Berlin, 30 Apr. 1945
No other event in human history has inspired as many films as World War II. Since 1939 we've seen 75 films about the war, and yet there are many, many others. All too often Hollywood enhances a story to make it more dramatic, but WWII films have the opposite problem--it's difficult to accurately depict something so massive, and some aspects of the war we prefer not to remember. Consequently we'll count down the final days of the war with actual images, and by tomorrow, it will all be over.
The Russians took Berlin and the world turned a blind eye to what happened there next. This famous photo was actually staged--according to witnesses, the Reichstag was not taken until after 11:00 pm and this photo was obviously taken in the daytime. You can see Russian troops below and there is no fighting. Nevertheless, the image is as famous as the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima. One might also think of it as a sonogram for the Cold War.
| posted by John, 7:28 AM
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