Posted on 06/15/2008 11:26:51 AM PDT by decimon
Ernst Volland, one of the exhibit’s curators, calls the Reichstag photo “120 percent propaganda” — especially since it was made to order according to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin’s specifications.
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Took the words out of my mouth.
Isn’t the well know Iwo Jima photo also staged, or is that another rumor?
In this May 2, 1945 file photo, Soviet soldiers hoist the red flag over the Reichstag in Berlin. It's one of the iconic images of World War II: Soviet soldiers hoisting a red flag on top of the Reichstag after the fall of Berlin. What most people don't realize, however, is that the photograph isn't capturing the historical moment. Yevgeni Khaldei staged the scene on May 2, 1945 — three days after the Soviets had captured the key seat of Nazi power. (AP Photo/ ITAR-TASS, Yevgeny Khaldei,FILE) |
 In this May 2, 1945 file photo, Soviet soldiers hoist the red flag over the Reichstag in Berlin. It's one of the iconic images of World War II: Soviet soldiers hoisting a red flag on top of the Reichstag after the fall of Berlin. What most people don't realize, however, is that the photograph isn't capturing the historical moment. Yevgeni Khaldei staged the scene on May 2, 1945 — three days after the Soviets had captured the key seat of Nazi power. (AP Photo/ITAR-TASS, Yevgeny Khaldei, FILE) |
 In this Feb. 1990 file photo veteran photographer Yevgeny Khaldei is shown. It's one of the iconic images of World War II: Soviet soldiers hoisting a red flag on top of the Reichstag after the fall of Berlin. What most people don't realize, however, is that the photograph isn't capturing the historical moment. Yevgeni Khaldei staged the scene on May 2, 1945 — three days after the Soviets had captured the key seat of Nazi power. (AP Photo/ITAR-TASS, file) |
Que the Arab lady and the “Bomb Magnet”.
No, not staged. A small flag was raised first, and later a larger flag was carried up and raised. A photographer was present at both raisings, and a movie cameraman was also present at the second raising. As the second flag was going up the movie camera captured just some Marines struggling to get the steel pipe raised upright, and photographer Joe Rosenthal almost missed it. He saw the flag going up out of the corner of his eye and turned to snap a quick picture in the middle of it. He later transmitted his pictures stateside by shortwave radio facsimile transmission and his editors were stunned by the symbolic picture they saw. Rosenthal didn't even know what he had done at the time. It was just another combat picture out of hundreds taken.
First flag:
Second flag:
I always thought there was something funny about that picture...
Where's Lootie carrying off the German beer?
Good one!
Check the bottom right corner.
It must have been a heck of a haul carrying that beer box from New Orleans to Berlin!!!!!
“Isn’t the well know Iwo Jima photo also staged, or is that another rumor?”
Yes it was staged.
Joe Rosenthal had the men raise the pole with the flag several times before he got the shot with which he was satisfied.
Actually, those looks like some Havana apartments in the background.
I’m not kidding.
“No, not staged. A small flag was raised first, and later a larger flag was carried up and raised. A photographer was present at both raisings, etc.”
I concede to your account.
Yours is correct.
I believe this would be an “All your Reichstag are belong to us” moment.
The Truth About That Flag On Suribachi!
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/dickg/flagwtc.html
http://www.angelfire.com/ca/dickg/flagwtc.html
Wasn’t really staged, the general ordered a bigger flag, since the peak was visible from nearly every point on the island.
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