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Churchill sits on one of the damaged chairs from Hitler's bunker in Berlin, 1945. [760x800] (i.imgur.com)

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[–]BabyWookie 3 points4 points ago

Is that Zhukov looking down at him?

[–]kitatatsumi 1 point2 points ago

Looks like it could be

[–]loki010[S] 1 point2 points ago

Image source.

[–]ron_leflore 0 points1 point ago

BBC News Story: 16 July 1945

Earlier today, Mr Churchill and President Truman each visited the shattered German capital, Berlin.

Mr Churchill, accompanied by Foreign Minister Anthony Eden and his daughter Mary Churchill, was greeted at the Brandenburg Gate by Colonel-General Gorabotov, the Soviet Military Governor of Berlin.

The US President was driven in the summer heat through battle scarred avenues and past refugees camping out on the roadside.His car stopped at the ruins of the old Reichs Chancery from where Hitler made his speeches.

He declined an invitation by Soviet Major-General Sidnev to inspect the building and drove on.

When Mr Churchill arrived, he was also greeted by the major-general, and his party got out of the car and walked through a crowd of amazed onlookers whispering: "It's Churchill, see the cigar."

He inspected the damaged walls of the building and was then driven by jeep to see the interior. The British group then visited the Fuhrer's room on the first floor and Hitler's legendary bunker.

He was also shown the spot where the bodies of Hitler and Eva Braun were said to have been burned.

When he emerged from the Chancery, the prime minister was cheered by a group of British sailors and Royal Marines who were also visiting the war-torn city, and then returned to Potsdam.

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