Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/22

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]
Subject: Re: [Leica] Berlin 1945
From: RGKEG@aol.com
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 14:06:27 EST
 
If this is the photo I am thinking of, the Russian government insisted it be 
retouched to remove the multiple wristwatches from a soldiers arm. A common 
practice at the time was to remove them from the dead.  The smoke in the 
background was also added.  I believe several unretouched prints exist.

Unfortunately, it wasn't called Zhukovs (Chuikovs) rape of Berlin for nothing.

A powerful image, nonetheless.

                                            Ron Kutak