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Victory Column in Berlin, Germany

2017-1087
Accession Number
2017-1087
3.5 x 5.5 inches
Black & White
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Rights

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Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
The Victory Column in Berlin, Germany, was built to commemorate the Prussian victory in the Danish-Prussian War. A French flag was flying from the top on the day Richard Beckman took the photo after Allied Forces occupied Berlin.
Date(s)
July 1945