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Bersarinplatz
Bersarinplatz is a square in Friedrichshain, Berlin. On 4 April 1895 the square was named ''Baltenplatz'', after the Balts. However, on 31 July 1947, after World War II, the square was renamed ''Bersarinplatz'' after Nikolai Berzarin, the Russian Red Army General and former Commander of Berlin. History In the 19th century, the area under consideration here did not yet belong entirely to Berlin but was located on the Berlin Feldmark, on the border between the municipality of Lichtenberg and the property of the city of Berlin, known as the Magistrat. In 1862, James Hobrecht developed the first development plan for the future expansion of Berlin. He gave the square on the eastern city boundary the working name Platz N in Division XIII, Section 2. This plan was revised again in 1882 and now took into account existing buildings on this site. These were, on the one hand, the bone mill and glue factory of Rentier Schulz and, on the other, a residential building belonging to J. G. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikolai Berzarin
Nikolai Erastovich Berzarin (Russian: Никола́й Эра́стович Берза́рин; 1 April 1904 – 16 June 1945) was a Soviet officer in the Red Army during the Stalinist era and the Second World War. In 1945 he became the first town mayor of the Soviet occupying forces in Berlin. Biography Berzarin was born in Saint Petersburg as the son of a pipefitter and a seamstress. He had one brother and four sisters. In 1925, he married bank employee Natalja Prosinjuk, with whom he had two daughters, Larissa and Irina. Training In 1918 Berzarin enlisted in the Red Army and fought against Allied troops in Archangelsk. Between 1921 and 1923 he received more military training at the Leningrad Command Courses, machine gun course at the " Vistrel" and a command course at the Siberian Military District. In 1922, he became a member of Komsomol. In 1923 he was assigned to Siberia. In 1926, after officer training, he became a member of the CPSU. Military career He began servi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
