Global InformationRaqymjan Qoshqarbaev information
Rakhimzhan Qoshqarbaev | |
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| Native name | Рақымжан Қошқарбаев Raqymjan Qoshqarbaev |
| Born | 19 October 1924 Taytobe, Akmola Oblast, Kirghiz ASSR |
| Died | 10 August 1988 (aged 63) Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union |
| Service/ |  Red Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | 674th Infantry Regiment |
| Awards | Hero of Kazakhstan Order of the Red Banner |
Raqymjan Qoshqarbaev (Kazakh: Рақымжан Қошқарбаев, Raqymjan Qoşqarbaev; Russian: Рахимжан Кошкарбаев, romanized Rakhimzhan Koshkarbaev; 19 October 1924 – 10 August 1988) was the first soldier to raise the Soviet Flag at the Reichstag building in Berlin, having placed the flag by a staircase in the opera hall after sneaking into the building. After nightfall Qoshqarbaev and several of his comrades raised the flag on the roof. However, because they had raised the flag in the night when it was too dark to take a photo, none of them were part of the iconic photo of Soviet soldiers raising the flag on 2 May. After the raising of the flag on 30 April it was shot down by German snipers shortly before the Wehrmacht briefly retook control of the building. However, by 2 May the Soviets retook control of the building and raised the flag again, bringing photographer Yevgeny Khaldei with them to capture a reenactment of the historic moment.[1][2]
- ^ "Рахимжану Кошкарбаеву, водрузившему Знамя Победы на Рейхстаге, хотят присвоить звание Героя России". Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). 9 May 2016. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
- ^ Beevor, Antony (2003). Berlin: The Downfall 1945. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-028696-0.