Abstract

In 1945, bicycles were a coveted means of transportation and in Berlin, a special permission was required to ride one. Here, a Soviet soldier attempts to wrest a bicycle from a German woman in Berlin. Apparently, she did not have permission or evidence thereof.

Coveted Possession: A Woman Defends her Bicycle (1945)

Source

Source: Soviet soldier trying to take a woman’s bicycle. Unknown photographer.
bpk-Bildagentur, image number 30005321. For rights inquiries, please contact Art Resource at requests@artres.com (North America) or bpk-Bildagentur at kontakt@bpk-bildagentur.de (for all other countries).

Recommended Citation

Coveted Possession: A Woman Defends her Bicycle (1945), published in: German History in Documents and Images, <https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/occupation-and-the-emergence-of-two-states-1945-1961/ghdi:image-1040> [December 19, 2024].