U.S. and Russian officers celebrate linkup. Russian and U.S.

U.S. and Russian officers celebrate linkup. Russian and U.S. officers dine in a large banquet hall at Torgau, Germany, shortly after the linking at the Elbe River, of forward units of the First U.S. Army and the First Russian Ukrainian Army April 25, 1945. In the background are portraits of the late U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Russian Premier Josef Stalin. Seated in the center are Genral Courtney H. Hodges (just left of mirror), Commanding General of the First U.S. Army; then, left to right, General Jordov, Commanding General of the Fifth Russian Army; Major General William B. Kean, Chief of Staff, First U.S. Army; Major General Backenov, Commanding General, Russian 34th Corps; a Russian staff officier, and Brigadier General Charles E. Hart of the First U.S. Army.