Vienna (e Austria orientale) fu catturata dai sovietici 80 anni fa nell’aprile 1945. Solo nella Vienna, l’Armata Rossa violentò tra 70.000 e 100.000 donne. Raccolta di 20 foto uniche del tempo. Per favore perdona la qualità su alcuni di essi, causata dalla loro bassa risoluzione e da zoom di Reddit.

The Soviets were supported by the 1st Bulgarian Army. Around 70 000 soldiers from both sides died in Vienna alone.

Main source: [https://www.o5m6.de/redarmy/battleofvienna.php](https://www.o5m6.de/redarmy/battleofvienna.php)

Flaktower still standing in Vienna ( Augarten )

https://preview.redd.it/atsb2sw36sue1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=928798393fa66e0a8a0d7d0876892826264aa6cb

My father was a child at that time. He says he still remembers how the women cried and how terrified they were.

These pictures make me feel nostalgic, sad and impressed at the same time. The generation of people living through those times had to endure one of the worst periods of human history. And now so many of the lessons back then seem almost completely forgotten within our current western society. I guess I can only hope my generation and the ones afterward will be as good in rebuilding as they were, but hopefully better in retaining the lessons learned.