Sowietisches Ehrenmal by junge1
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This Soviet Memorial was erected in 1945 in honor of the Soviet Soldiers that gave their lives in World War II. It is located about 400m west of the Brandenburger Tor on the Strasse des 17. Juni in Tiergarten, Berlin. Before the Wall came down this was West Berlin. At right is a T-34 Soviet tank and in front of the Memorial, facing the camera, is my cousin Gundi freezing. We had come to Berlin to meet my brother to see my mother who turned 91.
This picture was taken on 4 January 2006.
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As usual I am behind with my comments, but I will make it up. I don't know where the time goes,
Sig....
Comments (34)
irakika
Very nice shot!
jccj56
Awesome Shot!!
jeroni
Wonderful and very creative work
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.
ledwolorz
Fantastic photo.
PIERRE25
Une excellente photo!
flora-crassella
da bin ich 1972 auch vorbeigegagen - nah durfte man da nicht ran. Schönes Foto!
rockstrider
Excellent snowy capture at the memorial!
JeffG7BRJ
Excellent work Sig, my daughter took a shot of this a few years ago, she was visiting Berlin as part of her A level course in modern history. She didn't quite manage an A but got a very respectable B, which is still a pass. Nice to see it neat and tidy, even the tank and gun kept in good condition, with no rust showing. I feel shame when I see some of our memorials here in the UK, some only get looked at once a year if that. Nice to see your cousin Gundi, her expression says 'hurry up Sig, it's cold standing here!'. Superb capture, thanks for sharing. Bravo!!!!!
durleybeachbum
Gosh! Yesterday the Phillipines, today Berlin! who knows where tomorrow! I love it!
emmecielle
Wonderful capture! :)
Meisiekind
You are certainly a well travelled man Sig!!! Fantastic memorial and shot! :)
tallpindo
The head of the Russian Orthodox church, Alexei II, has just died. He began ministering to concentration camps with his father.
timtripp
marvelous document!
moonrancher
Superb capture and Gundi and the others really give a good sense of scale.
Hendesse
Interesting shot with fantastic details.
junge1
@JeffG7BRJ. You are absolutely right Jeff, should couldn't wait for me to finish. It wasn't that cold, but the damp made it feel miserable. Something I am sure you know, living in the UK.
junge1
@durleybeachbum. It is easy to do Andrea, sitting in front of the computer. I decided to upload at random for a while.
annie5
Magnific capture Sig..interesting! :)
lucindawind
wonderful capture!
MrsLubner
A very well built tribute and one that makes me think back to the stories told over the years about the Russians participation in the war. Great shot.
pixelmeister
Cool capture!
kasalin
Excellent capture and informations !!!!!! 5*** Hugs:)
icerian
Image from real life and real past. Well done!
jocko500
do look cold. this is a wonderful shot
Minda
wonderful capture and great information sig..the place look great..
Sylvia
~Awesome~ Thanks for sharing... EXCELLENT!!!
schonee
Super Shot! Thanks for sharing it.
Richardphotos
what is special about your gallery is you can jump from one side of the globe to another. very impressive subject and capture.your cousin is pretty
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful Monument... Ein trauriger und historischer Zeitpunkt