German Invasion of the Crimea, 1942
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Deutsches Bundesarchiv, N 1603 Bild-271, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license
Deutsches Bundesarchiv, N 1603 Bild-271, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license
A bust of Lenin with a warning notice, Crimea, black-and-white photograph, 1942, photographer: Horst Grund (1915–2001); image source: Deutsches Bundesarchiv, N 1603 Bild-271, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_N_1603_Bild-271,_Krim,_Leninb%C3%BCste_mit_Warnhinweis.jpg, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license.
After the invasion of the Crimea by the Wehrmacht in 1942, Soviet symbols and statues were removed from the public space. The photograph shows a sculpture of Lenin with a warning notice in front of it in German and Russian, announcing the confiscation of the bust.
A bust of Lenin with a warning notice, Crimea, black-and-white photograph, 1942, photographer: Horst Grund (1915–2001); image source: Deutsches Bundesarchiv, N 1603 Bild-271, 
Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license.
