The fact that troops from the Soviet Union captured Berlin on May 2, 1945, and planted the Soviet flag on the roof of the Berlin Reichstag is downplayed in Western media read more Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, watch the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, May 9. Image: Mikhail Korytov/Photo host agency RIA Novosti via AP Since 1945, the popular narrative in global film, literature and media has credited the allied victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War to the United States, Britain and France. The fact...