Victory Banner Returns to Moscow from Berlin – June 1945
June 8, 2025 Reading time: 4 minutes
Arrival of the Victory Banner from Berlin at the Central Moscow Airfield, led by Captain Valentin Varennikov Read more
Berlin Falls: Red Army Salutes Victory from the Roof of the Reichstag
June 5, 2025 Reading time: 2 minutes
Soviet troops fire their weapons in a celebratory salute atop the Reichstag, May 1945 — a symbol of final victory in Berlin.
Soviet Storm Group Under Fire: The Final Assault on Berlin’s Reichstag
June 5, 2025 Reading time: 2 minutes
Red Army troops storm the Reichstag under fire in May 1945 — a historic image of final victory and sacrifice.
The Last Sacrifice: Soviet Troops Carry Their Dead Commander After Victory
June 5, 2025 Reading time: 3 minutes
Soviet soldiers carry a fallen comrade through the smoke of the Battle of Berlin. A final goodbye on the doorstep of victory.
The Moment Nazi Germany Fell: Keitel Signs the Unconditional Surrender
June 4, 2025 Reading time: 2 minutes
Field Marshal Keitel signs the unconditional surrender in Berlin, officially ending WWII in Europe.
Wilhelm Keitel on His Way to Sign Germany’s Surrender (1945)
June 4, 2025 Reading time: 2 minutes
Wilhelm Keitel getting into the car before signing the Act of Unconditional Surrender in Berlin, May 8, 1945
Soviet Soldiers and Captured Berlin Police Medical Chief Karl Emil Wrobel (1945)
June 4, 2025 Reading time: 2 minutes
Karl Emil Wrobel, Chief Medical Officer of Berlin Police, captured by Soviet troops on May 2, 1945.
