Karlshorst
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Karlshorst is a district in Berlin, Germany, historically notable as the site where Nazi Germany signed its unconditional surrender to the Soviet Union in 1945 and for hosting key Soviet military institutions during the postwar period.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berlin-Karlshorst | 1 |
| Karlshorst locality | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
district of Berlin
ⓘ
locality ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Karlshorst
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin-Karlshorst
|
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
1945-05-08
ⓘ
1945-05-09 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
borough of Lichtenberg
ⓘ
surface form:
Borough council of Lichtenberg
|
| hasCharacteristic |
historically military-administrative center
ⓘ
residential area ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration |
exhibitions on German-Soviet wartime history at German-Russian Museum
ⓘ
memorials related to World War II surrender ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
ⓘ
building of former German officers’ mess where surrender was signed ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst ⓘ |
| historicallyNotableFor |
end of World War II in Europe
ⓘ
presence of Soviet troops until early 1990s ⓘ site of German Instrument of Surrender in 1945 ⓘ unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of Soviet military presence in Berlin after World War II
ⓘ
symbolic site of German–Soviet postwar relations ⓘ |
| hosted |
Group of Soviet Occupation Forces in Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Military Administration in Germany (SMAD)
Soviet armed forces institutions during the postwar period ⓘ Soviet military headquarters in East Germany ⓘ Soviet officers’ housing and facilities ⓘ |
| languageUsed | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
ⓘ
State of Berlin ⓘ
surface form:
German state of Berlin
borough of Lichtenberg ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Rummelsburger See
ⓘ
Wuhlheide ⓘ |
| partOf |
Berlin
ⓘ
Lichtenberg ⓘ East Berlin ⓘ
surface form:
former East Berlin
|
| postWorldWarIIRole |
administrative center for Soviet forces in the GDR
ⓘ
seat of Soviet command in the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany ⓘ |
| transport | Karlshorst railway station ⓘ |
| urbanDistrictType | Ortsteil of Berlin ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Berlin-Karlshorst
this entity surface form:
Karlshorst locality