On the Radar: A Story of Two Watches

When the Red Army liberated Berlin, the stage was set for some great Soviet propaganda.

So the USSR captured the moment with this photo of a soldier raising the flag atop the Reichstag, looking out over the battered city. The only problem was the man holding him up, who sports two watches–a tell-tale sign of looting (something not unique to Soviet forces, but for which they were well-known in World War II). Before releasing the image, the Soviet government “photoshopped” these watches out of the photograph, and added a little more smoke for dramatic effect.

Sources: Der Spiegel, The Atlantic