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View of the Kapitulationssaal (surrender hall) of what is now the Museum Berlin-Karlshorst. It was here that the document of unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht was signed.
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View of the Museum Berlin-Karlshorst.
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A woman stands at the Museum Berlin-Karlshorst in the so-called Gedenkflur (memorial corridor).
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The tank memorial in front of the Berlin-Karlshorst Museum is decorated with flowers during the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
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A man looks at historic military vehicles on the grounds of the Museum Berlin-Karlshorst. Following Russia's attack on Ukraine, the original name "German-Russian Museum" has now been changed to "Place of Surrender May 1945."
On May 8, 1945 the end of World War II in Europe was decided in the building of the Museum Karlshorst (formerly the German-Russian Museum) with the surrender of the German Wehrmacht. This historic event is commemorated at the museum.
The museum's permanent exhibition focuses on the war of conquest and extermination waged by the German Reich against the Soviet Union from June 1941. Both sides of the historical events - i.e. both the German warfare and the Soviet defense - are presented. The museum also holds regular special exhibitions and educational events, including lectures, panel discussions, readings and more.
Numerous photographs, documents and original objects illustrate the relationship between the German Reich and the Soviet Union during World War II. Over 50,000 photographs and prints document the German-Soviet war and the presence of Russian soldiers in Germany. A larger time span is covered by the museum's document collection, which reflects the relations between the two states from World War I to the present day in historical documents, letters and maps. The museum's collection of objects shows mainly militaria from the Second World War.
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