[lbo-talk] Reichstag photo

John E. Norem jnorem at cox.net
Mon Jun 16 05:47:35 PDT 2008


http://tinyurl.com/3m7749

Iconic WWII photo honored at Berlin exhibit

By A.J. GOLDMANN – 20 hours ago

BERLIN (AP) — It's an iconic image of World War II: Berlin has fallen and Soviet soldiers are hoisting the red flag over the Reichstag.

What most people don't realize, however, is that the photograph isn't capturing the historic moment. Yevgeni Khaldei staged the scene on May 2, 1945 — three days after the Soviets captured Germany's parliament building.



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