Unearthed World War II Pictures Show A Never-Before-Seen Side of History

Battle of Berlin

Here, Soviet soldiers took their flag and raised it over Reichstag, which had been bombed to oblivion. This historic photo was taken on April 30, 1945, during the infamous Battle of Berlin. Weirdly, this is not the original image. Originally, the photographer removed the watches on their wrists, due to the fact that these were looted from dead German soldiers.

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