Who raised the flag on the Reichstag?

Who raised the flag on the Reichstag?

The official story would later be that two hand-picked soldiers, Meliton Kantaria (Georgian) and Mikhail Yegorov (Russian), raised the Soviet flag over the Reichstag, and the photograph would often be used as depicting the event.

Who lifted the Soviet flag over the Reichstag?

Meliton Kantaria
Meliton Kantaria, 74, who for millions symbolized the Soviet Union’s World War II victory over the Nazis. Kantaria was one of the two Red Army soldiers who raised the Soviet flag over the battered Reichstag, or parliament building, in Berlin on April 30, 1945.

When did the Soviets capture the Reichstag?

May 2, 1945
In May 1945, the Red Army barreled into Berlin and captured the city, the final step in defeating the Third Reich and ending World War II in Europe. In one of the war’s most iconic images, Soviet soldiers raise their flag over the ruins of the Reichstag, Berlin, on May 2, 1945.

What is on the USSR flag?

flag of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. national flag consisting of a red field with a crossed gold hammer and sickle in the upper hoist corner and beneath a gold-bordered red star. The flag’s width-to-length ratio is 1 to 2.

Does Rio de Janeiro have a flag?

The flag of the City of Rio de Janeiro is a white field with two blue stripes, placed diagonally, forming a band and a bar (that is, in the shape of a saltire, or a St. Andrew’s cross). On the crossing of the band and the bar, the city’s coat of arms—a sixth in proportion to the total field—appears in red.

Was the Reichstag in East or West Germany?

Reichstag (Nazi Germany)