What is the Red Square parade?

Hitler has only one Moscow left. Originally, he thought the Soviets were nothing. As long as his iron hoof moves forward slightly, the Kremlin will hold it in its hand and Stalin will bow to him. But with the growing resistance of the Soviet Union and the cold weather, Hitler's heart slowly began to cast a shadow, and soon he realized that "Stalin was his real opponent."

There are always some striking similarities in history. 18 12, Napoleon led a mighty French army across Europe, but was defeated at the gates of Moscow. It is said that God saved Russia, because just when Napoleon's victory was in sight, a cold current suddenly came.

In the winter of 194 1, God once again sided with the Russians. 65438+1 October1,a rare heavy rain fell in Moscow; On October 6th, 65438/KLOC-0, the first winter snow fell in the vast area around Moscow. The worsening weather made the German typhoon plan start so fast that it suddenly stopped like stepping on an emergency brake. The continuous autumn rain caused many rivers to burst their banks, and large areas became sticky swamps. Germans have to be at the mercy of mud. The mud on the road often doesn't reach their knees, so the troops marching by car have to stop. Tanks in battle had to be removed to tow cannons and ammunition trucks trapped in mud pits. The infantry was exhausted by sliding and sliding in the mud.

However, the Germans in the heavy snow can really be said to be "worse." 165438+1October 3, the first cold wave hit, and the temperature suddenly dropped below zero degrees Celsius, and it is still dropping rapidly. 165438+1October 13, minus 8 degrees Celsius; On the 27th, a sudden cold wind reduced the temperature in Moscow to minus 40 degrees Celsius in less than two hours. There was a thick layer of ice on the ground, and the German mechanized troops could finally start again. However, the cold that rescued the tank from the mud mercilessly destroyed the soldiers who had to drive to fight. In winter, the Germans are facing more difficulties: insufficient logistics supply and lack of cold protection facilities. Many soldiers wore thin summer clothes and shivered in the cold wind, and many people were severely frostbitten. Thousands of German soldiers were frozen and disabled, and many people were infected with malaria, which made people tremble and feel weak. The cold weather made the sight on the cannon useless. Fuel is often frozen, and gasoline is frozen into a sticky paste. When driving a tank, you must first light it and bake it for a while. Complaints and frustrations began to fill the Germans. Many people began to talk about the defeat of Napoleon in 18 12 and the Russian monument in Rutino. They sighed helplessly: Why does God always favor Russia? However, with the coming of winter, Hitler urged fascist Germans to launch a new and more violent attack on Moscow. He must destroy Moscow quickly!

The severe cold also brought great difficulties to Soviet soldiers and civilians, who had to dig tank trenches and set up obstacles in freezing weather. The Red Army soldiers who grew up in the cold fought at home, and their supply and adaptability were much stronger than those of the German army. Soviet machine guns are covered with holsters to prevent freezing; The weapon is coated with winter lubricating oil, which is very flexible to use; Soldiers wear warm clothes to keep out the cold. ...

But Stalin not only wanted to keep his soldiers warm, but also wanted them to be more energetic. In order to eliminate the gloomy atmosphere since the war, he decided to hold the traditional Red Square October Revolutionary Parade under the sound of German gunfire.

194 1 year 1 month 1 a black gith-10 1 car sent zhukov, who was fighting at the front, to the Kremlin.

The car stopped on a step, and zhukov got off and hurried up the steps. Two carved doors on the steps open at the same time. After he entered the door, he walked along a narrow but well-lit corridor for a while, and then climbed to the second floor from a very ordinary narrow staircase. The corridor on the second floor is much more spacious and covered with a long red carpet. After walking more than ten meters, zhukov came to a tall dark brown gate.

I don't know how many times he has walked this road, and it is still like this. He once adjusted his military cap and pulled the hem of his military coat, ready to go in and see Stalin. Stalin just informed him to come to the Kremlin for a meeting. He didn't say anything about it, but he decided that the situation must be very important, so after receiving the notice, he came back from the front without stopping.

When zhukov stepped through the door, he saw that almost all members of the Political Bureau and the National Defense Commission were sitting on both sides of a long table covered with green woolen cloth. Stalin sat at one end of a long table. After greeting everyone, zhukov sat on the left side of the long table under Stalin's signal. Stalin stood up slowly, walked slowly from the side of the table behind zhukov, and then said:

"Comrade zhukov, the Politburo and the National Defense Commission plan to hold a military parade in Red Square in addition to the celebration of the Revolution Festival in October this year. We invited you here to listen to your opinion as the commander of the army directly responsible for defending the capital. what do you think? Does the situation on the front line allow us to parade? "

At Stalin's voice, eyes on both sides of the long table stared at Yukov's face with searching eyes. Zhukov clearly knows that it matters whether his answer is yes or no.

The danger of holding a military parade under the eyes of the enemy is self-evident. Otherwise Stalin wouldn't have invited him to discuss it. However, in such a grim situation, not only the festival was solemnly celebrated, but also a military parade was held, which not only fully demonstrated the contempt for fascism, but also inspired our military and civilians and gave great relief to all sympathizers and supporters around the world. In the final analysis, this is more shocking and reverberating than destroying several fascist army groups at the front. A thought of here, zhukov said firmly:

"I think this idea is feasible. According to our observation and analysis, the enemy is building defensive positions on all fronts, and attacks on all fronts have basically stopped. This shows that the enemy will not launch a large-scale attack in the next few days. The heavy losses in the previous operations, coupled with the bad weather and insufficient supplies that were not conducive to the action of the mechanized corps, made it impossible for them to launch a new ground attack immediately. However, there is danger, this is an enemy air strike. " Speaking of which, he paused and saw all the people either nodding towards zhukov or nodding to each other.

"Do you have any suggestions?" Stalin asked in no hurry

"I suggest strengthening air defense, increasing the density of anti-aircraft guns, and at the same time adjusting some fighters of friendly and neighboring troops to stand by and watch. This constitutes a double strike force in the air and on the ground. "

Everyone agreed and made some specific additions.

"Our opinions are the same," Stalin finally said firmly. "In other words, the military parade must be held and broadcast live to the whole country through radio."

1941165438+1On the morning of October 6th, the celebration of October Revolution Festival was held in the lobby of Mayakovski subway station. In thunderous applause, Stalin made a speech:

"comrades! Today is to celebrate the 24th anniversary of the October Revolution under serious circumstances. The treacherous attack of German bandits and the war imposed on us have posed a threat to our country ... and our country, our whole country, has formed a unified fighting fortress, and together with Lu Haijun, * * * crushed the German aggressors ... completely crushed the German aggressors! Destroy the German occupation forces! Our glorious long live the motherland, long live the freedom of our motherland and the independence of our motherland! March to victory under the banner of Lenin! "

Stalin's impassioned speech echoed over the Red Square in Moscow, and spread to the front trenches, shelters and all parts of the Soviet Union through radio waves, which greatly inspired the people ravaged by fascism and made all peace-loving people in the world see hope. ...

165438+1at noon on October 7, the gray clouds were very low, and the falling snowflakes fell silently, falling on the huge dome of Notre Dame Catholic Church, falling on the Red Square outside the Kremlin wall, and falling on the Red Army soldiers standing on the Red Square. The clock on the tower struck eight times, and Stalin and others strode to Lenin's mausoleum. At this time, without applause and cheers, the whole Red Square was silent, and even the rustling of snowflakes could be heard.

The military parade began. The first one to be inspected by Lenin's Mausoleum was the student team wearing wool coats and fur hats, followed by the motorized infantry unit wearing white hooded snow camouflage uniforms and the sailor team wearing dark blue wool coats ... Finally, the tank formation rumbled through the Red Square, and the noise generated by the roar of the motor and the rotation of the crawler shook the Red Square, the earth and everyone. Stalin stood quietly, watching the procession passing in front of Lenin's mausoleum. Most of them took the people's expectations and went directly from Red Square to the front line where they were fighting.