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I have just recently discovered that Sologubovka German military cemetery is where my uncle is buried. I am desperately trying to find photographs of the area on the internet. The cemetery looks pretty basic, but it is nicely kept. As you say, Soviet cemeteries never seem to be well looked after, at least, not in the same way as British, German and American ones are.

Here is a bit of the Berlin Wall still standing on Niederkirchnerstrasse, Kreuzberg. Behind the wall is the Martin-Gropius-Bau, an arts museum. That was once West Berlin. I took the photo in front of the former Luftwaffe HQ, or The Reich Air Ministry (Reichsluftfahrtministerium) This was East Berlin!

Great photos, Rudi -

Thanks for sharing!

Don

Glad you like them Don, Berlin is a great city to be in. How do you manage to post larger photo images by the way?

Here is another view of the Russian memorial {Sowjetisches Ehrenmal}

Here is the Russian Memorial on Strasse Des 17 Juni, Tiergarten. The memorial is built from stonework taken from the destroyed Reich Chancellery. It is set in landscaped gardens and flanked by two Red Army 152mm gun-howitzer artillery pieces and two T-34 tanks, said to be the first two tanks to enter Berlin. Or is that a bit of Russian propaganda??

Hi Don, another image of a historic location, this being the Moltkebr?cke. The Russians crossed this bridge for their assualt on the Reichstag, which in the photo that I have taken, can be seen in the background to the right. I can not seem to post the photos in the size that you have managed, which is a shame because you lose a lot of the impact of the photo in a smaller format. In the left foreground {on a plinth} is one of the original sculptures that stood on the bridge, damaged during the war. There is also bullet and shrapnel damage to the bridge that does not show up on this image.

Hi Don, here's a "then and now" comparison for your Dom photo. To the left of the picture is the Altes Museum. In the foreground is the Kupfergrabenkanal, which I had mistakenly called the Spreekanal, which seems to be further downstream. Either that, or the canal goes by two names!!

This is Don's photo that he originally posted!

The Berliner Dom in the Lustgarten with the Fernsehturm in the background - they were turning the ball into a giant soccer ball for the World Cup and it screwed up the "Pope's Revenge" on the tower...

Hi Don, here's a "then and now" comparison for your Dom photo. To the left of the picture is the Altes Museum. In the foreground is the Kupfergrabenkanal, which I had mistakenly called the Spreekanal, which seems to be further downstream. Either that, or the canal goes by two names!!

Another example of the history of the City of Berlin, this being under the train line that leads into Friedrichstrasse Bahnhof.

The scars of war are still very evident in Berlin, this being a building beside the Spree Kanal. In doing the resize on the image, so that I could post it, you can not see the damage so clearly, but the building is riddled with holes and damage.

Hi again, thought I would try and post a couple of my photos from Berlin taken this May. Its an air raid bunker just of Friedrichstrasse, North of the river. They seem to be converting it into flats!!

Rudi, we were there for four full days and one evening both times.

Don

Hi Don

we are off to Berlin again at the end of August, for 3 days. I would post some of our photos, but they all exceed the 65K Max. upload size. Sorry!

Always good to hear from a fellow Clash fan!

Don

Ah! Well spotted Sir! Those were the days...................

How long did you stay in Berlin for by the way? We are off to Berlin for New Years for about a week.

The back side of the Palast, with a view of the Landwehr Canal (or is it the Spree - any Berliners know?)

Hi there, I am new to the site. Great pictures of this fantastic City. We have been 7 times now,and are planning another trip! In answer to your question, it is the "Spree-kanal". A truely wonderful City.

Cheers.