Document for April 25th:
"Happy 2nd Lieutenant William Robertson and Lt. Alexander Sylvashko, Russian Army..." 04/25/1945
"Happy 2nd Lieutenant William Robertson and Lt. Alexander Sylvashko, Russian Army..."
"Happy 2nd Lieutenant William Robertson and Lt. Alexander Sylvashko, Russian Army, shown in front of sign [East Meets West] symbolizing the historic meeting of the Russian and American Armies, near Torgau, Germany." 04/25/1945, (ARC Identifier: 531276); Signal Corps Photographs of American Military Activity, 1754 - 1954; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860 - 1982; Record Group 111; National Archives.
On April 25, 1945, American troops pushing eastward into Nazi Germany finally made contact with Russian forces pushing westward near the Elbe River.
More on the meeting of Amercian and Russian troops...
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