Events Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder laid a wreath at the Soviet War Memorial in the Tiergarten September 25, 2001 16:30 Berlin President Vladimir Putin and German Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder laying a wreath at the Soviet War Memorial in the Tiergarten. Opened in November 1945, the memorial was recently restored by Bundeswehr troops. See also State Visit to Germany September 22 − 27, 2001 Publication status Published in section: News Publication date: September 25, 2001, 16:30 Direct link: en.kremlin.ru/d/40096 Text version