 However, the flag was later shot down by German snipers.All participants in the event nominated for the title Hero of the Soviet Union but instead awarded the Order of the Red Banner; none of them were present during the re-creation of the event in the photo "Raising a Flag over the Reichstag" taken on 2 May by Yevgeny Khaldei.After the war, Qoshqarbaev worked for the Ministry of Public Utilities until being appointed director of the Alma-Ata Hotel, remaining in the position for almost 20 years.