The Moscow Victory Parade of 1945 marked the victory of Soviet forces in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). According to the memoirs of Soviet commander Georgy Zhukov (1896-1974), what did not go as planned?
Answer: Josef Stalin (1878-1953) was due to ride into Red Square on a white stallion. He fell off his spirited mount during practice however, and reluctant to try again, Zhukov rode the horse during the parade.
Source: Europe at War 1939-1945 by Norman Davies
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