Comments on: Soviet War Memorial, Tiergarten, Berlin

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:57:30 +0000

“This memorial was quite unusual because it was in the American sector.” Actually it’s in (what was) the British Sector.

“When are they going to demolish this thing?” Why? Thousands of Soviet soldiers died in the battle of Berlin (this is a cemetery as well as a monument). By the same logic we should demolish the Commonwealth (British) cemetery near Berlin’s Olympic Stadium and the Americal Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer in Normandy.

By: Jack Lasky

Jack Lasky — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:05:50 +0000

Do something more productive-turn it on yourselve!

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 14:47:29 +0000

When are they going to demolish this thing? The next time I go to Berlin I will have to remember to take a piss on it.

By: Mr Brown

Mr Brown — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 04:49:11 +0000

This memorial was quite unusual because it was in the American sector. Soviet soldiers had to travel there in convoys into the west and in periods of tension between east and west protestors trew stones at passing military viechles. I actually don’t think that the berliners are particularly disturbed, on the contrary, it is really an important part of their history, especially for the “ossies” from the east. A lot of russians still live in berlin and they use to arrange special veteran ceremonies on may 8 every year at these memorials.

By: MrWhipple

MrWhipple — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:49:14 +0000

How well does this memorial go over with the locals?

I mean, can you imagine a Civil War memorial in Montgomery, Alabama that read, “Eternal glory to heroes who fell in the struggle against the Confederate fascist secessionists for the freedom and independence of the Union”?

By: Ralf Buelow

Ralf Buelow — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 07:23:26 +0000

Speaking of Berlin war memorials, the really BIG one is the one in Berlin-Treptow, which is a small park in itself and can be seen here:
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth
In the southeastern part you can note the shadow of the main monument, i.e. of a Soviet soldier protecting a small child. The memorial was finished in 1949, I think, when Stalin was still alive.

Best wishes Ralf Buelow