The Red Army parades in Moscow
7th November 1941: The annual Red Square display of military power goes ahead while the Germans are less than 100km (60 miles) away
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On the the 7th November the annual military parade through Red Square commemorating the October revolution went ahead as usual. It was a highly symbolic moment suggesting that things were not as desperate as they might otherwise seem.
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