Soviet Military Headquarters in Karlshorst
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The Soviet Military Headquarters in Karlshorst was the command center in Berlin where the German Instrument of Surrender was signed in May 1945, marking the end of World War II in Europe.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical building
→
military headquarters → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Soviet Headquarters Karlshorst
→
Soviet Military Administration headquarters in Karlshorst → |
| architecturalStyle |
brick building
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|
| category |
Buildings and structures in Berlin
→
Soviet military history → World War II museums in Germany → |
| cityDistrictOf |
East Berlin
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|
| commandedBy |
Georgy Zhukov
→
|
| country |
Soviet Union
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|
| currentUse |
German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst
→
museum → |
| dateOfEvent |
8 May 1945
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|
| era |
Cold War
→
World War II → |
| exhibitsFocus |
German-Soviet wartime history
→
history of the Eastern Front in World War II → |
| garrison |
Red Army
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|
| hasLanguageOfExhibits |
English
→
German → Russian → |
| heritageDesignation |
historical monument
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|
| locatedIn |
Berlin
→
Germany → |
| locatedInDistrict |
Lichtenberg
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|
| location |
Karlshorst
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|
| memorialFor |
victims of World War II
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|
| occupyingPower |
Soviet Union
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|
| openedToPublicAsMuseum |
after German reunification
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|
| partOf |
Soviet occupation zone in Germany
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|
| postWarUse |
administrative center for Soviet forces in East Germany
→
headquarters of Soviet Military Administration in Germany → |
| relatedConflict |
World War II in Europe
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|
| relatedEvent |
end of World War II in Europe
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|
| significance |
site of unconditional surrender of German armed forces in Europe
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|
| significantEvent |
German Instrument of Surrender of 8 May 1945
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| surrenderRepresentedAlly |
France
→
Soviet Union → United Kingdom → United States → |
| surrenderSignedBy |
representatives of the Allied powers
→
representatives of the German High Command → |
| usedFor |
administration of Soviet occupation forces in Germany
→
military command → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Soviet Military Headquarters in Karlshorst
("Soviet Headquarters Karlshorst")
→
Soviet Military Headquarters in Karlshorst ("Soviet Military Administration headquarters in Karlshorst") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
German Instrument of Surrender
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|
locationBerlinSigning |