Soviet soldiers in the Soviet occupation zone of Berlin following the defeat of Nazi Germany. Berlin, Germany, after May 9, 1945.
![Soviet soldiers in the Soviet occupation zone of Berlin following the defeat of Nazi Germany. [LCID: 04817]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/2f76bfca-dee4-4e10-bbf7-d0edf41a5989.jpg)
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![A column of refugees in the Soviet Union, following the German invasion of Soviet territory on June 22, 1941. [LCID: 03181]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/thumb/653146b4-0be7-4dba-9f9a-c3d40e3a07f7.jpg)