Mikhail Yegorov, along with Meliton Kantaria, was one of the two soldiers credited with raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag on the 2 May 1945 after the Battle of Berlin.
See also
- Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
- Mikhail Minin - according to later researches, the first flag raiser over the Reichstag
References
- Hastings, Max. Armageddon. 1st ed. New York City: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005.
External links
- Mikhail Alekseevich Yegorov (Russian)
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