1945 BATTLE FOR BERLIN GERMANY MAY 2, 1945 SOVIET FLAG RAISED AT REICHSTAG XD46024

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Made in the former Soviet Union in the 1960s, “Berlin Storm“ is a patriotic, educational film that shows the Red Army’s advance into Germany and the last battle of the war in Europe (Apr 16, 1945 – May 2, 1945). Street fighting by infantry backed by tanks and artillery is seen starting at :50. At 1:50, the Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag building are seen in the heart of the German capitol. At 2:12, rockets are loaded onto a Katyusha rocket launcher. At 2:38, the Soviets occupy the roof of the shattered Reichstag. The official story is repeated -- that two hand-picked soldiers, Meliton Kantaria (Georgian) and Mikhail Yegorov (Russian), raised the Soviet flag over the Reichstag (2:55). At 3:13 the German flag is shown in the shattered ruins. At 3:26, German soldiers emerge and surrender. At 3:35, German officers (possibly staff from the Fu