All shots information: Berlin; End of WWII; 1945; Postwar Period; The railroad station; many public buildings and churches are ruined The Russians capture the city of Berlin during World War II. A railroad station; bridges; monuments; public buildings and churches are ruined in Berlin. Officers and men of German Army are taken as prisoners by the Soviet army. 'Kapitulieren ' (surrender under agreed conditions) written on a wall. White surrender flags hang from the windows of the same building which featured swastika banners. German prisoners and Russian officers on the streets.