Regierungsvierte in Berlin in Mitte, Germany — Northeast German Plain (The European Plain)

Soviet War Memorial

Tiergarten

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, May 26, 2012

1. Soviet War Memorial Inscription

Inscription.
Вечный славу
героев, которые входят
в борьбе против немецко
-фашистских захватчиков
за свободу и
независимость
от
Советского
Союза

1941 – 1945 English text:
Eternal Glory to the heroes who fell in the struggle against the German fascist invaders for the freedom and independence of the Soviet Union. 1941 - 1945

Erected 1945 by Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

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Military • Notable Events • Notable Places • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 52° 31′ N, 13° 22.333′ E. Marker is in Berlin, in Mitte. It is in Regierungsvierte. It is on Straße des 17. Juni just west of Ebertstraße, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Str des 17 Juni 4, Berlin 10557, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ronald Reagan (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Axel Hannemann (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Peter Fechter (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Philipp Held (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Lutz Haberlandt (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Dieter Beilig (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Chris Gueffroy (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Ingo Krüger (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map

<i>Straße des 17. Juni</i> - view eastward through Tiergtarten Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, May 26, 2012

2. Straße des 17. Juni - view eastward through Tiergtarten Park

toward the Brandenburg Gate and Pariser Platz.

of all markers in Berlin.

Also see . . .
1. Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten). (Submitted on June 19, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
2. Battle of Berlin. (Submitted on June 19, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Additional keywords. Red Army; architect Mikhail Gorvits; sculptors Vladimir Tsigal and Lev Kerbel; Battle of Berlin; Großer Tiergarten; Franco-Prussian War;

Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, May 26, 2012

3. Soviet War Memorial (Tiergarten)

Soviet War Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Grace C. Miller, May 26, 2012

4. Soviet War Memorial

"... the burial site of some 2,000 fallen Soviet soldiers."

German Victory Monument in Tiergarten Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, May 26, 2012

5. German Victory Monument in Tiergarten Park

... located in the middle of Berlin's Tiergarten, constructed between 1871 and 1873 to celebrate Germany's victory over France in the 1870/71 Franco-Prussian War. ... Originally the column was placed directly in front of the Reichstag and was moved by the Nazi government in 1939 to its current location as part of their plans to extensively redevelop the center of Berlin..

Soviet War Memorial: T-34 Medium Tank image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Grace C. Miller, May 26, 2012

6. Soviet War Memorial: T-34 Medium Tank

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,311 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on July 6, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on June 19, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 2. submitted on June 20, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 3. submitted on June 19, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 4. submitted on July 5, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 5. submitted on June 20, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 6. submitted on July 5, 2012, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.