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Raising a flag over the Reichstag

Raising Soviet flag over the Reichstag – Photo of Soviet soldier who captured the Reichstag over hoisting the red flag, which later became known as the Victory Banner – one of the symbols of the Great Patriotic War, along with the famous photo “Combat”.

Raising a flag over the Reichstag – one of a series of images taken by Eugene Chaldeans roof of the Reichstag.


Photography Location: Berlin, Germany
Time taken: 2 May 1945
Author: Eugene Khaldey