Monday, April 25, 2016

Meet at Torgau

It was on April 25, 1945, 71 years ago today that the Soviet and US armies met at Torgau on the Elbe.

Picture below shows Lieutenants William Robertson and Alexander Silvashko shake hands on that day at Torgau.

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