Bilde:Red army soldiers raising the soviet flag on the roof of the reichstag berlin germany.jpg

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A picture of the rising of the hammer and sickle flag over the Reichstag. It should be noted that the flag in this picture was made from red tablecloth with the hammer and sickle themselves stamped on. Also, this photo was most likely taken two to three days after the battle, not immediately after, as it might suggest. The smoke that can be seen in the background stems from manipulation done to the photo after it was taken. There were also other manipulation; the Sergeant who is seen helping to raise the flag originally had several "liberated" watches on his arm, but all but one of them were removed. See also http://www.fahnenversand.de/fotw/flags/su%5Evctry.html and Image:Reichstag flag.jpg

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This image was selected as a picture of the day for August 14, 2005. It was captioned as followed: English: Soldiers raising the flag of Soviet Union on the roof of Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany in May, 1945 Deutsch: Soldaten hissen die sowjetische Flagge auf dem Dach des Berliner Reichstagsgebäudes im Mai 1945 Français : Soldats hissant le drapeau soviétique sur le toit du Reichstag à Berlin en mai 1945 Español: Soldados izan la bandera soviética sobre el tejado del Reichstag de Berlín en mayo de 1945. Brezhoneg : Soudarded o sevel banniel an Unaniezh Soviedel war-laez ar Reichstag e Berlin, Alamagn, e Mae 1945 Česky: Vojáci vztyčují sovětskou vlajku na střeše Říšského sněmu v Berlíně v květnu 1945. Deutsch: Soldaten hissen die sowjetische Flagge auf dem Dach des Berliner Reichstagsgebäudes im Mai 1945 English: Soldiers raising the flag of Soviet Union on the roof of Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany in May, 1945 Español: Soldados izan la bandera soviética sobre el tejado del Reichstag de Berlín en mayo de 1945. Français : Soldats hissant le drapeau soviétique sur le toit du Reichstag à Berlin en mai 1945 Gaeilge: An bratach an t-Aontas na Sóivéadach suas an Reichstag, tar eis an bhriste na Béirlin leis an Armtha Rua Galego: Soldados colocan a bandeira de Unión Soviética no tellado do Reichstag en Berlín 日本語: ソ連国旗をベルリンのドイツ連邦議会議事堂の屋根に掲げる兵士（1945年5月） Latina: Milites vexillum Unionis Sovieticae in Reichstag erigentes, Berolini in Germania, Maio 1945. Nederlands: Saldaten hijsen de vlag van de Sovjet-Unie op het dak van het Rijksdag gebouw in Berlijn in mei 1945 Norsk (nynorsk): Soldatar frå Sovjetunionen heisar flagget over den tyske riksdagen i mai 1945. Polski: Żołnierze wznoszący flagę Związku Radzieckiego na dachu budynku Reichstagu w Berlinie, w maju 1945 Português: Soldados soviéticos penduram uma bandeira da União Soviética no telhado do Reichstag em Berlim, Alemanha a Maio, 1945 Русский: Солдаты устанавливают флаг СССР на крышу Рейхстага в Берлине, май 1945 Slovenčina: Vojaci vztyčujú sovietsku vlajku na streche Říšskeho snemu v Berlíne v máji 1945. Slovenščina: Dviganje zastave Sovjetske zveze na strehi zgradbe nemškega Reichstaga v Berlinu maja 1945 Svenska: Soldater från Sovjetunionen hissar flaggan över den tyska riksdagen i maj 1945. ไทย: เหล่าทหารชูธงสหภาพโซเวียตบนหลังคาของอาคาร Reichstag ในกรุงเบอร์ลิน, ประเทศเยอรมนี ในเดือนพฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2588 zh-hans: 1945年5月苏联红军攻克柏林，在Reichstag|议会大厦上升旗。 Bân-lâm-gú: Peng-á tī 1945 nî 5 goe̍h tiàm Tek-kok Berlin ê Reichstag téng-koân seng Soviet Liân-bêng ê kî-á.