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| Soviet and U.S. soldiers shake hands at Elbe (1945) | |
Copyright Masaru HASHIMOTO
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| THE U.S.-SOVIET HONEYMOON The U.S. and Soviet armies, who were fighting their common Nazi foe from the east and the west, finally met to shake hand in victory at the Elbe River. It was a moment of rapprochement that preceded the Cold War. | |