Caption

At the Berlin Reichstag, May 2, 1945, three Soviet soldiers fly the flag of the Soviet Union. The three soldiers are the Ukrainian Alexei Leontyevich Kovalyov, the Kumyken Abdulchakim Isakovich Ismailov and the Belorussian Leonid Goritchev. J. Chaldej took 36 pictures, which he later also changed by adding clouds of smoke, retouching the watch and assembling further variants. The picture became an icon and symbol of the victory over National Socialism

Date

May 01, 1945

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jewgeni Chaldej / Sammlung E.Volland & H.Krimmer

Reference

BRK26B16_420

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26,4Mb (490,2Kb) / 11,8in x 8,7in / 3530 x 2614 (300dpi)

Keywords

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