Göring, of course...
He was always corrupt.
Speer, an idealistic, unpredictable artist!
All the others! Yes! Yes! Yes!
But not Himmler.
Has he gone crazy?
He claimed authority by saying that I was sick,
perhaps already dead.
Please leave me alone with Lord von Greim and Frau Reitsch.
And bring me Fegelein.
My Führer, we don't know where he is.
But he's Himmler's adjutant, he must be here!
We haven't seen him for days.
I want his report at once!
Please stay, Doctor.
You and Greim are to leave at once.
Fly to Dönitz. Tell him to do everything necessary
to ensure Himmler receives just punishment.
My Führer, Lord von Greim and I have decided to die with you here.
Thank you for this sign of loyalty.
But Himmler must die.
He committed treason!
It was the right decision not to inform him of my plans.
My Führer?
Do you think I'd stand by and watch those Jewish pigs do me in?
This is all part of a gigantic ploy.
I allowed the enemy
to invade the Reich. They believe they've won, but you'll see, Greim.
It'll be a rude awakening for them.
Dönitz is mobilizing troops in the north, Kesselring in the south.
We will crush the enemy in a massive pincer movement.
And I have 3 armies near Prague which will attack from behind.
I had no idea that we still have so many troops available.
I have made arrangements that within a short time
you will have thousands of jet fighter aircraft,
so you can make the air force as powerful as it once was!
I kneel down to your genius and before the altar of our fatherland.
Heil, my Führer.
You have requested to leave Berlin?
As you know, all the medical units and staff
under Himmler's authority have left Berlin.
Himmler is a traitor. He will receive the punishment he deserves.
As an SS physician, I have no more duties here.
Your application to leave Berlin is completely unacceptable.
My... family...
If the Russians find me here... I have to leave!
You did nothing wrong. Future generations
will be thankful for the medical research you did.
I'll take responsibility for it all.
Let's discuss this another time.
We can't find Gruppenführer Fegelein.
He is not in the bunker. - What do you mean, "can't find him"?
Then look for him!
I want to see Fegelein at once!
If he's gone AWOL, it's desertion! Treason!
Bring me Fegelein!
Fegelein! Fegelein!
Dad, why are you wearing your Sunday uniform?
Ernst... is something wrong?
No... Thank you.
Gitte is hungry, too.
Well, Ilse, now you have to eat something, too.
Thank you. - You're welcome.
Thank you.
What's going on?
You're under arrest.
What? - For desertion.
Get dressed. You must come with us.
Kiss my ass!
Let go, you bastard! You got no right!
Please don't let them kill Hermann.
He wanted to flee, it's beyond doubt.
So what? It's all over anyway.
Think of my poor sister. She's pregnant!
He collaborated with Himmler. He's a traitor.
There is no compassion for traitors.
There is no mercy for traitors.
He'll be court-martialled and shot.
What good is that now?
It is my will!
You're the Führer.
Go ahead.
The Russians are breaking through everywhere.
There are no reserves left, and air support has stopped.
There's no way to bring in more ammunition.
The Russians have reached Weidendammer Bridge,
Lustgarten to the east, Potsdamer Platz to the south
and Tiergarten to the west,
300-400 meters from the Chancellery.
How long can you hold out?
One or two days at most.
The government district too?
Yes, my Führer.
My Führer, as a soldier I suggest
we try to break through the encirclement.
During the fight for Berlin
we've already lost 15-20,000 of the younger officers.
But that's what young men are for.
Your suggestion is absurd! Insane!
Think of the thousands
of wounded. We can't help them now.
My Führer...
the orders are ready. I give you my word...
The Führer can't just disappear from history
like some inglorious fugitive! - Even if we got out
successfully, I'd only be escaping one trap to fall into another.
I'd have to sleep in the open air or in a farmhouse
or something similar
and wait for the end to come.
Wenck is approaching with the 12th army.
He can unite with Busse's 9th Army
and inflict a crushing blow on the Russians to save us all.
Wenck is a man of excellence.
Telegraph Keitel.
Report to me
immediately: First, where are Wenck's front lines? Second,
when are they attacking? Third,
where is the 9th Army?
Fourth, where will the 9th Army break through?
You'll see, gentlemen. I'll be proved right.
Wenck will come.
I want to know if it's possible for Wenck to attack or not.
It's unlikely that Wenck's small force can attack the Red Army...
How dare you say it's unlikely?
Wenck has nothing to confront the Red Army!
Why don't you tell the Führer?
Have you all gone crazy? - The Führer knows it himself!
But he will never surrender! And we won't either!
I went through that before! And once is enough!
Come on. I have to get out of here.
Stopp!
Heil Hitler!
Sorry, I fell asleep.
So you rested up a bit, dear?
Take it in shorthand.
My political testament.
Since 1914,
when I invested my modest strength
in the First World War, which was forced upon the Reich,
over 30 years have passed.
In those 3 decades, all my thoughts, actions and my life
were dictated by my love for and loyalty to the German people.
Sorry, but the heavy gunfire...
You sit there.
Centuries will pass,
but from the ruins of our cities and cultural monuments
our hatred will be renewed for those who are responsible,
the people to whom we owe all this:
The international Jewry and its supporters.
What's wrong, Herr Minister?
Imagine! The Führer wants me to leave Berlin.
He ordered me to leave.
I've never disobeyed one of the Führer's orders. Never!
But I will not obey this order.
I will stand by the Führer.
I'm sorry, Frau Junge, but...
I have to dictate my personal testament to you.
I'm typing the Führer's testament.
Fine.
I understand. I'll get back to you.
My Führer, I... The Race Laws require me
to ask you this: My Führer, are you of pure Aryan descent?
Yes. - May I see your ID?
You're talking to the Führer. - Yes, sir.
And are you, Frau Braun, of pure Aryan descent?
Yes. - Then the matter is... There are no obstacles...
I ask you: Do you, my Führer Adolf Hitler,
take Eva Braun to be your lawful wedded wife? - I do.
Do you, Eva Braun, take
the Führer Adolf Hitler to be your lawful wedded husband? - I do.
I hereby declare you man and wife.
I need two men!
You'll be okay.
The Führer wants to see you at once. - At this hour?
How long can you hold out?
Perhaps 20 hours. No longer.
The Russians are just a few hundred meters away.
For the moment we've stopped them.
Know what, Mohnke? The Western democracies are decadent.
They will be defeated by those disciplined people of the East.
All the best. Thank you.
It wasn't only for Germany.
Keitel's report.
First, Wenck is stuck south of Lake Schwielow.
Second, the 12th Army cannot continue its assault on Berlin.
Third, the bulk of the 9th Army is encircled.
My Führer, we need instructions
in case we run out of ammunition.
I will never surrender. Never.
I forbid you to surrender. That goes for every other commander as well.
Listen, Günsche. Frau Braun... my wife and I will commit suicide.
But I don't want the Russians to exhibit my body in some museum.
Don't let me fall into their hands, dead or alive!
I want my body to be burned, so it can never be found.
Günsche...
Promise you will make all necessary arrangements
for the disposal of my mortal remains.
My Führer...
This is a terrible order, but I will carry it out.
Kempka. - Erich, I need 200 liters of gasoline.
Are you crazy? Where do I get that much gasoline?
From the parked vehicles. No one needs them now.
Why do you need so much gas?
I can't tell you on the phone.
Come with me, please.
The Führer wants to see us.
Should I tell him you can't come?
It's my pneumothorax.
I won't last much longer anyway.
Excuse me, Madam.
This way, Professor.
Please wait here.
Excuse me...
I'm sorry to interrupt your important work.
My Führer, preserve our belief in the final victory!
Lead us, and we will follow you!
Come on.
Come in and join us!
Here, have a drink.
Drinking's all we have left. - Have a seat.
That's better.
Yes sir, our situation is hopeless.
It's what you call shitty!
Be seated.
We are honored, Fräulein... Frau...
You may call me Frau Hitler.
Don't worry, it's all right.
Pity we can't go outside anymore.
Only if you want a hero's death.
Fritz, pull yourself together!
Yes, sir! Pull myself together!
Duck!
That was a close call.
Heil Hitler!
Obersturmbannführer, what's up? - I must report to the Führer.
Not now. Have a seat.
Sit down, drink up.
May I introduce you to Frau Hitler?
So young and so many medals! You must be proud of yourself.
I must go. I'm not used to drinking anymore.
You can use our toilet. Go ahead.
If your hand shakes, the bullet
might only destroy the optic nerve. That's why it's advisable
to take poison too.
Pull the trigger the moment you bite the capsule.
Will I have enough time to do it?
The poison takes effect after 1 or 2 seconds.
Tornow, you too.
Come on, Blondi.
Frau Junge, I've known him...
my husband... for over 15 years.
But when I think about it, I don't know anything about him.
Although he likes to talk.
I was looking forward to Berlin. But he's changed so much.
He only talks about dogs and vegetarian meals.
I really hate Blondi.
Sometimes I kick her secretly, then Adolf wonders about her behavior.
It seems he doesn't want anyone to see inside him.
I mean deep inside.
In private, he can be such a caring person.
But then he says... such brutal things.
When he's the Führer?
Come on, let's have a smoke.
I'm sorry.
You've so many worries, and I sit here whining.
Frau Junge, let me give you this coat as a going-away present.
I love well-dressed women. I want you to have it and to enjoy it.
What a surprise. Thank you.
I have no idea where and when I could wear it.
Please... try to get out of here. Promise me.
Thank you, that was very good, Fräulein Manziarly.
The time has come.
It's over now.
The Führer wants to say farewell.
You're the bravest mother in the whole Reich.
My Führer, you've made me the happiest woman in Germany.
Give my regards to Bavaria.
Why are you here? - We want to see Aunt Eva and Uncle Hitler.
Have you had anything to eat? - Just breakfast.
I'll get you something to eat and be right back, okay?
Okay.
Comrades, have you heard the latest news from outside?
Berlin's a city of warehouses. Where's my house? Where's my house?
Herr Günsche, I have to see the Führer.
Please! - The Führer does not want to be disturbed by anyone.
Please, Günsche. Just one moment.
Please!
My Führer, Frau Goebbels is here.
What now?
My Führer, I beg you to leave Berlin!
My Führer, please...
Don't leave us! What will become of us?
Tomorrow millions of people will curse me,
but fate has taken its course.
Get up... Come on.
Come on...
Aunt Traudl, I really like those loud booms!
Why? - Nothing can happen to us here,
can it?
You're right.
Bull's eye!
Herr Reichsleiter, it has happened.
The Führer is dead.
There's Papa.
Are you crazy?
That gasoline has caused... - Be quiet, Erich.
Step back!
Come on!
No! Don't!
Let go of Grandma!
Order... Order...
Order must be restored!
Run, Grandpa, run!
Go after those two!
Here, this way! We know our way through the ruins!
Trust us! Hurry!
I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE RED BEASTS
I SUPPORTED THE BOLSHEVIKS.
I hope the Russians got our message.
We'll know in a minute. - Or maybe not.
What news do you bring us, General?
Hitler and his wife committed suicide
in the Führer's bunker.
The new government has empowered me
to begin peace negotiations.
Between our two countries which have
suffered the highest casualties.
General, would you want peace
in my position?
My government will not accept
an unconditional surrender.
Under the circumstances,
there's no other alternative.
We'll never surrender! Outrageous!
I conquered Berlin against the Reds years ago! And I will defend it
against the Reds to my dying breath!
I won't use my final hours
as Reich Chancellor to sign a
statement of surrender!
We must protect civilians! - The Führer's order is final!
Have you gone mad?
We have to negotiate.
I repeat, gentlemen,
I will never agree to surrender! - Telegraph Marshal Schukov.
Marshal Schukov? - What's going on? - This is crazy!
We must surrender to the Russians! - I'll shoot you!
The Führer forbade any kind of surrender!
How long does it last? - About 4 hours.
Alright, children.
Dr. Stumpfegger
has brought the medicine I told you about. - It's bitter,
but it's good for you.
Everyone gets a sip.
Who's first?
Heide, you're always so brave.
One more sip.
It wasn't that bad.
Good... Helmut?
Good.
It will keep you from getting sick in this damp bunker.
But it isn't damp here.
Good, good.
Helga...
I don't want any.
Do you want to get sick? - Please, Mama. I don't want to.
Don't cry. It won't help if you cry.
You have to drink it.
Helga!
Come on! Open your mouth!
Papa!
Now!
Drink. Drink!
Sleep tight, children.
One day the lies will vanish,
and light will brighten the darkness.
Would you read it to me, please?
"One day the lies will vanish,
and light will brighten the darkness. "
Let's do it again.
One day the lies will vanish, and above them...
truth will triumph once again.
It will be the moment when we stand above everything,
pure and...
unblemished.
We don't stand a chance. - I don't care. I want out.
How do we cross the Russian lines?
I won't stay a minute longer.
We're gonna die! - Stop it! It won't be so bad.
The Russians will get us if we stay.
Good luck. - Okay, let's go.
On 30 April 1945, the Führer committed suicide.
Thus he abandoned all those who had pledged allegiance to him.
German soldiers, you obeyed the Führer's orders and were prepared
to continue the battle for Berlin, although
you were running out of ammunition
and further resistance was futile.
I order an immediate ceasefire.
Every further hour of battle will only prolong
the civilians' terrible suffering
and the suffering of our wounded.
In agreement with the Soviet Army Supreme Command,
I order you
to cease fighting at once!
Weidling, former Commanding Officer
of the Berlin Defense Force.
A glass of water, please.
I need you no longer.
The dice is cast.
It's time, Doctor. - You see how busy we are.
I insist that you accompany us.
So that's it.
Go on. You've done a great deal. Thank you.
Schädle, come with me.
Sorry, I'm not going anywhere.
Let's go!
Sturmmann Krüger gets the Iron Cross, 2nd class, for defending Wolf Bridge.
Sturmmann Wagner took out 2 machine gun posts
and defended Puttkammer Strasse.
He gets the Iron Cross, 2nd class.
Sturmmann Rauch gets the Iron Cross, 2nd class,
for helping messengers get through enemy lines.
The others!
Oh God!
Duck, Müller!
Get outta here! Hurry!
Help!
Who goes there?
A German.
Herr Hewel?
Hewel, thank God you're alive.
Where are the others?
I don't know, Frau Junge. Somewhere... perhaps.
I'm sure most of the people in my group are dead.
I never should have left the bunker.
I should have shot myself.
But I couldn't.
Eat something. There's time enough to die.
Attention!
Stay with the women.
Come here.
The Russians have surrounded us.
What will we do?
You can try to get through.
I'm not taking another step.
Think it over. The Russians are only after us.
As women, you have a chance.
Give it a try.
Good luck.
When you go past the Russians, don't look anybody in the eye.
Don't forget.
Good luck.
The Russians!
Let's go.
Go ahead... I can't go on.
Please.
I have to try.
Don't be angry with me.
I'll manage.
Doctor!
My comrades want to surrender to the Russians. May I join you?
The Führer is dead. You want to fight the war alone?
I feel committed to my oath.
Then talk to the Brigadeführer.
The Russians are clearing the area. - Yes? - No resistance.
No shots have been fired. - They'll be here in an hour.
What should we do? - Our honor won't allow us to surrender!
What does that mean?
When the Russians come, we fire until we're out of bullets.
Then we blow our brains out.
Rubbish! Is this murderous, suicidal killing for the sake
of prestige the only way out?
We're SS officers. We can't outlive the Führer's death!
Who else feels that way?
Want to sit with me a moment? - I'd love to.
Why do you want to go on living?
And why do you want to die?
See this?
The Führer himself gave it to me.
A final decoration?
Perhaps. Hitler gave it to me at his farewell.
He made me swear a vow.
That I would kill myself the moment the Russians captured me.
Hitler made you promise to kill yourself?
But why?
He probably didn't want me to be forced to speak negatively of him.
But as a diplomat, you are protected by international law.
Who will benefit if you keep your promise?
They're here!
Don't shoot, comrades!
We have surrendered.
The war is over.
It's over.
Germany officially surrendered on May 7, 1945.
It was agreed that all hostilities end at midnight, May 8.
By then, the war had cost over 50 million lives.
6 million Jews had been murdered in German concentration camps.
GERDA CHRISTIAN was able to escape and avoided imprisonment.
She died in Düsseldorf on April 14, 1997.
PROF. DR. ERNST-GÜNTHER SCHENK was released from Soviet captivity in 1953.
He died in Aachen on December 21, 1998.
GENERAL WILHELM MOHNKE was released from Soviet captivity in 1955.
He died in Damp, near Eckernförde, on August 6, 2001.
GENERAL HELMUTH WEIDLING died in Soviet captivity in 1955.
PROFESSOR WERNER HAASE was arrested by the Red Army
in the military hospital bunker. He died in Soviet captivity in 1945.
OTTO GÜNSCHE was captured by the Soviets and was released from Bautzen prison
in East Germany in May 1956. He died in Lohmar, near Bonn, in 2003.
HANNA REITSCH survived the war and went on
to set many world flying records. She died on August 28, 1979.
LORD ROBERT VON GREIM
committed suicide in Salzburg on May 24, 1945.
HEINZ LINGE and JOHANNES HENTSCHEL were captured by the Soviets.
Linge was released in 1955. He died in Bremen in 1980.
Hentschel was released in 1949. He died in Achern on April 27, 1982.
CONSTANZE MANZIARLY
vanished without a trace in Berlin, during her escape.
ALBERT SPEER was arrested in Flensburg in 1945.
He was sentenced 20 years at the Nuremberg Trial and was released in 1966.
He died in London in 1981.
GENERALS KEITEL and JODL
were sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Trial and executed.
HERMANN GÖRING was sentenced to death
but committed suicide in prison before the execution was carried out.
HEINRICH HIMMLER tried to escape under a false identity
with other fleeing refugees. After being exposed and captured, he committed suicide.
MARTIN BORMANN and DR. LUDWIG STUMPFEGGER committed suicide
close to Lehrtertrain station on the morning of May 2, 1945.
ROCHUS MISCH
was released from Soviet captivity in 1955. He now lives in Berlin.
TRAUDL JUNGE was classified by the Western Allies as a "young follower".
She continued to work as a secretary for various companies and lived in Munich
until her death in 2002.
Of course, the terrible things I heard from the Nuremberg Trials
about the 6 million Jews and the people of other races
who were killed were facts that shocked me deeply.
But I wasn't able to see the connection with my own past.
I was satisfied that I wasn't personally to blame
and that I hadn't known about those things.
I wasn't aware of the extent.
But one day I went past the memorial plaque
which had been put up for Sophie Scholl in Franz Josef Strasse,
and I saw that she was born the same year as me,
and she was executed the same year I started working for Hitler.
And at that moment I actually sensed
that it was no excuse to be young,
and that it would have been possible to find things out.