Killed German soldier on a background of the Brandenburg Gate

Dec 5, 2016 #Wehrmacht

Killed German soldier

The famous WW2 picture of the body of the killed German soldier who was lied on the background of the Brandenburg Gate. The Eastern Front, the Second World War.

The killed German soldier wearing a uniform of the RAD (Reichs Arbeit Dienst) the conscription of labor service, the 18th labor region Lower Saxony East, which included battalions from 180 to 188.
Soviet propaganda used this photo as a symbol and illustration ignominious end of Nazi Germany.

 

 

Photography Location: Berlin, Germany
Date: May 1945

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