Brandenburg Gate role in 2018 European Athletics Championships. It is also the usual finish line of the Berlin Marathon. A Soviet flag flew from a flagpole atop the gate from 1945 until 1957, when it was replaced by an East German flag. Since the reunification of Germany, the flag and the pole have been removed. During the 1953 riots in East Berlin the Soviet flag was torn off by West Germans. In 1963, U.S. President John F. Kennedy visited the Brandenburg Gate. The Soviets hung large red banners across it to prevent him looking into East Berlin. In the 1980s, decrying the
BZC Brandenburg BZC Brandenburg Biltsche Zwemclub Brandenburg is a swimming and water polo club based in the Dutch town of Bilthoven. Biltsche Zwemclub Brandenburg was founded on August 18, 1926. BZC Brandenburg comes from the Biltsche Swim Club was founded on May 14, 1926. Since the First World War there were different activities under that name. The women's team of BZC Bradenburg plays in the women national league. The team has won the Dutch national league twice and was European champion once. In addition, the men's team are active in the first division, where they compete in the upper echelons. Youth is