You know, Frau Junge, I've known...
...my husband for more than 15 years.
But when I think about it, I know nothing about him.
Even though he likes to talk.
I longed for Berlin, but he's so different now.
He only talks about dogs and vegetarian food now.
I hate Blondi.
Sometimes I kick her, and Adolf wonders why she's acting funny.
He doesn't want anyone to see into his heart.
I mean...
...he can be so caring in his private life.
And then he says those cruel things.
When he's the Führer, you mean?
Come, let's smoke another one.
I'm sorry.
You have so many worries and here I am, whining.
Frau Junge, I'm giving you this coat as a farewell gift.
I like fashionable ladies. I want you to enjoy it.
What a surprise. Thank you.
I just don't know where and when I can 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 finished.
The Führer wants to say goodbye. Come with me.
You're the bravest mother of the Reich.
Mein Führer, you've made me the happiest woman in Germany.
Say hello to my beautiful Bavaria.
Children, what are you doing here?
We want to see Aunt Eva and Uncle Hitler.
Have you eaten anything yet? –Only breakfast.
Stay here, I'll get something to eat. I'll be right back.
Comrades, this is the latest news from the outside:
Berlin is full of warehouses: There were houses here, there were houses there.
Herr Günsche, I want to speak with the Führer.
Please, I have to.
Frau Goebbels, the Führer doesn't want to be disturbed.
Please, Günsche, just for a moment.
Please.
Mein Führer, Frau Goebbels is here.
What is it?
Mein Führer, I beg you. Leave Berlin.
Mein Führer, don't leave us. What will become of us?
Tomorrow, I'll be cursed by millions, but fate wanted it this way.
Get up. Come on.
Come.
Aunt Traudl, I like it when it thunders.
Yes? Why?
Nothing can happen to us down here, can it? –No.
Direct hit!
Reichsleiter, it's over.
The Führer is dead.
There's daddy.
Are you crazy? For that damned gasoline of yours...
Erich, shut up.
Stand back.
Come on, keep going.
Go on.
No, don't.
Let grandpa go.
Order. Order. We must have order.
Order must be restored.
This way. We know the way. You can trust us.
Hurry.
I was on the side of the Red Beasts.
I supported the Bolsheviks.
Let's hope the Russians got our message.
We'll soon find out. –Or not.
Nicely done.
Perfect.
Very good.
Comrade General, the German delegation is here.
Already? –They're out front.
Ask them to wait a moment.
Come on, comrades.
Put these medals on. My generals are still at the front.
You'll replace my general staff. Act as if you're a general.
Everything must look official.
Let's go, comrade.
Don't say a word. Keep still.
Enter.
We know each other.
From the Kremlin, before the war. I was an attaché at the German embassy.
What news do you have, General?
This morning, Adolf Hitler and his wife committed suicide in the bunker.
We're aware.
Surprising.
The new government has authorized me...
...to open peace talks...
...between our countries, that both suffered severe losses.
General, if you were me, would you make peace with you?
That is my mission. –Notify your government of this:
Berlin must surrender unconditionally.
All those who capitulate must lay down their arms.
Then we can talk.
My government will never accept unconditional surrender.
Given the situation, you have no other choice.
Surrender? Never. That's shameful.
Years ago, I conquered Berlin from the Reds...
...and I'll defend this city to my last breath.
In the short time I have as Chancellor...
...I'll never sign a surrender treaty.
It's for the sake of the people. –The Führer's orders are final.
This is crazy. We have to start negotiations.
I repeat, gentlemen: I do not surrender.
Send a message to Marshal Zhukov. –Zhukov?
What's happening? –We're surrendering.
Then I must kill you. The Führer forbids any surrender.
How long does it last? –About four hours.
Children, Doctor Stumpfegger has the medication I told you about.
It's a bit bitter, but it helps.
A sip for everybody.
Who wants to go first?
Heide, you're always so brave...
Have another sip.
See? That wasn't so bad.
Well done. Helmut.
This medicine will make sure you don't get sick in this damp bunker.
But it's not damp in the bunker.
Well done.
Helga.
I don't want to.
What's that? Do you want to get sick? –Please, mommy. I don't want to drink it.
Don't cry, baby. That doesn't help.
You have to drink the medicine.
Helga.
Come on, open your mouth.
Goodnight, children.
One day the lie will collapse...
...and there will be light in the darkness.
Please read that.
One day the lie will collapse and there will be light in the darkness.
Let's do it differently. One day the lie will collapse...
...and truth will triumph once again.
At that moment, we will stand above everyone...
...pure and...
...immaculate.
On April 30 1945, the Führer committed suicide...
...and in doing so, deserted everyone who was loyal to him.
You, soldiers of Germany, were loyal to the Führer and were prepared...
...to continue the battle for Berlin,
...despite that ammunition was in short supply...
...and further resistance was pointless.
I hereby declare an immediate cease-fire.
Each hour you continue fighting...
...prolongs the suffering of the people of Berlin,
...and of our wounded.
In accordance with the supreme command of the Soviet troops...
...I order you to stop fighting immediately.
Weidling, former commandant of the Berlin garrison.
A glass of water, please.
Dad, the Führer committed suicide.
We don't stand a chance. –So what? I want to get away.
How will we get through the lines? –It doesn't matter. I'm leaving.
We'll die. –Gerda, it won't be that bad.
If we stay, the Russians will get us for sure.
All the best.
Come on, let's go.
Johannes, aren't you going? –I have to stay with the generators.
If they break down, the hospital will have no electricity or fresh air.
Say hello to the Russians. –I will.
I don't need you anymore.
The game's over.
Doctor, the time is upon us. –Don't you see what's going on here?
I insist that you help us, as a doctor.
Well then...
Go. You've done a lot. Thank you.
Schädle, come with us. –I'm not going anywhere anymore.
Come on.
Listen up.
Tomorrow the General will hand the city over to the Russians.
For soldiers, that means becoming a prisoner of war.
I must give the Führer's will to the new president, Grand Admiral Dönitz.
Those who wish to join me are welcome.
Tomorrow morning we must get through the Russian lines. Questions?
I will lead the first of ten groups. The women will come with me.
The other groups will leave every 20 to 30 minutes. Good luck.
Are you alright?
Come on.
Stop. Turn out the light.
If those are Russians... –Then we'd be dead already. Flashlight.
We thought "Here comes Ivan." See any Russians over there?
No, and you? –They haven't been here yet.
We've got to keep going.
Sturmmann Krüger and his group defended the Wolf Bridge...
...and he receives the Iron Cross, second class.
Sturmmann Wagner took out two machine gun nests...
...and therefore, receives the Iron Cross, second class.
Sturmmann Rauch has gotten messages through the lines...
...and receives the Iron Cross, second class.
The coast is clear.
Fräulein Manziarly, we must go on.
I'm sorry, but I can't. –Come on.
Come on, let's go.
Get up, Gerda. We must go on.
The others are coming.
Oh my god.
Take cover, Müller.
Why don't you come with us?
No, we're not leaving here.
Good luck.
Halt. Who's there?
A German.
Herr Hewel?
Thank God, you're alive.
Where are the others?
I don't know, Frau Junge. Somewhere. Maybe.
Most people from my group must be dead.
I should have never left that bunker.
I should have shot myself, but I couldn't.
Eat something first. There's always time to die.
Where is Adolf Hitler?
Adolf Hitler is dead. He shot himself and his body was burned.
Where is Hitler's wife? –Dead, as well. Poison.
Where are their clothes? –I'll show you. Not there.
Come.
You stay with the women.
Come along.
I'm tired. I can't go on.
Find a way, Gerda. We've already come this far.
I can't do it anymore.
Go see where the Russians are.
They've surrounded us. –What's going to happen to us?
Maybe you can get through. Try. It's better than waiting here.
And you? What will you and your soldiers do?
For us the trip stops here.
I'm not taking another step.
Think about it. The Russians are upon us.
As women, you might have a chance. Try it.
Good luck.
When you walk past the Russians, don't look them in the eyes.
Remember that. All the best.
Herr Doctor.
My comrades want to surrender. May I join you?
The Führer is dead. Do you want to continue the war on your own?
I'm bound by my oath.
Then you'd best talk to the Brigade Führer.
Enter here.
The Russians.
Gerda, let's go. –You go. I can't go on.
Please, Gerda.
I have to give it a try. Don't be angry with me.
I'll be alright.
The Russians are evacuating the square. –So?
There's no opposition. No shooting.
Then they'll be here within the hour.
What shall we do?
We can't surrender. –Just what does that mean?
When the Russians come, we'll empty our weapons on them.
The last bullets are for ourselves. –That's rubbish.
Is this prestigious murder and suicide our only option?
We're SS officers. We can't outlive the Führer.
Who agrees?
Germany will need young people like you.
You must have a girl who's waiting for you.
After all this she won't be waiting.
Do you have a photo?
She's pretty.
What will your family say if you don't return?
They'll be proud of me.
An enlargement of this one is hanging above the fireplace in my house.
I don't want to insist, but... –My decision is made.
Say hello to my bride, if you survive your captivity.
Come and sit down with me? –Gladly.
Why do you want to continue living? –And you? Why do you want to die?
Do you see this?
The Führer gave it to me personally.
A final decoration? –Maybe.
He gave it to me at his farewell. I had to promise him something.
If the Russians catch me, I have to kill myself.
Hitler made you promise that? But why?
Maybe he didn't want me to be forced to say anything about him.
But you're a diplomat. You're under international protection.
Who benefits if you comply with your promise?
They're here.
Don't shoot, comrades.
We surrendered. The war is over.
It's over.
Unconditional surrender occurred on May 7, 1945.
Hostilities were suspended at midnight on May 8.
The war took the lives of over 50 million people.
6 million Jews were killed in German concentration camps.
Gerda Christian managed to escape and avoid imprisonment.
She died in Düsseldorf on April 14, 1997.
Dr. Schenck was released in 1953 by the Soviets.
He died in Aachen on December 21, 1998.
Wilhelm Mohnke was released by the Soviets in 1955.
He died in Damp, near Eckernförde, on August 6, 2001.
Helmut Weidling died in captivity in 1955.
Werner Haase was arrested in the bunker by the Red Army.
He died in captivity, in 1945.
Otto Günsche was arrested by the Soviets.
He was released in 1956 and died in Lohmar, in 2003.
Hanna Reitsch survived the war and would break many flying records.
She died on August 28, 1979.
Robert Ritter von Greim committed suicide on May 24, 1945.
Linge and Hentschel were arrested by the Soviets.
Linge was released in 1955 and died in 1980.
Hentschel was released in 1949 and died in 1982.
Constanze Manziarly disappeared without a trace during her flight from Berlin.
Albert Speer was arrested in Flensburg, in 1945.
At Nuremberg he was sentenced to 20 years.
He was released in 1966 and died in London, in 1981.
Keitel and Jodl were sentenced to death in Nuremberg and executed.
Hermann Göring was sentenced to death.
He committed suicide in his cell shortly before his execution.
Heinrich Himmler tried to escape using a false name.
After he was unmasked, he committed suicide.
Martin Bormann and Ludwig Stumpfegger committed suicide on May 2, 1945...
...near the Lehrter Bahnhof.
Rochus Misch was released by the Soviets in 1955.
He still lives in Berlin.
Traudl Junge was classified as a "young follower."
She worked as a secretary and lived in Munich, until her death in 2002.
Of course all the horrors I heard about during the Nuremberg trials...
...the 6 million Jews and dissidents...
...and people of other races...
...who died, shocked me deeply.
But I still didn't make the connection with my own past.
I reassured myself by thinking I wasn't personally guilty of it.
And that I hadn't known about the sheer size of it.
But one day, I walked past a commemorative plaque...
...for Sophie Scholl, on Franz-Joseph Street.
I saw that she was my age...
...and that she was executed in the same year I joined Hitler.
And only then did I realize...
...that youth is no excuse.
And that it might have been possible to have found out the truth.