Soviet army (1963)

Infantry and sailors at the parade on Red Square in Moscow.

The face of an officer at the flag.

The face of a military school cadet on the day of taking the military oath.

Taking the oath in one of the military units, the faces of soldiers standing in formation, one of them reading the text of the oath in front of the formation.

The faces of cadets and soldiers during the parade on Red Square.

Missile launchers of various types drive along Red Square during the parade.

Long-range bombers fly by, accompanied by fighters, boats on a combat mission.

General view of the hall of the ceremonial meeting dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the victory at Stalingrad.

USSR Defense Minister R. Ya.

Malinovsky speaks from the rostrum, the participants of the meeting listen to his speech, the faces of officers and generals.

Voroshilov K. Ye., Khrushchev N. S., Brezhnev L. I., Grechko A. A., Suslov M. A., Mikoyan A. I., Kosygin A. N. in the presidium of the meeting.

Malinovsky continues his speech (synchronously), Suslov, Mikoyan, Kosygin, Budyonny S.M. are sitting in the presidium behind him, a general view of the hall, the meeting participants applaud Malinovsky.

Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Titov V.N. reads greetings from the Supreme Soviet and the Council of Ministers of the USSR to the soldiers of the Soviet Armed Forces from the rostrum, everyone stands up and applauds.

Representatives of the workers of Moscow and the Moscow region, pioneers and Komsomol members greet the participants of the ceremonial meeting, the speaker speaks from the rostrum, the members of the presidium are given flowers.

General Epishev A.A. reads out a welcoming letter from the CPSU Central Committee to Khrushchev N.S. from the rostrum, the meeting participants and members of the presidium applaud standing up, a general view of the hall.

Buglers in the St George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace sound a signal as the banners of the Soviet Armed Forces are brought into the hall at the beginning of a festive evening dedicated to the 45th anniversary of the Soviet Army and Navy.

People dance in the St George Hall, the faces of the dancers and the standard bearer stand along the stairs.

Fireworks over Moscow on February 23, 1963.