Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]While there is little question the world now knows that the photo captured the substitution of one symbol of evil and repression for another, the photo also capture an act that symbolized the end of WWII in Europe...which was cause for celebration around the planet. B. D. who was born the following year in the USofA. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Kurt Miska Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 6:29 PM To: LUG Subject: [Leica] Berlin 1945 LUGers, Talk about irony. Yesterday I received the general info brochure on the M6 from Leica NJ. Among some very nice photographs reproduced in this lavish promo piece is the memorable Leica photo of Soviet soldiers hoisting the hammer and sickle flag of the USSR over bombed out Berlin. German camera used to take this sad photo. BTW, I lived about 15 miles from there at the time. Cordially Kurt Ann Arbor, MI