Germany - Last Remaining Russian Troops

(30 Aug 1994) Russian President Boris Yeltsin was to arrive in Berlin on Tuesday
(30/8) to attend Wednesday's official ceremony which will end
nearly 50 years of Russian troops in Germany. The last 2,100
Russian soldiers will march for the last time through Berlin under
the eyes of Chancellor Helmut Kohl and President Yeltsin marking
the end of a four-year withdrawal agreed after reunification.
SHOWS:
BERLIN, 30/8
preps for ceremony to see off the last remaining Russian troops
stationed on German territory
flags being erected
timber being sawed
organiser directing carpenter
troops rehearsing on parade ground
shining shoes
russian general having microphone pinned to shirt
band marching
cu band
band marching
cu of boots marching
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[@gideonhorwitz9434]

U can tell by the uniforms the Russians who have been in Germany for a while cause they are still wearing the old colorful soviet uniforms and the Russians representing Boris yetsin with the new bland kaki uniforms with the double headed eagle on the hats

[@nightofroses5959]

You mean the blue ones?

[@Nathan-ys9vk]

@@nightofroses5959 i think the green one

[@finnharris6779]

@@James-wu6qh Sure, these uniforms are back in use today but it took them around 15 years to return. The bland uniforms you see were the only set used for ceremonial purposes between 1995-2007.

[@format2000channel]

This is 1994, then the new uniform had just appeared, in many regions of Russia they continued to wear the old Soviet uniform, and not only in Germany. My father served in the Russian city of Kolomna from 1994 to 1996, but they continued to wear Soviet uniforms.

[@format2000channel]

This video is a parade rehearsal. General at 1:28 in everyday uniform, but when I watched the video of the parade itself, the same general was in Soviet dress uniform, not Russian Parade video kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIeld4J8opdmmtU

[@Refract404]

What march was this?

[@Preussen2222]

Refract ミラー 404 Spring of 1945

[@goldmanjace]

It's called my ass is getting back to Russia march

[@seanjenkins6947]

@@goldmanjace lol they should play that right now

[@SimonPutrenko]

Генерал походу поддал).

[@polkovnik4165]

2:03 what the title name of march that?

[@generalv7692]

Spring of 1945

[@extraditori6604]

i cri evrytiem

[@Сергей-г4о1х]

Stupid step, its was error, coz USA army dont leave Germany and Europe.

[@bober7552]

Coz great english you moron

[@Rustycaddy17]

@@bober7552 You're calling someone a moron when they're bilingual? At least the guy can speak English, regardless if he makes grammar mistakes. Most foreigners who speak a second language should be treated with respect, and not all of them can master the language with precise proficiency.

[@chetpomeroy1399]

The U.S. government signed a treaty with West Germany in 1949, and both countries are member states of NATO. The Two-Plus-Four Treaty gave Germany the freedom to join any alliance or treaty organization it chooses to, provided NATO forces don't cross the former East German boundary.

[@kayvan671]

Doesn't matter. We Germans don't want Russian troops in our country. American troops are always welcome. Its our decision and not yours!

[@Andrew_Drujinin]

По сути НАТО должно было распуститься после распада Союза, но почему-то это не произошло. Видно американцы не хотят терять влияние в Европе.

[@emir0721]

Where were the goose steps?

[@colinvespa4709]

That is done when going past the saluting stand or monuments, the rest of the time is normal marching pace.

[@axelpatrickb.pingol3228]

You don't want to do goose-stepping 100% of the time. It destroys your knees...

[@mbmb8523]

adiós Volches y sus monumentos también.

[@michaelsuarez6901]

Pomerania and silesia should also return to Germany.

[@veronivhbr5244]

So Germany should paid Poland for completely destroying Warsaw.

[@bakazan4497]

As a person living there, NO

[@thoorwulfn9z383]

@@bakazan4497 YES

[@ZuluDelta-d5r]

guys you should all be annex by Russia. Some lost their independence so should have been treated friendly as they were, especially poland which was soviet ennem. And german for what they did should have been also extinct because they lost the war and in they had won we know what were the plans. So none of you deserve to talk. Russian will be back to correct things.

[@elpanavegeta4988]

This ceremony is full of symbolism, starting with I used the song "the spring of 1945" as a farewell

[@C.A._Old]

jeez.

[@Elver_Galarga816]

I like how there is a combination of new Russian Uniforms and Soviet

[@dedyhermawan5725]

GSFG = Group of Soviet Force in Germany GSVG = Grupa Soviet Voiska Germani

[@nikolayburenkov6370]

Помогите пожалуйста найти хоть небольшой фрагмент из города. Лейпциг п/п45365 завод Красная звезда.спасибо.

[@TheYizuman]

Why no former NVA troops allowed in the ceremony? Or was there former NVA members serving and wearing West German uniforms attending the ceremony?

[@bondrewdthelordofdawn3744]

What nva ?

[@TheYizuman]

@@bondrewdthelordofdawn3744 Study more history. NVA is East German Military.

[@theromanbaron]

@@TheYizuman he was kidding. I believe at this time they were repatriated into the Bundeswehr, yes?

[@TheYizuman]

@@theromanbaron Well yes, they were. I was just curious if any former NVA members ever had some sort of closure ceremony with them (the Russian Troops) before they left Germany?

[@ReformedSooner24]

@@TheYizuman the only closure ceremony the NVA got I think was a massive one o them being sworn in to the Bundswher.

[@theromanbaron]

March - Spring of 1945

[@kalego3228]

What do they shout at 2:25?

[@user-zd4bv5pe5i]

commander: "счет" - count,after soldiers: "раз и два" translate - one and two. Meaning: to senchronise positions and movements in marching step, in russian and ussr forces used simple numbers. after the command of the commander "count", the entire platoon in chorus pronounces the score for the synchronized execution of the salute maneuver

[@petrkutek6934]

Měli v tom Německu zůstat dalších padesát let. Bošové se z následků WW2 poměrně rychle vyvlíkli.

[@Kevin-st9sw]

И все же, советская парадная форма очень красиво выглядит. Смотреть приятно.

[@caffeinatedbuffalosauce883]

The Russian still giving orders as if he owns the dam place

[@freundschaft870]

Old habits die hard....

[@Preussen2222]

What is he saying more exactly? The German officer seems to say something in the lines of "our music(al band) stays the whole time in the middle" and then the Russian commander makes a very rude dismissive sign at him, but I might be interpreting this wrong.

[@MehrunesKar]

Wow, you guys didn't even investigate what he said. That wasn't rude at all, he was speaking loud to be very clear and to make sure the interpreter will hear what he said. He didn't give any orders, just explained some things considering parade process. Jeez the stereotypes...

[@dewittbourchier7169]

@@Preussen2222 The Russian officer is just speaking loudly and slowly because the German officer understands some Russian but not a lot and second there is the interpreter and they want to ensure the protocol is laid down.

[@MSDOS128]

@@Preussen2222 he's talking about 'perestroika' and how FRG soldiers were to march on that square (or in general, can't tell from such a small context frame) from now on, if I'm not mistaken. also something about the order of their procession (German soldiers marching behind together with Russians, changing their formation afterwards). Seems like that man was designated to command the parade somehow...

[@ClassicFormulaOne1]

Lord, may they never return...

[@jeffreyrosenfeld7543]

Oh no they're back in Germany

[@geoeconomics5629]

Here we go again

[@difmasika6858]

slava savietsky sayouz!

[@Dan4G]

This is in 1994, so sadly no.

[@АлександрСиряцкий-ж1п]

Супер! Молодцы! ЗГВ-Сила!☆☆☆

[@remc70]

Ths somthing I have alway wanted to see.

[@cbm2156]

Obviously they did not get a lot of practice time in. But they were leaving going back to Russia so what the hell.

[@iliketobewithpeople9821]

they had 4 years to withdraw

[@dewittbourchier7169]

I think the parade looks very smart especially considering most of these guys have probably not been paid (the situation of Russia in the 1990s was as bad if not worse than the 1930s in some ways) but I also think everyone in that parade knows it is a sad day for their country and their army so they want to give a good performance.

[@myvictory8294]

​@@dewittbourchier7169what do you mean "not paid"? Everyone got paid alright.

[@yernar9185]

@@dewittbourchier7169you simply can’t not pay to soldiers, it ends bad

[@michaelhepp5959]

Gott sei dank, endlich raus.

[@KingQeens-op5rr]

Next time russian troops štay forever in berlin slava rusiji

[@SebastianJung422]

In Your Fucking Dreams

[@KingQeens-op5rr]

@@SebastianJung422 rusija putin putin

[@SebastianJung422]

@@KingQeens-op5rr Putin Go To Hell

[@WillHayes44]

All peoples favoured Russian marching direction... Out of their countries.

[@MSDOS128]

Most of them were sent to concentration labor camps, thrown in jail or shot in the back after their return. Because they'd seen how similar the people 'from the outside' are to themselves, they knew for sure just how much the Soviet propaganda lied, not to mention the enormous respect that those people had among the Russian folk and most Europeans at the moment. It probably was a question of KGB staying in power. People were murdered by their own govt for defending their country and then setting their feet on European soil. Most of former Nazi soldiers and collaborationists were not, au contraire.. I might be wrong about your message here, but to me personally this indifference feels so cruel. Take care. Soldiers should stay in their countries and be ready for defense rather than marching on the streets of foreign ones. But not like this

[@WillHayes44]

@@MSDOS128 Are you teaching philosophy? If so, KZbin is the wrong place for your lectures. In all of Central and Eastern Europe people started hoping when Gorbachev promised not to interfere in the Block again and finally started breathing freely again when the last Soviet Soldier crossed the border. That's what I meant. Try overthink that again.

[@chetpomeroy1399]

The victorious Allies, *all* of them, were compelled to leave Berlin in compliance with the Two-Plus-Four treaty, signed earlier in that decade. After all, Berlin *does* belong to the Germans.

[@Charlesputnam-bn9zy]

@@WillHayes44 he has a point, the 1st part of his post. Which states that the returning troops were served right, as the gulaged returned pows after 1945. When they serve a hard taskmaster like the devil, let they expect no other reward. After all, 49 years of pillage & rape are hyper more-than-enough.

[@apotato5567]

@UCanzT8w1tBryTrS_9XKpWmQ your an idiot

[@Lebretonvenitien]

The song please???

[@bornatodoric6059]

March Spring 1945

[@Братецревольвер]

What a bile in comment section.

[@kayvan671]

I know. As a German I find this disgusting how people say it's a shame that Russian troops are leaving. But we Germans don't want Russian troops in our country! Very simple.

[@Братецревольвер]

@@kayvan671 Oh really? But you still want American troops on your territory, right? Didnt we deserve the right to not be threaten from German territory anymore? Generally, after WWII, we, Russians, have much more rights to not ask Germans, do they want our troops on their territory or they dont, than Americans do. Because nazis didnt invade USA and didnt kill 17mln of civilians there, but they did it to USSR. So why today you cant say, that you dont want American troops on your territory?

[@kayvan671]

@@Братецревольвер Because it's not your decision! We want American troops and not your troops. We are a western country and part of NATO. You have no right to be on our territory! We want American troops as protection from Russia. And thats how it is.. Your troops will never set foot again on our country and the Americans will make sure it will never happen.

[@Братецревольвер]

@@kayvan671 he-he-he. Butthurt? You problem is that you, germans, have too short memory. Do you know that in 1945 Truman and Churchill didnt even want German state to exist? It was Stalins decision. And nobody even could imagine, that German state will be independent and united soon. Nobody could even imagine, that there will be no Russian troops in Germany. But it is all reality now, because we let it be after all, germans have done to us. Nobody could even imagine, that Russia will be threaten from German territory once again. And now we are threten by nuclear weapon! Personally i believe that we gave you too much. If all Germans think like you, they simply do not deserve so much favour from our side.

[@kayvan671]

@@Братецревольвер The only butthurt person is you Comrade 😂 You are butthurt because we won't allow your troops to stay. *AWWWW* You are triggered because American troops are now stationed at you border. Doesn't matter! American troops are always welcome here in Germany. *Yours not* Western troops were the true liberators of Germany. So therefore they have every right to stay. But not You!

[@The88Destroyer]

Ihr seid so lächerlich

[@aryanscience]

Now those Russians are some "Proud Boys" !!

[@justsomerandomguynamedsam3657]

They leave in fashion

[@YUSKHAN]

Russian troops should never have left

[@loukadisalvio1922]

Soviet* tropps should never have left

[@aurochs92]

YUSKHAN take them to your home if you like them .

[@skis9263]

@@loukadisalvio1922 1994 the Soviet union no longer existed These are Russian troops you idiot

[@skis9263]

@@aurochs92 The Americans are in Germany’s homes and you don’t seem to care

[@aurochs92]

@@skis9263 Did Germany ask them to leave???

[@henriettoalacrito2225]

Commies

[@skis9263]

Capitalist pig

[@skis9263]

Illegal alien be quiet

[@johannapfelburg6286]

But the USSR had already fallen by then

[@kayvan671]

@@skis9263 Are you triggered about the fact that the Europe is now completely Capitalist and part of the EU and NATO? *Cry harder*

[@kayvan671]

@@skis9263 🤫

[@RussianDrummer]

прямо в Чечню за Борю и Пашу воевать!

[@maxbolsen4803]

Так они с радостью

[@arunaspaulionis8350]

Куда залупенфюрер скажет, туда и пойдут

[@Dan4G]

К сожалению, да.