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

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Berlin 1945
From: Dominique.Pellissier@droit-eco.univ-nancy2.fr (Dominique PELLISSIER)
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 23:43:59 +0100 (MET)

>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
>
>
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Sad photo ?

Well, my father who died recently was liberated by the Red Army...

The soldier gave him a cigarette.


M. Dominique Pellissier
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