CB1100 Monthly Photo Challenge

[RTH_imp]

Dear all,

inspired by the Monthly Photo Challenge, I took a detour on my way to work this morning to snap a few photos.

The first location of the photos is the Soviet Memorial in Berlin-Tiergarten. The site was built in 1945 in close proximity to the Brandenburg Gate to honor the fallen soldiers of the Red Army. Flanking the entrance to the memorial are two T-34/76 tanks and two ML-20 152mm Gun-Howitzer Artillery Pieces that saw action in the Battle of Berlin. In the back part of the complex there are 2500 war graves. Unfortunately, as you can see, the monument is currently surrounded by a distracting construction fence.





The second motif I captured is the Berlin Victory Column from 1873. The military reference here is, on the one hand, that it is supposed to commemorate Germany's victories against Denmark, Austria and France between 1864 and 1871. On the other hand, 60 gold-plated cannon barrels captured in the three wars were installed in the lower three drums.




Hope you like the photos. If the weather cooperates I will try to take some photos in front of military traces of the US forces in Berlin...

Best regards!

RTH