Source
Source: Photo: Otto Donath, Bild 183-M1015-332, Bundesarchiv.
Abstract
After finally being taken by the Red Army on May 2, 1945, the city of Berlin was in complete ruins. This photograph shows a fallen “Reich Eagle,” the symbol of the German Empire, among the ruins at the Brandenburg Gate. The image aptly conveys the atmosphere in the capital immediately after the military surrender.
After the Unconditional Surrender: Ruins at Brandenburg Gate (May 8, 1945)
Recommended Citation
After the Unconditional Surrender: Ruins at Brandenburg Gate (May 8, 1945),
published in: German History in Documents and Images,
<https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/nazi-germany-1933-1945/ghdi:image-3161>
[December 27, 2024].