My trip to Berlin

Gotthard Heinrici · 26-07-2006, 02:31 AM

As per Owen D's continued requests here are some pictures of my trip to Berlin. The first set of photos concerns our trip to the Seelow Heights which was were the Russians, breaking out of their bridgehead at kustrin, launched their offensive on Berlin. The first picture is taken from the top of the Heights, taken from the German Defensive positions. You can see on the left of the photo some trees heading off in the distance. This was the old Reichstrasse 1 and the Russians advanced straight up that road, following a massive bombardment. 88's were positioned where I took that picture and one can only imagine what sort of casualties the Russians took assaulting the heights.

The next picture is of a Russian memorial to their fallen in the Battle. as usual the Soviet memorials are subtle blending in well with the surroundings NOT!!!

Next up is a T-34/85 outside the Seelow Mueseum and that is my brother next to it. There are other weapons at this museum unfortunately they are all Soviet. There was a Stalin Organ on display so this had to be photographed!

The Museum at Seelow is worth going to. They do a 50 minute multimedia presentation on the battle and they have a wonderful 3 d map of the area showing Russian Advance and German Positions. Unfortunately they did not have much in the way of English Literature, all the books were in German, Polish or Russian.

The last picture is of me standing outside Zhukov's Command Post. The bunker is long since filled in but the area is still filled with trenchworks and is worth the trip, about 10 miles south of Seelow Town

spidge · 26-07-2006, 05:03 AM

Well done Gotthard. Must have been a great trip.

Where is the moustache?

I always pictured you with one!

Herroberst · 26-07-2006, 08:52 AM

GH great pix, must have been quite a back flash from the Katyusha, seeing the armored shield over the wind screen.

Looks like fun in Berlin

Cheers,

Pete

Gnomey · 26-07-2006, 03:05 PM

Good pics Gottard, looks like it was a good trip.

26-07-2006, 02:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Gotthard Heinrici Pog mo thon Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,856	My trip to Berlin As per Owen D's continued requests here are some pictures of my trip to Berlin. The first set of photos concerns our trip to the Seelow Heights which was were the Russians, breaking out of their bridgehead at kustrin, launched their offensive on Berlin. The first picture is taken from the top of the Heights, taken from the German Defensive positions. You can see on the left of the photo some trees heading off in the distance. This was the old Reichstrasse 1 and the Russians advanced straight up that road, following a massive bombardment. 88's were positioned where I took that picture and one can only imagine what sort of casualties the Russians took assaulting the heights. The next picture is of a Russian memorial to their fallen in the Battle. as usual the Soviet memorials are subtle blending in well with the surroundings NOT!!! Next up is a T-34/85 outside the Seelow Mueseum and that is my brother next to it. There are other weapons at this museum unfortunately they are all Soviet. There was a Stalin Organ on display so this had to be photographed! The Museum at Seelow is worth going to. They do a 50 minute multimedia presentation on the battle and they have a wonderful 3 d map of the area showing Russian Advance and German Positions. Unfortunately they did not have much in the way of English Literature, all the books were in German, Polish or Russian. The last picture is of me standing outside Zhukov's Command Post. The bunker is long since filled in but the area is still filled with trenchworks and is worth the trip, about 10 miles south of Seelow Town

26-07-2006, 05:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
spidge Legendary Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,028	Re: My trip to Berlin Well done Gotthard. Must have been a great trip. Where is the moustache? I always pictured you with one! __________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm

26-07-2006, 08:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Herroberst Very Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the tree line Posts: 1,160	Re: My trip to Berlin GH great pix, must have been quite a back flash from the Katyusha, seeing the armored shield over the wind screen. Looks like fun in Berlin Cheers, Pete __________________ Coir a glaive *Nemo me impune lacessit*

26-07-2006, 03:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Gnomey Per Ardua Ad Astra Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 2,957	Re: My trip to Berlin Good pics Gottard, looks like it was a good trip. __________________ "Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few" Sir Winston Chuchill, Summer 1940 "To him the people of Britain and the free world owe largely the way of life they enjoy today" Ensciption on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-1940) Statue in London Aircraft of World War 2 Forum - A Warbird Forum

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