July 8, 1945 saw the return to Leningrad of the Leningrad Guards' Infantry Corps. 3 divisions entered the city in 3 columns via Stachek Prospekt, Moskovsky Prospekt, and along the embankments of the River Neva. Along the processional route the victors passed thru arches of triumph and the residents of Leningrad met the soldiers with flowers, embraces and music. As those who took part in the parade recalled, 'We were walking on a carpet covered with flowers.'
