What were the three classic flag-raising moments during World War II?

As the largest, most extensive, most diverse, and most intense war in human history, World War II also created many shocking classic moments, which are often captured in photos. The form has been passed down to this day. Today, let’s talk about the two most famous flag-raising classics.

1. The first one is the Soviet army's capture of Berlin

In April 1945, Marshal Zhukov led the 1st and 2nd Belarusian Fronts and the 1st Ukrainian Front with nearly 2.5 million troops. With 2,450 aircraft, Under the cover of 14,200 artillery pieces and 1,500 tanks, the last strategic offensive on the Soviet-German battlefield was launched, the Battle of Berlin.

In the end, the Soviet Union paid a tragic price of 1 million casualties, successfully crushed the Nazi German Supreme Command, and also consumed a large number of German troops near Berlin, accelerating the process of World War II and ending this war. The worst disaster in human history.

2 is the US military’s attack on Iwo Jima

It is worth mentioning that during the capture of Berlin, many street fighting took place, in which soldiers directly used bayonets to fight hand-to-hand, and the German Reichstag was As a symbol of Nazi Germany, the vanguard of the Soviet army were eager to be the first to plant the red flag on the building.

On May 2, the Soviet army finally occupied the Reichstag. War photographer Yevgeny Khaldei was ordered to take photos of the flag raising. He found three red tablecloths and asked his friends to sew a large flag embroidered with a hammer and sickle. With the help of several soldiers, he re-staged the flag-raising photo.

The American flag raised at the Battle of Iwo Jima at 12:15 noon on February 23, 1945.

In early 1945, the Americans had firmly grasped the initiative in the Pacific battlefield. However, as they advanced toward the Japanese mainland, they encountered increasingly crazy resistance, and the losses of the US military increased sharply.

The Japanese army, well aware of the extraordinary strategic position of Iwo Jima, stationed 21,000 people on this small island and built densely packed secret caves and thousands of strong and secret caves

The last picture is a photo of the Chinese Expeditionary Force and the Chinese Garrison in India meeting at Mangyou on the China-Myanmar border on January 27, 1945. The rendezvous of the Chinese troops stationed in India and the Chinese Expeditionary Force marked the complete opening of the Sino-Indian highway. China finally broke the Japanese blockade, and the most difficult days of the war of resistance were over.