River. Copyright: xPhoto12 Coll-DITE USISx DIT01037_019

  • Soviet and American troops meet on the River Elbe 364389 04.05.1945 The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The Cavalry Corps of Lieutenant General Nikolai Oslikovsky meeting troops of the 3rd US Army on the River Elbe in May 1945. Peter Sputnik Torgau RF Germany Copyright: xPeterx

    Soviet and American troops meet on the River Elbe 364389 04.05.1945 The Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The Cavalry Corps of Lieutenant General Nikolai Oslikovsky meeting troops of the 3rd US Army on the River Elbe in May 1945. Peter Sputnik Torgau RF Germany Copyright: xPeterx

  • Firm contact has been established between ground forces of the First American Army and those of the Russian Army . The historic meeting took place at 4pm on 26th April , in the town of Torgau , on The River Elbe - 75 miles from Berlin - when First Army troops met forward elements of the Russian Guards Division . Photo shows : Major General Emil F Reinhardt , commanding general of the 69th Infantry Division , seen here walking with the Russian General who effected the link up . 26 April 1945, Torgau Germany Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1316250

    Firm contact has been established between ground forces of the First American Army and those of the Russian Army . The historic meeting took place at 4pm on 26th April , in the town of Torgau , on The River Elbe - 75 miles from Berlin - when First Army troops met forward elements of the Russian Guards Division . Photo shows : Major General Emil F Reinhardt , commanding general of the 69th Infantry Division , seen here walking with the Russian General who effected the link up . 26 April 1945, Torgau Germany Copyright: Topfoto !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1316250

  • Photograph of General George S. Patton (1885-1945) and Marshal Aleksandr Vasilevsky (1895-1977) in Torgau, Germany. Dated 1945 WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_047_0512

    Photograph of General George S. Patton (1885-1945) and Marshal Aleksandr Vasilevsky (1895-1977) in Torgau, Germany. Dated 1945 WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_047_0512

  • April 25, 1945, Soviet and American troops meet at the River Elbe, near Torgau in Germany, marking an important step toward the end of World War II in Europe. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_037_0737

    April 25, 1945, Soviet and American troops meet at the River Elbe, near Torgau in Germany, marking an important step toward the end of World War II in Europe. WHA !ACHTUNG AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! Copyright: WHA UnitedArchivesWHA_037_0737

  • ITAR-TASS: April, 25, 1945. Soviet and American troops meet at the River Elbe, near Torgau in Germany. TASS_1583875

    ITAR-TASS: April, 25, 1945. Soviet and American troops meet at the River Elbe, near Torgau in Germany. TASS_1583875

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