It shows the struggle and the hope of one soldier who went through a ravaged city to plant his flag on the top building of the enemy, it signals the end of WWII in Europe.. It may not be the most inspirational pic in this topic, but many pics aren't inspirational, this one does mean something though, and I thought it was worth posting.
Besides who are you to critize with the pics you posted
How about that picture of that American flag being raised in Iwo Jima? Does that not then signal the same?
To me this just shows the end of one of the bloodiest struggles ever... The end of the last big war in Europe. How against all odds a country did manage to win because of the idiot of a leader that lead Germany during those times....
Iwo Jima was a battle. This was an invasion that would leave lasting marks on the nation for generations. The fall of Berlin was perhaps one of the darkest times for the German people, and ushered a new age of communism and political danger. Regular citizens suffered at the hands of Russian troops and forces all because of Hitler's insanity. While you could say that Russian civilians suffered at the hands of the German soldiers in the east, it doesn't justify this. It is not a scene of inspiration; it's a sad time in history. Now if it had been an allied flag over the Reichstag, it would be different.
Originally posted by Wesker
Iwo Jima was a battle. This was an invasion that would leave lasting marks on the nation for generations. The fall of Berlin was perhaps one of the darkest times for the German people, and ushered a new age of communism and political danger. Regular citizens suffered at the hands of Russian troops and forces all because of Hitler's insanity. While you could say that Russian civilians suffered at the hands of the German soldiers in the east, it doesn't justify this. It is not a scene of inspiration; it's a sad time in history. Now if it had been an allied flag over the Reichstag, it would be different.
I think you are over simplifying the situation. Yeah sure Eastern Europe suffered because of what Russia did, but do you have any idea how easily the west gave away much of the east to the Russians just to carry their favour just to make sure that the russians would stay in the war? Just to make sure that the Russians would help them, do you have any idea how much the west gave to Russia to make sure it would have a chance against the Nazi's?
This picture does not really show the beginning of a good time, it does however show the ending of a bad time. But really I don't care what you think about the picture or not, I like it. It means something to me, what you think about it, isn't really important. You think what you want to think, thats why people post different pictures in this topic anyways.