75 years ago today, Rakhimzhan Qoshqarbaev raised the 1st Soviet flag over the Reichstag in Berlin. The 2nd epic raise of the flag over the Reichstag happened on May 2nd, 1945. The famous photograph was taken by Yevgeny Khaldei.
The confirmation for the 1st raise of the Soviet flag over the Reichstag was mentioned during the radio broadcast by the famous main speaker Yuri Levitan from the Soviet Information Bureau.
30 апреля 1945 года - От Советского информбюро - Наша Победа - 75-летие Победы
Information about the raise of the Soviet flag over the Reichstag.
Raising a Flag over the Reichstag - Wikipedia
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