Site of the German surrender in May 1945
The Berlin-Karlshorst Museum is located at a site of world-historical significance: this is where the Second World War in Europe ended on 8 May 1945. In the museum building, the commanders-in-chief of the German Wehrmacht signed an agreement in front of representatives of the Soviet Union, the USA, Great Britain and the United Kingdom.
and France's unconditional surrender. The historic rooms have been preserved in their original state.
The museum
The museum was originally founded in 1967 as a "surrender museum" by the Soviet troops in Germany. The tanks and guns in the grounds are a legacy of this period. The museum was re-established after German reunification. Today, former opponents of the war commemorate the Second World War together here.
The exhibition
The exhibition "Germany and the Soviet Union in the Second World War" shows the war from the perspective of both the German and Soviet protagonists. In addition to original artefacts, historical photos and written documents, people and their individual stories are presented.
The exhibition
During the Cold War, the Karlshorst district was a Soviet restricted area to varying degrees. An outdoor tour of the museum leads to the former sites and traces of Soviet military and secret service facilities in post-war Berlin.
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