American Major-General Emil F. Reinhardt (1888 - 1969), Commanding General of the 69th Division, shakes hands with his Russian counterpart, Major-General Vladimir V. Rusakov, Commanding Officer of the 58th Guards...
American Major-General Emil F. Reinhardt (1888 - 1969), Commanding General of the 69th Division, shakes hands with his Russian counterpart, Major-General Vladimir V. Rusakov, Commanding Officer of the 58th Guards Division, at a meeting of American and Russian troops near the Elbe River and the town of Torgau, Germany, late April, 1945. The two armies had met up on the 25th pf April, effectively splitting the opposing German army.