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A photograph of a German soldier amidst the ruins of the Reichstag building in Berlin. A photograph of an unidentified German soldier sitting amidst the substantial rubble of the severely damaged Reichstag building in Berlin shortly after the Russian army entered the city, marking the final stages of the Second World War on the European Eastern Front and the defeat of the Third Reich. 1945. Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_011_0149.jpg, World War II; Second World War; WWII; 1945; Berlin; Reichstag building; Battle of Berlin; Eastern Front; German soldier; Wehrmacht; Soviet Army; Red Army; Third Reich; Nazi Germany; German defeat; Fall o

A photograph of a German soldier amidst the ruins of the Reichstag building in Berlin. A photograph of an unidentified German soldier sitting amidst the substantial rubble of the severely damaged Reichstag building in Berlin shortly after the Russian army entered the city, marking the final stages of the Second World War on the European Eastern Front and the defeat of the Third Reich. 1945. Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_011_0149.jpg, World War II; Second World War; WWII; 1945; Berlin; Reichstag building; Battle of Berlin; Eastern Front; German soldier; Wehrmacht; Soviet Army; Red Army; Third Reich; Nazi Germany; German defeat; Fall o

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Recording Date: Jan 1, 1945

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A photograph of a German soldier amidst the ruins of the Reichstag building in Berlin. A photograph of an unidentified German soldier sitting amidst the substantial rubble of the severely damaged Reichstag building in Berlin shortly after the Russian army entered the city, marking the final stages of the Second World War on the European Eastern Front and the defeat of the Third Reich. 1945. Editorial use only. All other uses to be cleared with the copyright owner (World History Archive), in advance., WHA_011_0149.jpg, World War II; Second World War; WWII; 1945; Berlin; Reichstag building; Battle of Berlin; Eastern Front; German soldier; Wehrmacht; Soviet Army; Red Army; Third Reich; Nazi Germany; German defeat; Fall o

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