citywall

** translation of describtion ** Second World War, landwar Eastern Front. German heroic grave, cross with stealhelmet, at the citywall of Smolensk. Russia/Soviet Union, SMolensk, November 7th 1941

"Могила немецкого героя". Ага, бля, конечно. ** translation of comment ** I hate WWII.

A tragic time for all, but an amazing collection of photos and of Europe's history! Thank you for uploading these!

Doubt 'heroic' word in translation. Poor lad - mislead and thrown into the grind of WWII - may be. Not hero - simple invader.

Übersetzung: Zweite Weltkrieg, Ostfront. Deutsches Heldengrab, Kreuz mit Stahlhelm bei den Stadtmauer Smolensks

This photo is tagged with pagoda, but in fact, as you can see the city wall on the left of the photo, it's actually one of the gates to the city.

hey, that is not pagoda.that is the building on the city wall or Gate. could be the front gate, or in chinese 前门。

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Visby from a different angle, and we'd love to have this added to the group! -- Seen in your Carl Curman - Sweden set. (?)

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Sweden before 1945, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Thanks for the posting. I always wondered about the place my grandmother left behind to come to America at the turn of the last century.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called a new world, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called piece of heaven, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Thanks for the Gotland photos in particular; my great-grandparents came over to the United States from Gotland around the time these photos were taken. This is a wonderful historical record; thanks for sharing it on Flickr! :)

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