View The Soviet flag flies over the ruins of the Reichstag, Berlin, May 2, 1945 (2004) By Khaldei Yevgeny; Photograph. Silver print; Image: 24.7 x 37.3 cm; frame: 40 x 52.5 cm; . Access more artwork ...

Beneath the shattered walls of the Reichstag, German soldiers fought with desperation, unleashing MP40s and MG42s in a suicidal defense. Soviet troops stormed room by room, enduring flames, grenades, ...

BERLIN — 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 ...