Commemorative plaque devoted to Red Army officer Nikolai Masalov (also spelled as Nikolaj Massalow) on the Potsdamer Brücke (Potsdamer Bridge) in Berlin, Germany. Text in German and Russian means: In memory of the Soviet sergeant Nikolai Ivanovich Masalov (1921-2001). During the battles for Berlin on 30 April 1945, near this bridge, risking his life, he rescued a child caught between two fronts under fire. Nikolai Masalov was the prototype of the figure of the Soviet soldier for the Soviet War Memorial in the Treptower Park in Berlin, Germany. The plaque was installed at the supposed place wer
Commemorative plaque devoted to Red Army officer Nikolai Masalov (also spelled as Nikolaj Massalow) on the Potsdamer Brücke (Potsdamer Bridge) in Berlin, Germany. Text in German and Russian means: In memory of the Soviet sergeant Nikolai Ivanovich Masalov (1921-2001). During the battles for Berlin on 30 April 1945, near this bridge, risking his life, he rescued a child caught between two fronts under fire. Nikolai Masalov was the prototype of the figure of the Soviet soldier for the Soviet War Memorial in the Treptower Park in Berlin, Germany. The plaque was installed at the supposed place were the child was rescued.
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