On this day, April 30, 1945, Soviet soldiers hoisted the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.

The Victory Banner was installed in the hole in the crown of the sculpture of the Goddess of Victory. The red banner was hoisted by soldiers of the 756th Infantry Regiment, Sergeant Mikhail Egorov and Junior Sergeant Meliton Kantaria, led by the deputy battalion commander for political affairs, Lieutenant Alexei Berest, under the cover of soldiers from Ilya Sayanov’s company. We remember! We are proud!