Raqymjan Qoshqarbaev (Kazakh: Рақымжан Қошқарбаев, Raqımjan Qoşqarbaev; Russian: Рахимжан Кошкарбаев, romanized Rahimžan Koškarbaěv; 19 October 1924 – 10 August 1988) was a Soviet soldier who was the first to raise the flag of the Soviet Union at the Reichstag building in Berlin, placing it 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.
Raqymjan Qoshqarbaev (Kazakh: Рақымжан Қошқарбаев, Raqımjan Qoşqarbaev; Russian: Рахимжан Кошкарбаев, romanized Rahimžan Koškarbaěv; 19 October 1924 – 10 August 1988) was a Soviet soldier who was the first to raise the flag of the Soviet Union at the Reichstag building in Berlin, placing it 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.
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