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The Battle of Berlin

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Советская пехота на подступах к Берлину
Soviet soldiers having a break on steps of the Reich Chancellery, Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldey. TASS
Gestapo building. Berlin
Near Berlin
Third Victory Banner at Berlin Tempelhof Airport with Evgeny Khaldei in the foreground
Return of refugees. Berlin
Victory Banner over the Reichstag
“Who needs war”? Blind man with a guide. Berlin
Writings on the Reichstag building
Poet Yevgeny Dolmatovsky addresses Soviet soldiers at the Brandenburg Gate. Berlin
Freight trains. Germany
All Quiet on the Oder River
A Soviet tank unit together with landed infantrymen in a German village street
One of the assault groups goes on an attack of the Reichstag with the banner of Victory
Representatives of the Nazi command are sent to sign the act of surrender of Germany
Another quarter of Berlin is taken by force
In defeated Berlin. There is a battle. Destruction. Fire
Tank in the square of Berlin
Parade of the Soviet troops at the ruins of the Reichstag
Soviet soldiers on the armor of a tank in a march on Berlin
Flags of victory over Berlin
Prisoners of war
Victory Banner at the Brandenburg Gate. Kuzma Dudeev carries the banner
“Why is war needed?” Blind with the guide. Berlin
Soldiers listen to their comrade playing the piano
Assault crossing the Oder. Germany
Yevgeniy Dolmatovsky in Berlin. 1945.
The war is over. Berlin
White flags in the houses of Berlin
After hand-to-hand combat
Traffic controller. “We are already in Germany”
Регулировщица. На Берлинском направлении у реки Одер. Кюстрин
Distributing bread. Germany
Stopping on the march
War comes home to roost
On Press Day at the Reichstag. Soviet correspondents
Smoke break near the Reich Chancellery
Nazi suicide and his family
The last defenders of Berlin
Fighting for Berlin
At the Brandenburg Gate
Berlin
Konstantin Simonov at the steps of the Reich Chancellery
Writings on the walls of the Reichstag
Road to Berlin
Soviet soldiers giving meals to residents of Berlin
At the National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument
Beaten Nazi soldiers
Soviet soldiers distributing bread among Germans
A soldier of a Red Army engineering unit with a mine detector on the city ruins. Berlin
Освобожденные насильственно угнанные в Германию советские юноши и девушки
Returnees
Returnees
Returnees
A former Nazi prisoner from Europe
Former Nazi prisoners and people forcibly driven to Germany from other European states return home after their release
Released servicemen of the Allied Forces are sent to a camp for transfer to the Allies
Captain Stepan Neustroev, Commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 756th Infantry Regiment
Junior Sergeant Meliton Kantariya, Scout of the 756th Infantry Regiment
Sergeant Mikhail Egorov, Scout of the 756th Infantry Regiment
Senior sergeant Ilya Syanov, acting commander of a company of the 756 Infantry Regiment. 1945
Who took part in the attack on the Reichstag and raised the Victory Banner on May 1, 1945
Who took part in the attack on the Reichstag and raised the Victory Banner on May 1, 1945
War correspondents near the Reichstag
Lieutenant Nina Lobkovskaya, commander of a special sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army, and Colonel General Vasiliy Kuznetsov, commander of the 3rd Shock Army
Female snipers of a special sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Female snipers of a special sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and commanders of a special sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Combat Crew of 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) in Berlin
Limbering the howitzer M1931 (B-4) for transportation
The 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) operated by Sergeant Meshkov fires from Berlin’s suburbs at the central parts of the city
Victory! Soviet tankers at the Victory Column in Berlin
The fighting has ended. Soviet infantry clean their uniforms in a Berlin street
Studebaker US6 truck convoy in Berlin street
Comic shots in Berlin streets
Comic shots in Berlin streets
Comic shots in Berlin streets
Airfield abandoned by German troops
A soviet tank unit in a Berlin suburb
A soviet tank unit in a Berlin suburb
The building of the Reich Chancellery
Briefing a reconnaissance subunit
A front-line reporter gets into a tethered aerostat
A front-line reporter gets into a tethered aerostat
Berlin streets and squares after the end of the fighting
A building in Berlin after being hit by a heavy weapon
A street in Berlin’s suburbs after shelling
The commander of a rocket launcher unit reads an order to the personnel
A signaller
Soviet sappers on the Spree embankment
A burning building in Berlin’s suburbs
Soviet and Polish infantry in Berlin’s suburbs
A battery of 152-mm howitzer-guns M1937 (ML-20) at a firing position on the outskirts of Berlin
В г. Берлине. Май 1945 г.
У рейхсканцелярии Гитлера. Германия, г. Берлин, май 1945 г.
Рейхсканцелярия Гитлера. Германия, г. Берлин, май 1945 г.
В рейхсканцелярии Гитлера. Германия, г. Берлин, май 1945 г.
В г. Берлине 8 мая 1945 г. Германия.
Вручение комсомольских значков. Германия, г. Берлин, май 1945 г.
Митинг в День Победы. Германия, г. Берлин, 9 мая 1945 г.
Soviet citizens released from captivity on a street of Berlin
Ukrainian women V. Zagura, I. Sushko, F. Grigorchuk, who were working in Berlin, are expressing thanks the Soviet soldiers for their liberation
M. Kantaria and M. Egorov hoisting the Victory Banner over the Reichstag
Red Army soldiers at the Brandenburg Gate
группа бойцов
Жительницы города во время разгрузки картофеля, доставленного советским командованием для снабжения населения города
Soviet traffic controller is pictured on the square at the Brandenburg Gate after last fights of the Battle of Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Boris Pushkin/TASS
Граждане Франции, освобожденные советскими войсками из немецкого плена, на одной из улиц города после капитуляции Германии
• Советские солдаты во время боя на одной из улиц города в ходе Берлинской наступательной операции Красной армии, Берлин
• Колонна немецких военнопленных на одной из улиц после взятия города советскими войсками, Берлин
• Граждане Франции, освобожденные советскими войсками из немецкого плена
Ревизия немецкого склада представителем советского командования
Local people return to the city after the Battle of Berlin, Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Local people repair the pavement damaged during the battles against Nazi invaders for the liberation of the city, Bernstein, April 1945. Photo by Fyodor Kislov/TASS
Знамя Победы на здании Рейхстага в г. Берлине.
В Берлине.
В Берлине.
В Берлине.
В Берлине.
Артиллеристы 154 гвардейского артполка 76 гвардейской Черниговской стрелковой дивизии в Берлине.
Советские солдаты и офицеры в Берлине во время встречи с представителями армии США. 1945 г.
Стелла в Берлине, 1945 г.
У Рейхстага. 1945 г.
У Бранденбургских ворот в Берлине.
Soldiers of the Red Army raise the flag of the Soviet Union over the Tempelhof airport after capturing Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Near the Brandenburg Gate, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
23171-КП Азовский музей заповедник
Фотография. Город Берлин, 4 мая 1945 г.
Герой Советского Союза Н.П. Хазов (в центре) у Рейхстага, 1945 г.
Мирное население во время возвращения в Берлин после капитуляции Германии во Второй мировой войне
Военная регулировщица Мария Шальнова на одной из улиц Берлина
Водружение красного знамени над Бранденбургскими воротами, Берлин
Советская пехота на подступах к Берлину
Soviet soldiers having a break on steps of the Reich Chancellery, Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldey. TASS
Gestapo building. Berlin
Near Berlin
Third Victory Banner at Berlin Tempelhof Airport with Evgeny Khaldei in the foreground
Return of refugees. Berlin
Victory Banner over the Reichstag
“Who needs war”? Blind man with a guide. Berlin
Writings on the Reichstag building
Poet Yevgeny Dolmatovsky addresses Soviet soldiers at the Brandenburg Gate. Berlin
Freight trains. Germany
All Quiet on the Oder River
A Soviet tank unit together with landed infantrymen in a German village street
One of the assault groups goes on an attack of the Reichstag with the banner of Victory
Representatives of the Nazi command are sent to sign the act of surrender of Germany
Another quarter of Berlin is taken by force
In defeated Berlin. There is a battle. Destruction. Fire
Tank in the square of Berlin
Parade of the Soviet troops at the ruins of the Reichstag
Soviet soldiers on the armor of a tank in a march on Berlin
Flags of victory over Berlin
Prisoners of war
Victory Banner at the Brandenburg Gate. Kuzma Dudeev carries the banner
“Why is war needed?” Blind with the guide. Berlin
Soldiers listen to their comrade playing the piano
Assault crossing the Oder. Germany
Yevgeniy Dolmatovsky in Berlin. 1945.
The war is over. Berlin
White flags in the houses of Berlin
After hand-to-hand combat
Traffic controller. “We are already in Germany”
Регулировщица. На Берлинском направлении у реки Одер. Кюстрин
Distributing bread. Germany
Stopping on the march
War comes home to roost
On Press Day at the Reichstag. Soviet correspondents
Smoke break near the Reich Chancellery
Nazi suicide and his family
The last defenders of Berlin
Fighting for Berlin
At the Brandenburg Gate
Berlin
Konstantin Simonov at the steps of the Reich Chancellery
Writings on the walls of the Reichstag
Road to Berlin
Soviet soldiers giving meals to residents of Berlin
At the National Kaiser Wilhelm Monument
Beaten Nazi soldiers
Soviet soldiers distributing bread among Germans
A soldier of a Red Army engineering unit with a mine detector on the city ruins. Berlin
Освобожденные насильственно угнанные в Германию советские юноши и девушки
Returnees
Returnees
Returnees
A former Nazi prisoner from Europe
Former Nazi prisoners and people forcibly driven to Germany from other European states return home after their release
Released servicemen of the Allied Forces are sent to a camp for transfer to the Allies
Captain Stepan Neustroev, Commander of the 1st Infantry Battalion of the 756th Infantry Regiment
Junior Sergeant Meliton Kantariya, Scout of the 756th Infantry Regiment
Sergeant Mikhail Egorov, Scout of the 756th Infantry Regiment
Senior sergeant Ilya Syanov, acting commander of a company of the 756 Infantry Regiment. 1945
Who took part in the attack on the Reichstag and raised the Victory Banner on May 1, 1945
Who took part in the attack on the Reichstag and raised the Victory Banner on May 1, 1945
War correspondents near the Reichstag
Lieutenant Nina Lobkovskaya, commander of a special sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army, and Colonel General Vasiliy Kuznetsov, commander of the 3rd Shock Army
Female snipers of a special sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Female snipers of a special sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Soldiers and commanders of a special sniper company of the 3rd Shock Army
Combat Crew of 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) in Berlin
Limbering the howitzer M1931 (B-4) for transportation
The 203 mm howitzer M1931 (B-4) operated by Sergeant Meshkov fires from Berlin’s suburbs at the central parts of the city
Victory! Soviet tankers at the Victory Column in Berlin
The fighting has ended. Soviet infantry clean their uniforms in a Berlin street
Studebaker US6 truck convoy in Berlin street
Comic shots in Berlin streets
Comic shots in Berlin streets
Comic shots in Berlin streets
Airfield abandoned by German troops
A soviet tank unit in a Berlin suburb
A soviet tank unit in a Berlin suburb
The building of the Reich Chancellery
Briefing a reconnaissance subunit
A front-line reporter gets into a tethered aerostat
A front-line reporter gets into a tethered aerostat
Berlin streets and squares after the end of the fighting
A building in Berlin after being hit by a heavy weapon
A street in Berlin’s suburbs after shelling
The commander of a rocket launcher unit reads an order to the personnel
A signaller
Soviet sappers on the Spree embankment
A burning building in Berlin’s suburbs
Soviet and Polish infantry in Berlin’s suburbs
A battery of 152-mm howitzer-guns M1937 (ML-20) at a firing position on the outskirts of Berlin
В г. Берлине. Май 1945 г.
У рейхсканцелярии Гитлера. Германия, г. Берлин, май 1945 г.
Рейхсканцелярия Гитлера. Германия, г. Берлин, май 1945 г.
В рейхсканцелярии Гитлера. Германия, г. Берлин, май 1945 г.
В г. Берлине 8 мая 1945 г. Германия.
Вручение комсомольских значков. Германия, г. Берлин, май 1945 г.
Митинг в День Победы. Германия, г. Берлин, 9 мая 1945 г.
Soviet citizens released from captivity on a street of Berlin
Ukrainian women V. Zagura, I. Sushko, F. Grigorchuk, who were working in Berlin, are expressing thanks the Soviet soldiers for their liberation
M. Kantaria and M. Egorov hoisting the Victory Banner over the Reichstag
Red Army soldiers at the Brandenburg Gate
группа бойцов
Жительницы города во время разгрузки картофеля, доставленного советским командованием для снабжения населения города
Soviet traffic controller is pictured on the square at the Brandenburg Gate after last fights of the Battle of Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Boris Pushkin/TASS
Граждане Франции, освобожденные советскими войсками из немецкого плена, на одной из улиц города после капитуляции Германии
• Советские солдаты во время боя на одной из улиц города в ходе Берлинской наступательной операции Красной армии, Берлин
• Колонна немецких военнопленных на одной из улиц после взятия города советскими войсками, Берлин
• Граждане Франции, освобожденные советскими войсками из немецкого плена
Ревизия немецкого склада представителем советского командования
Local people return to the city after the Battle of Berlin, Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Local people repair the pavement damaged during the battles against Nazi invaders for the liberation of the city, Bernstein, April 1945. Photo by Fyodor Kislov/TASS
Знамя Победы на здании Рейхстага в г. Берлине.
В Берлине.
В Берлине.
В Берлине.
В Берлине.
Артиллеристы 154 гвардейского артполка 76 гвардейской Черниговской стрелковой дивизии в Берлине.
Советские солдаты и офицеры в Берлине во время встречи с представителями армии США. 1945 г.
Стелла в Берлине, 1945 г.
У Рейхстага. 1945 г.
У Бранденбургских ворот в Берлине.
Soldiers of the Red Army raise the flag of the Soviet Union over the Tempelhof airport after capturing Berlin, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
Near the Brandenburg Gate, May 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
23171-КП Азовский музей заповедник
Фотография. Город Берлин, 4 мая 1945 г.
Герой Советского Союза Н.П. Хазов (в центре) у Рейхстага, 1945 г.
Мирное население во время возвращения в Берлин после капитуляции Германии во Второй мировой войне
Военная регулировщица Мария Шальнова на одной из улиц Берлина
Водружение красного знамени над Бранденбургскими воротами, Берлин

Советская пехота на подступах к Берлину

Soviet infantry on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany, April 1945. Photo by Yevgeny Khaldei/TASS
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April 1945
Евгений Халдей
ТАСС