Anniversary posts revive 1939 Nazi-Soviet victory parade at Brest-Litovsk
On September 22, 1939, German and Soviet troops staged a joint ceremony marking their coordinated conquest of Poland; the anniversary is being marked online today.
What to know
- The September 22, 1939 parade at Brest-Litovsk marked the formal Nazi-German handover of the city to Soviet forces under the secret terms of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact.
- German commander Heinz Guderian and Soviet commander Semyon Krivoshein personally met, shared breakfast, and coordinated the ceremony after their forces converged near the demarcation line.
- The event is being recirculated online on its anniversary, including via a satirical social media post characterizing it as joint 'liberation.'
Heinz Guderian German XIX Corps commanderSemyon Krivoshein Soviet 29th Tank Brigade commander (Kombrig)Vasily Chuikov Commander, Soviet 4th Army
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@DarthPutinKGB marks the anniversary with a satirical post
An X account posted a sardonic anniversary note describing the 1939 parade as Germany and the USSR jointly 'liberating Poland from the Poles.'
“As allies, we celebrated liberating Poland from the Poles.”
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OTD in 1939 the German–Soviet victory parade took place in Polish town of Brest-Litovsk. As allies, we celebrated liberating Poland from the Poles.
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Remember reading somewhere that the allies were discussing peace terms/armistice sometime after market garden.
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Reddit post revisits why Brest-Litovsk was chosen for the parade
A Reddit post links to the Wikipedia article on the parade, prompting renewed discussion of the 1939 event on its anniversary.
“It marked the withdrawal of German troops to the demarcation line secretly agreed to in the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, and the handover of the city and its fortress to the Soviet Red Army.”
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Germany and USSR stage joint parade, hand over Brest — Guderian and Krivoshein met, shared breakfast, and staged a German withdrawal ceremony combined with a Soviet takeover of Brest-Litovsk and its fortress, formalizing the new demarcation line.
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German and Soviet forces meet near Widomla — Advance Soviet units encountered German officers from Guderian's XIX Corps; the two sides exchanged toasts and greetings, with Krivoshein arranging to approach Brest from the opposite direction to the Wehrmacht.
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Soviet 4th Army crosses into Poland, takes Baranowicze — Following the Soviet invasion of Poland, Vasily Chuikov's 4th Army advanced, and Semyon Krivoshein's 29th Tank Brigade captured Baranowicze along with several thousand Polish soldiers.
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Guderian's XIX Corps advances on and takes Brest — German forces under Heinz Guderian approached Brest on September 13 and defeated Polish resistance there by September 17, establishing headquarters in the city, in some cases advancing beyond the agreed demarcation line.
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Germany and USSR sign secret Molotov–Ribbentrop protocol — The secret protocol accompanying the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact defined the demarcation line between German and Soviet 'spheres of influence' in Poland.