Soviet Naval Infantry raising their flag on the famous 203 Meter Hill Port Arthur 1945 RIAN_archive_834147
Soviet Naval Infantry raising their flag on the famous 203 Meter Hill in Port Arthur– now known as Lüshun in Liaoning province– August 1945. The Baiyu Tower, constructed by the Japanese in the 1930s to commemorate 1904-1905 war dead, is visable in the distance. The Japanese Army used 203 Meter Hill in late 1904 to destroy the besieged Imperial Russian Navy’s Pacific Squadron below. RIAN Archive Photo 834147
That us not 203 meter hill – 203 meter hill is out of the picture top left side. The picture is actually golden hill looking north over the entrance to the east basin.