Second part of the pictures taken by Soviet war photographer Valery Faminsky (1914–1993) during the Fall of Nazi Berlin in May 1945, purchased by photographer Arthur Bondar in 2016.
Major S L Rogatchevsky, a Soviet medical officer, poses next to a propaganda slogan painted on a wall by SS members during the battle that reads: ‘Berlin stays German!’. Possibly located at Einbecker Straße. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. Three ‘Ivans’ smile to camera with the Siegessäule column as a trophy background. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. Soviet troops with a heavy tank IS-2 with Gen Albrecht Graf von Roon’s statue behind at Großer Stern , Straße des 17. Juni. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. The new conquerors of the German capital began their domain over the city, here we see the reading of the surrender in the streets, 8 May 1945. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. A group of Russian officers and soldiers at the Oberbaumbrücke . Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. A view of Falckensteinstraße after the war. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. A Soviet officer posing for a snapshot next to the Siegessäule am Charlottenburger Chaussee, heute Straße des 17. Juni. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. The same officer stands in front of the ruined structure of Alexanderplatz Bahnhof. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. Another Soviet officer poses in front of one of the lion statues part of Kaiser-Wilhelm-Nationaldenkmals . Notice bullet damage on the lion’s pedestal and the destroyed Dom at extreme left. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. More Soviet officers at the Kaiser-Wilhelm monument in Berlin-Mitte. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. A portrait of two of them at Kaiser-Wilhelm-Nationaldenkmals vor dem Stadtschloss next to the Spree river. See at center of the image the Zeughaus building; out of picture at far left would be the Bauakademie (Building Academy) (info thanks to Jürgen Raddatz). Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. Three Red Army members stands at Ebertstraße, posing in front of the remains of the destroyed Brandenburger Tor. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. A German FlaK 37/41 AA gun used as an anti-tank weapon in front of the Reichstag. Note that the barrel gun has been destroyed. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. Unloading a wounded soldier at the field hospital at Friedrichstraße-Ritterstraße, 1945. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. Soviet troops salutes their Red banner during a victory parade at Scheidemnanstraße, Platz der Republik , outside of the destroyed Reichstag on 20 May 1945. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. Russian soldiers playing a captured piano in Berlin streets. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. Berlin, near Alexanderplatz, the Georgenkirche can be seen in the background of the photo. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945 Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945. Photo: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945
All photos: © Valery Faminsky, Arthur Bondar’s private collection. Berlin, May 1945.
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