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DOWNFALL

I feel as if I should be angry
with that child, that...

naive young girl.
Or that I must not forgive her...

for not recognizing the
nature of that monster.

For not being aware of what
she was getting into.

And especially that I went
along without thinking.

Because I wasn't a fanatical Nazi.
I could have said, in Berlin:

"No, I'm not doing it. I don't want
to go to the Führer's headquarters."

But I didn't do that.
I was too curious.

I also didn't realize...

that destiny would take me somewhere
I didn't want to be.

But, nevertheless, I find it hard
to forgive myself.

The ladies are here.

- It's confirmed.
- They can pass.

"Wolfsschanze"
The Führer's Headquarters

November 1942
Rastenburg, East Prussia

Sit down, ladies.

One moment. The Führer is feeding
his dog. He'll see you in a minute.

Can you tell us... How are we supposed
to address the Führer?

The Führer speaks to you first
and you reply: Heil, mein Führer.

And the Nazi salute?
- That won't be necessary...

since the Führer isn't looking for
a soldier, but for a secretary.

Act as normal and calm
as you can.

I'll see if he has time for you.

Mein Führer,
the ladies from Berlin are here.

Thank you, ladies, for coming
in the middle of the night.

Sometimes, during a war,
one is not in control of time.

Can I ask your name?
- Margarethe Lorenz. Heil, mein Führer.

Where are you from?
- From Fulda. Heil, mein Führer.

And what is your name?
- Ursula Puttkammer. Heil, mein Führer.

No need for that.
Where are you from?

Frankfurt am Main, mein Füh...

Hannah Potrovsky,
born and raised in Berlin.

In Pankow, to be precise.

Hedwig Brandt
from Crailsheim, Swabia.

And you are?
- Traudl Humps. I'm from Munich.

A lady from Munich.

Fräulein Humps,
shall we start then?

My Blondi won't hurt you.
She's very intelligent.

She's much smarter
than most people.

First, sit down, please.

Don't be nervous. I make
many mistakes during dictation.

You won't make nearly as many.

You're very young.

How old are you?
- 22, mein Führer.

My fellow German countrymen and women...

...fellow party members.

It is, I think, rather remarkable...

that, after 20 years of service, a man still
stands in front of his supporters...

...and that in all those 20 years, his
program has never needed modification.

I suggest we try it again.

I did it. He hired me.

Berlin - April 20, 1945
Hitler's 56th birthday

Two and a half years later

Take cover.

Continue. Hurry.
Get that off the street.

Take cover.

That's artillery fire.

Don't be silly.
Where would it be coming from?

You're right. Those aren't planes,
it's artillery.

It's the Russians.
What a birthday present.

Burgdorf, where is that artillery
fire coming from?

Happy birthday, mein Führer.

Downtown Berlin is under fire.

Shells have hit near the
Brandenburg Gate and the Reichstag.

Where did they come from?
- We don't know yet.

I have Koller on the line.
- Give me Koller.

Koller, do you know Berlin
is under artillery fire?

No.
- Can't you hear the shooting?

No, I'm in Wildpark-Werder.
- Berlin is in chaos.

Apparently, the Russians captured
a railway bridge over the Oder.

The enemy has no railway
artillery near the Oder.

It's not long-range artillery.

The anti-aircraft defense near the
Zoo-Bunker reports they're calibers of...

...10 to 12 centimeters. The Russians
have positions near Marzahn.

That's only 12 kilometers from the center.
Are the Russians that close?

They should hang the entire
Luftwaffe leadership.

This is unheard of.

The Russians are 12 kilometers
from the city center.

Nobody told me anything.
I had to ask.

Maybe it's long-range artillery,
after all.

That railway bridge over the Oder...
- Nonsense.

You shouldn't do that, Fräulein Braun.

He already eats nothing
but cake all day long.

Don't be so strict.
It's his birthday.

He deserves something nice.
He has so little fun.

I'll bring up some more bottles.

There's a huge crowd.

I'm so glad that you support him in these
difficult times. He appreciates you enormously.

What do I do for him?
- Cheer him up.

His generals always bring him their troubles.
He doesn't want to hear it anymore.

You'd be troubled, too.

The city center is already
being shelled.

I hope it doesn't rain down
during his birthday celebration.

Nothing will happen.
- Still, it seems risky.

Just do like everybody else, Frau Jung,
and let the Führer take care of it.

That Himmler,
such a pompous buffoon.

Party bosses, everywhere.
They make me so sick.

The Führer started
"Clausewitz" today.

Berlin on the front lines.
He won't be able to keep the city.

If the Führer stays here,
the Reich will go down with him.

We have to talk him out of it.
Talk to Hewel.

He's the only diplomat
with any influence on him.

Hewel tried everything.
It's useless.

Talk to your sister-in-law, then.

Why not? You're married
to the sister of Eva Braun.

We must try everything.
Berlin is almost surrounded.

You're still young.
You'll be a father soon.

Do you want to die here?
- Absolutely not.

Gentlemen, the Führer.

Everything out, quickly.
We're leaving in two hours.

What's going on?
- We're leaving.

"Clausewitz" has started.

All the ministries and departments
are leaving Berlin.

And who's going to look after
the people and the soldiers?

Don't ask me, professor.
- This is insane.

Professor.

I won't allow the
evacuation of my office.

Is that so?
- The food supply will collapse.

A good soldier can
always find food.

And when there's fighting all over the city,
where does he get it? The population.

It's irresponsible.
- It's an order from the Führer.

As a department head, I
report to the SS and to Himmler.

But as a doctor, I'm part of the Wehrmacht
and they're not leaving yet.

Keep that in mind.

The professor stays in Berlin.
Get him the proper papers.

We're leaving.

Everything for Germany.
Heil, mein Führer.

Führer, I... Heil, mein Führer.

They're in such a hurry
to get away from here.

The brown nosing is the worst.

They say "Sieg Heil," but they think
"Lick my... you know what."

Mein Führer, I beg you to leave Berlin.
It's not too late yet.

Too late?

Hewel, come here for a moment.

I'm sure you agree we should contact
the Allies...

...and start conducting politics.
- Certainly. We need politics.

Politics?
I don't do politics anymore.

I'm fed up with it.

When I'm dead, you'll have plenty
of time for politics.

It's OK, dear Himmler.
My loyal Heinrich.

It's OK. Just go.

He has no strength left.

What did you expect from a
vegetarian teetotaler?

Seriously, though, Fegelein.
I'm taking control now.

Berlin will fall in a few days.

When the Führer's dead, who will
the Allies negotiate with?

Why do you think they'll
negotiate with you?

The Nazi state and my SS are needed
to maintain order.

One hour with Eisenhower
and he'll feel the same way.

The first contact has been made.
- Careful, that's high treason.

Fegelein, I have other concerns.

Should I give Eisenhower the Nazi salute,
or shake his hand?

Look at that.

The best guests always arrive late.

Leaving already, gentlemen?
I wanted to talk to you.

The scorched-earth orders...
- I really have to go now.

Come and see me one day
in Hohenlychen.

I'm going north to help with the
battle of Berlin there.

You know, Speer... There's an
advantage to those bombings.

It's easier to clean up debris
than to demolish everything ourselves.

When the war is won,
reconstruction will be quick.

We've spent thousands of hours
together with these models.

You're a true genius, Speer.

Yes, absolutely. Only you and I know that
the Third Reich would be inconceivable...

...with only warehouses and factories.
Skyscrapers and hotels.

This Third Reich will be a treasury
full of art and culture...

...that will survive thousands of years.

We see, before us, the ancient cities,
the Acropolis...

...medieval cities,
with their cathedrals...

...and we know that the people
need that.

Yes, Speer.

That was my vision...

...and it still is.

Mein Führer, if you want to realize
these plans, you must leave Berlin.

Eva, you say something.

He's the Führer.
He knows what's best.

You must leave Berlin.
The Russians almost have us isolated.

I can't do that, my child.

I would be like a lama priest
with an empty prayer wheel.

I have to solve the problem,
here in Berlin, or perish.

Speer...

...what do you think?

You have to be onstage
when the curtain falls.

Reload.

Go away. Leave me alone.

How old are you? Twelve?
And you? Fourteen?

Why are you here?
To play at war? Go home.

Who are you? What do you want?
- I want my son. Alive.

You should be proud.
He destroyed two tanks.

The Führer will decorate
him for it today.

You're young.
Which front did you fight on?

I... haven't had the honor yet.

Consider yourself lucky.
Send the children home.

We'll defend this position
to the last man.

What position?
This isn't a position, it's a trap.

The Russians will come from two sides
and you won't be able to get out.

- We'll shoot back.
- With what?

We'll use flak as artillery.

The Russians will arrive with several
armies, tanks and heavy artillery.

Do you really think you'll
last even five minutes?

We have sworn it to the Führer.

Don't you understand?
The war is lost. It's over.

Go away. Right now.

If you're still here when the Russians
arrive, you'll all be dead.

The 9th Army must retreat
or they'll be decimated...

The 9th Army will not retreat.
Busse must fight where he stands.

Führer, then the 9th Army is lost.

We'll push back the Soviet armies
in the north and east...

...with a ruthless, mighty attack.

With what units, mein Führer?

Steiner will attack from the north
and join the 9th Army.

The 9th Army is unable to move.

The enemy outnumbers us ten times.

Wenck's 12th Army must
support them.

The 12th Army is approaching the Elbe.
- Then it must turn around.

Then the western front would be open.
- Do you doubt my orders?

I think I've made myself clear.

I've reconciled myself to it.

I will remain in the capital.

It is neither possible nor
will it be permitted...

...for these cultureless
barbarians to conquer Europe.

I am the final bulwark against it.

The fight for Berlin
will decide the fate of Germany.

Only here, moral victory
can be achieved.

If the Führer must die,
it will be in the ruins of Berlin.

He owes it to world history.
His historical role must be played out here.

Mohnke, you're here.
- Mein Führer.

"Clausewitz" started today.
Berlin has become a front city.

You will be the commandant of the
Reichs Chancellery defense.

We'll fight until the last man in Berlin.

There are still three million civilians
here. They have to be evacuated.

I understand your concern, Mohnke.
But we have to be ice cold.

We cannot worry ourselves
for so-called citizens.

With all due respect, what will
happen to the women and children...

...and the thousands of wounded
and elderly?

In a war such as this,
there are no civilians.

The Führer has lost all
sense of reality.

He's moving divisions around
that no longer exist.

Steiner's group has been scattered,
yet Steiner must attack. Madness.

But why don't you tell him that?
- He doesn't listen to reason.

Something has to happen.
- Are you crazy? He'll throw us out.

We're soldiers. We took an oath.

Does that mean we can't use
our own brains anymore?

And that's coming from you?
An opportunist? A ruthless careerist?

I beg your pardon?

Where were you?
- None of your business.

The most successful tank hunters of the
Berlin Hitler Youth stand before you.

I'm proud of you.

This boy took out two tanks
using anti-tank shells.

His name is Peter Kranz.
- So you're Peter.

I wish my generals were
as brave as you.

Good, good.

You've made history.

And when Germania rises
from these ruins...

...you will be the heroes.

Heil, to you.

I don't know about you,
but I prefer air raids.

What will happen to us?
- I could go if I wanted to.

But everybody is deserting him.
We can't all go, can we?

I can't go either.

I wouldn't know where to go.

My parents and all
my friends warned me...

Don't get involved with the Nazis.

What should I say:
"Hello, I made a mistake"?

"When things went wrong,
I admitted my mistake."

Life will go on.

What do you think, Colonel?
- We have to go.

- Where to?
- I don't know.

Wherever we're needed.

Let's go upstairs. We'll party.

Come on.

Come, children.

We should have fun today.

Wherever the enemy goes,
all they'll find is destruction.

That's the death sentence
for the German people.

No power, no gas, no drinking
water, no coal, no transportation.

If you destroy all
the infrastructure...

...our country will go back
to the Middle Ages.

This order denies the people
any chance of survival.

If the war is lost, what does it matter
if the people are lost too?

The German people's primary needs of
life aren't important right now.

On the contrary,
we'd do best to destroy them ourselves.

Our people proved to be weak...

...and according to the laws of nature,
they should die out.

They're your people.
You're their Führer.

What remains after this battle...

...is only the inferior.
The superior will have fallen.

Come along. You have to dance.

Care to dance, Fräulein Braun?
- I'd love to.

- Excuse me?
- Of course.

What is it?

We have to leave Berlin, Eva.
You must convince him.

Or else, come with me.

You'll die.

Can somebody play some music?
I want to dance.

Dance.

Do you have a request?
- A swing.

Traudl.

It's all so unreal.

It's like a dream you
can't wake up from.

It keeps on going.

Gerda, I don't feel well.

Traudl, come.

I'm at my command post.

I did not move my command post.

To the west? How so?

I'm 1000 meters from the enemy.
- General.

So, General?

- I'm to be shot.
- What? Why?

They think I moved my
command post to the west.

Be sensible, General.
- Come with me.

- Schenck.
- Mohnke.

I'm under the chancellery.
I'm commandant of its defense now.

I need aid.
- That will be difficult. Everything's gone.

My adjutant and I are
the only ones here.

You're a doctor, aren't you?
- Yes, an internist.

Commandeer a car and
bring all the medication...

...that you can find to me.

I'll do my best.
- Thanks. Hurry.

I must speak with the Führer.

- About what?
- I'm to be shot.

Wait here.

Your weapons, please.

Not here.

Guard Post 2. Understood.

General...

Not you.

What is this?
Why am I to be shot?

You know that any evasive maneuver
towards the west is forbidden.

Officers who don't obey
must be shot.

What do you mean?
My troops have been fighting for days.

My command post
is a kilometer from the front line.

Continue.

Do you see this? I forbid you
to take that tone with me.

And now, do whatever
you feel you must.

It's best if you tell this to the
Führer yourself. Come along.

You can't pass, Colonel.
- Orders from Brigade Führer Mohnke:

I have to get into the hospital.
We need medication.

There's nobody left.
They all took off.

And the wounded?
- How should I know?

I'm going to have a look.
You stay here.

Be very careful.
There are lots of Russians here.

See that? That's where the
Reich ends. Behind it is Russkie-Land.

May I?

He's damned stubborn.
Why doesn't he let me do that?

Am I supposed to tie him up?
What was I to do?

I'm disabled.
Do you want your son to be, too?

Don't shout at me like that.

He wanted to be part of the Hitler Youth.
Just like thousands of others.

He wants to defend himself,
and avenge himself.

Yes, look at me.
You make me shit.

You've suffered,
but you could fight.

We could do nothing
when it rained bombs.

We had only
our fear and our rage.

Arming children wasn't my idea.
The Führer said...

The Führer...
He's sent entire armies to their graves.

Now he lets children fight against two
million Russians. He's gone insane.

Coward.

Peter, stay here. Let us talk.

What would you have me do? Tell me.

My compliments.

I should have been back by now.
Are you sure the Führer still needs me?

- Drink.
- Führer's orders.

You made a big impression
on the Führer.

But you don't think Steiner
will attack, do you?

I doubt whether Steiner
is able to do anything...

...but you probably know that
better than I do.

If Steiner doesn't attack,
Berlin is lost.

The Führer was impressed
with your report.

He puts you in command of
the defense of Berlin.

I'd have preferred to be shot.

Fall back.

Let them get closer.

Tank alert.

Easy. Wait, kid.
They're still too far.

Stay in the bunker, ladies.

Is that German artillery I hear?
- I'm afraid not.

But hasn't Steiner's
attack started?

You have to go as fast as you can.
Time is running out.

But the Führer has
the situation under control.

Steiner's attack will make
all the difference.

The Führer says it will change
military history.

Everybody but the Führer knows
that's a fantasy.

I wonder if he even believes it himself.
- Why would he play games?

What does he have to lose?

I don't believe a word of it.

The enemy has made a breakthrough.

They took Zossen and are advancing
towards Stahnsdorf.

They're at the city's northern border,
between Frohnau and Pankow.

In the east, they've reached
Lichtenberg, Mahlsdorf and Karlshorst.

When Steiner attacks,
everything will be alright.

Mein Führer...

Steiner...

Steiner didn't have sufficient forces.

The attack did not happen.

The following stay in the room:
Keitel, Jodl, Krebs and Burgdorf.

That was an order.
Steiner's attack was an order.

How dare you ignore my orders?

Is this what it's come to?

The military, everybody lied
to me. Even the SS.

The generals are no more than
a bunch of disloyal cowards.

I can't allow that...

Cowards, traitors and incompetents.
- Mein Führer, that's outrageous.

The generals are the scum
of the German people.

No sense of honor.

You call yourself General because
you spent years at the academy...

...where you only learned
to use knife and fork.

For years, the military
obstructed me.

All you ever did is thwart me.

I should have had...

...all the high officers executed.
Like Stalin did.

I never went to the academy.

But I conquered all
of Europe on my own.

Traitors.

I've been betrayed and deceived
from the start.

Such enormous betrayal
of the German people.

But all these traitors will pay.
With their own blood.

They'll drown
in their own blood.

Calm down, Gerda.

All my orders have been ignored.

How can I be a leader
under these circumstances?

It's over.

The war is lost.

But if you think this means
I'll leave Berlin...

...you're mistaken. I'd rather
shoot a bullet through my head.

Do what you want.

The Führer wasn't serious about
shooting himself, was he?

Frau Junge, Frau Christian.

Get changed. In one hour,
a plane will take you south.

Everything is lost.

Hopelessly lost.

You know I'll stay with you.
You can't send me away.

Mein Führer, I'm staying too.

What now?

Time for this charade to end.

Do you want us to stop fighting?
That's inconceivable.

The Führer doesn't want us to capitulate.
No more November 1918. Ever.

But he doesn't want to be in charge
anymore. He said: "Do what you want."

Nobody can replace him.
The Führer is the Führer.

The Führer's confused.
He'll recover.

Great. And then what?

No capitulation. That was
never his intention.

We owe it to him.
- Hollow phrases.

We have to act now,
or it will be too late.

You're only looking after yourself.
- Mind your words.

Damn.

We'll never get out of here alive.
It's all over.

We've got to wait.

Even the Führer doesn't believe in it
anymore. What will happen to us?

Günsche says there's a tunnel
that goes under the Russian lines.

Why did you say
you wanted to stay with him?

I don't know. Honestly.

Will we ever be able to
buy bread again?

At the bakery, like before?

It stopped. Let's go for a walk.

Traudl.

Look here.

Ah, children, I'm lighting another one.

Let's go down again.

You know that statue outside?
It would look good in my garden, by the pond.

Will you buy it for me
if we get out of here?

My dear, I don't know who owns
that statue.

It's state property, certainly.
I can't put it in a private garden.

If you succeed at liberating Berlin,
surely you can make a small exception.

Female logic.

You're very dirty.
You can't wear this coat anymore.

You don't have to walk
around like some old man.

This is my work uniform.

I can't wear an apron when I'm in front
of a map with coloring pencils.

Mommy.

Ammunition. Fast.

Where's the medic?

Where did they come from?
- Volkssturm. Drafted this afternoon.

They have to get
out of the field of fire.

The Volkssturm is under the
direct command of Dr. Goebbels.

I want them out of here.
This is insane.

I'll take the responsibility.

- I think this is wrong.
- Great.

Stop. Lights out.

Stop. Stay where you are.

Stay where you are.
- Alright, Germans.

Help. They want to kill us.
- What is all this?

A Greifkommando.
- You're kidding.

Stop it. Let those men go.

What's this?
- You have no authority here.

These men are fugitives.
Traitors are shot.

They're old men. Civilians.
You can't do this.

Who's going to stop me?
You maybe?

Stop it. That's enough.

Dismissed.

This man's a doctor.

- Can you operate?
- Not really.

Don't let the children
take too many toys.

And not too many pajamas.
They're no longer needed.

Herr Minister...
- Frau Junge, my family will arrive soon.

Can you look after them for a moment?
Thank you.

Brigade Führer, what can I do for you?

Your Volkssturm is easy prey
for the Russians.

They have neither combat experience
nor good weapons.

Their unconditional belief
in the final victory makes up for that.

Herr Minister, without weapons
those men can't fight.

Their deaths will be pointless.

I don't pity them.

I repeat: I don't pity them.

The people called this
upon themselves.

This may come as a surprise to you,
but have no illusion.

We didn't force the people.
They gave us a mandate.

And now their little necks
are being snapped.

Eva, you have to leave the Führer.

Don't be stupid.
This is about life and death.

How can you say that?
Where are you?

I decided not to die in Berlin.

Does my sister know where you are?
- Think about it. I'll call you back.

Children, your room is to the right.

Wait for me.

Hello, Frau Goebbels.
- Good to see you, Frau Junge.

Line up, children.

Helga, come. Line up.

Let's make ourselves look good and
then we'll go say hello to Uncle Hitler.

Do you remember the song?

I know how you feel.
If we don't amputate, he'll die.

Give yourself room to work.

Cut down to the artery.

Be brave, colleague.

Take hold of the artery.

Clamp it.

Saw.

The best thing to do is
shoot yourself in the mouth.

Then your skull explodes.

You won't feel a thing.
You'll be dead immediately.

I want to be a beautiful corpse.
I'll take poison.

If I have to die,
at least let it be painless.

That's definitely painless.

It paralyzes the nervous system
and the respiratory system.

A matter of seconds.

- Can I have one too?
- Me too.

Himmler supplied me well.

Thank you.

I would have liked to give you
a nicer present.

Berlin, April 23, 1945.

My dear little sister, I'm sorry
to write this to you.

But such is how it is. It could
be over any moment.

First of all: Hermann isn't with us.

But I'm sure
you'll see him again.

He'll get through this
and fight on from Bavaria.

The Führer has lost all hope
of a positive outcome.

Dear son, I don't know
if you will receive this letter.

Maybe someone will allow me
to send you a last greeting.

I stayed with dad
against his will.

Last Sunday, the Führer
wanted to help me escape.

But you know your mother.
We have the same blood.

I won't even think about it. Our
ideology is going down the drain...

...and with it, everything that made
life beautiful and worthwhile.

A world without the Führer and National
Socialism is not worth living in.

That is why I brought
the children, too.

They are too good for the
life that awaits them.

God will have mercy on me
if I bring them redemption myself.

I'll wear my bracelet with the green
stone until the very end.

After that, I want
you to always wear it.

Unfortunately, my diamond watch
is with the watchmaker.

I've included the address below.
I hope you're lucky enough to get it.

I want you to have it.

You'll also get the bracelet
with the topaz pendant.

A birthday present
from the Führer.

I owe some money
to the Heise company.

There may be more debts, but
no more than 1500 Reichsmarks.

All correspondence with
the Führer must be burned.

I'm sending you some food and tobacco.
Also, the coffee is for Lindner and Kathl.

The cigarettes are for Mandi, the tobacco
for dad, the chocolate for mom.

I can't think of anything else.
That's it for today.

Dear sister, I wish
you lots of happiness.

And remember,
you will see Hermann again.

The warmest regards
and a kiss from...

...your sister.

Peter.

I brought some bread.

I have to go, dad. They need me.
- Stay here.

- Let me go.
- Easy, boy.

Let him go.
The Führer needs everyone.

I'm tired of your bullshit.
- Wilhelm.

What did you say?

Kiss my ass.

They should hang you.
With somebody like you we'd make short work.

Let's go get some water.
- There's no water here.

Then we'll have to go outside and look.
- Are you drunk?

Come on, hero. I'll protect you.

Inge.

Give me that gun.

Give it here.

I don't fight against children.

Berlin is not really
as bad off as it seems.

The divisions must be kept intact.
Supplement them with civilians if necessary.

If we stop the Soviets here,
the whole world will be taken aback.

If it's really true...

...that there are rifts between
the Allies, and that happens...

...then a reversal is possible...

...and I can deliver a blow to the head
of this insatiable Bolshevik colossus.

If I'm successful here,
and save the capital...

...then the world will realize
that only one man is capable...

...of stopping the Bolsheviks.

And that is me.

If I win this battle, then it's not
for personal honor and glory.

But for history.

If all goes well, perfect. In the opposite
case, Europe will become Bolshevik.

And in five years, the Führer and
National Socialism will become legendary.

Sanctified by the last great battle.

Everything that the world reproaches
us for will be swept aside.

Only here in Berlin
can everything still be saved.

Each last man must be utilized.
That is our duty.

Grand Admiral Dönitz will be happy to learn
that things are so well with the Führer.

- Such energy.
- It's a miracle.

He is and remains the Führer.

And just yesterday there were rumors
that he'd succumbed to depression.

You said it yourself: rumors.

The V2's will ensure
a reversal of the situation.

Their range must be enormous.
When will they be ready?

I can't say anything.
It's a strict secret.

Naturally. Excuse me.

Here I am.

Got you.

- Excuse us.
- It's nothing.

Go play upstairs.

General Field Marshal,
the Führer would like to speak with you.

Listen, Keitel.
I want you to leave tonight.

Go to Dönitz and help him
get everything organized.

Things have to be
started up again.

I don't understand you.

We have no more oil fields.
That's catastrophic.

It makes any serious operation
impossible.

Once everything is settled here,
we must recover our oil fields.

Any other questions?
- No, mein Führer.

Good. Have a good trip.

Fritz.

Martha.

The operator is dead and the entire
Army press service has left.

Frau Junge, bring this
to Herr Bormann. It's urgent.

Bad news?

This has just come in.
- Thank you very much, Frau Junge.

A telegram from Göring.

He writes:

Mein Führer,
based on your decision...

...to remain in Berlin,
do you agree...

...that I thereby take command...

...with complete freedom of action?

If I receive no reply by 2200 hours,
I'll assume you have been incapacitated.

I will then act on behalf
of the country and the Fatherland.

That's high treason.
And betrayal of you.

Göring's concerns are not
entirely unjustified.

If our communication
system fails...

...we'll be cut off
from the outside world.

We won't be able
to issue orders anymore.

I think Göring wants
to seize power.

I never trusted his clique
at Obersalzberg.

This looks like a coup.

That failure. That parasite.

Parvenu. Sluggard.

How dare he say
I'm incapacitated?

Hello.
- Herr Speer. How did you get into Berlin?

It wasn't easy,
but I must speak with the Führer.

If I were you, I'd wait a bit.

The Luftwaffe.
What has he done to it?

For that alone,
he should be executed.

That morphine addict
corrupted the country.

And now this.

He betrays me.

Me of all people.

I want Göring stripped
of his power, immediately.

And, in case I don't
survive the war...

...he's to be
executed immediately.

What's going to happen to us?
Is there any hope left?

Frau Junge, leave here
before it's too late.

The Führer is staying.
We can't leave him behind, can we?

He doesn't need anybody for what
awaits him. Least of all you.

But Herr Goebbels and his wife
are staying. And the children.

But the children...

I always thought...

...that there was a way out.

Warmer, warmer, warmer...

Hot.

- Look, Heide.
- It's beautiful.

Uncle Albert.

Uncle Albert, won't you stay with us?
- I can't, Helga. I have work to do.

You can work here too.

Good evening, Herr Speer.

- Frau Christian. Are you
running a kindergarten now?

Mommy is ill.

What does she have?
- I don't know.

The doctor wants her to stay in bed.

Herr Minister,
Frau Braun would like to speak with you.

Good luck.

See you soon, children.
- See you soon.

Who wants some apple juice?
- Me.

Tell Frau Braun that I'll be by.

Come in.

Albert. Hello.

You have a fever.

Albert, I can't take it anymore.

Why don't you leave with
the children, Magda?

Leave? And go where?

I can arrange a barge to
take you to Schwanenwerder.

You can hide
until everything's over.

It won't be long now anyway.

I've thought about it.

My children can't grow up in
a world without National Socialism.

Think about it some more. The
children have a right to a future.

If National Socialism dies,
there will be no future.

I can't believe
you really want that.

Go.

I'll come by again
before I leave.

Come in.

I knew you'd come.

You wouldn't desert the Führer.

I've come to say goodbye to the Führer.
I'm going back to Hamburg tonight.

Of course, you must go.
Sit down.

I brought some furniture
you designed.

I couldn't leave it behind.

Please, you must've
not eaten all day.

That's true.

It's very important that you came.
It shows him you're on his side.

Did he ever doubt that?

Lately, he often thought
you were against him too.

I always said you'd come
and here you are.

I think he liked it that you
advised him to stay in Berlin.

I think it's best, too.

And, you know...

...it may sound strange...

...but I'm really happy here.
And I'm not afraid.

Herr Speer...

The Führer...

When you speak with him...

There's the question of whether we'll
remain here, or fly to Berchtesgaden.

Advise him to leave, Herr Speer.
He listens to you.

Persuade him that if we don't leave Berlin,
the Bolsheviks will cut our throat.

So, you came.
- Mein Führer, I...

It's OK.

Let's sit down.

I had great plans
for the Germans and the world.

Nobody understood me.
Not even my old brothers in arms.

The opportunities we had.
The whole world was ours to grab.

Too late.

I can be proud only...

for openly fighting the Jews...

...and for cleansing the Lebensraum
of the Jewish poison.

I don't find it hard to go on.
One brief moment...

...and then eternal peace.

But please spare the people,
mein Führer.

If my people cannot endure
this ordeal...

...I won't shed a tear.

They get what they deserve.

They brought this fate
upon themselves.

For months...

...I have to tell you this...

...for months I've sabotaged
your orders for destruction.

I not only ignored your orders,
but even acted against them.

I had to tell you.

My personal loyalty to you
has never wavered.

So you're leaving.

Good.

Goodbye.

I wish you all the best.

Come in.

The very best.

Eat as so much as
you can, gentlemen.

Peter.

It's alright, son.

He has a fever.

Yes, but he's alive.

If God wants to do
someone a favor...

He sends him out into the world...

He gives him a bite to eat...

and then sends him to a sausage factory.

The lazy ones who stay in bed...

are not invigorated by the dawn...

they know only of rocking cradles...

of worries, burden, need and bread...

the streams gush in the mountains...

larks flutter in the air.

Why would I not sing along...

lustily and loudly.

On the right there.

Loyalty and courage
still exist in this world.

Ritter von Greim
and Fräulein Reitsch, how good...

...that the both of you arrived
more or less unharmed.

Sit down.

We came under heavy fire,
but still arrived in Gatow.

From there,
we couldn't continue.

We flew in a Fieseler Storch,
over the Russian lines...

...and landed on the
East-West axis, close to here.

Before landing, the Soviets
had a go at us.

A telegram from Göring.

Received yesterday. Read it.

You see they spare me nothing.

Neither deception nor infidelity.
Neither infamy nor treason.

You end up regretting
your own kindness.

General Von Greim, I appoint you
Supreme Commander of the Luftwaffe.

I hereby promote you
to General Field Marshal.

Mein Führer, I will not disappoint you.

A big responsibility
rests on your shoulders.

You must rebuild the
Luftwaffe from the ground up.

Many mistakes have been made.
Be ruthless.

Life doesn't forgive weakness.

This so-called humanity
is religious drivel.

Compassion is an eternal sin.
To feel compassion for the weak...

...is a betrayal against nature.

The strong can only triumph
if the weak are exterminated.

I've remained faithful to this law of nature,
and have never shown compassion.

I've always been ruthless
when faced with internal...

...opposition from other races.
And that's the only way.

Apes, for instance...

...kill all outsiders.

And what applies to apes,
most certainly applies to humans.

Himmler made an offer to surrender...

...to the Western powers.

Via Count Bernadotte.

Reported on English radio.

Himmler. Of all people, Himmler.

The most loyal of my loyals.
That is the most terrible treason.

Göring, yes, he was corrupt.
Always has been.

Speer, yes, an absent-minded artist.
All the others: yes.

But Himmler?

Has he gone insane?

He must have told them I'm sick.

Or perhaps already dead.

Leave me alone with Ritter Von Greim
and Fräulein Reitsch.

And get Fegelein.
- We don't know where he is.

What? He's Himmler's adjutant.
He must be available.

We haven't seen him for days.
- I want a report immediately.

Stay, Doctor, please.

You and Greim must go as quickly
as possible. Fly to Dönitz.

Tell him to do everything
it takes to punish Himmler.

We've decided to die with you.

Thank you for this proof of loyalty.

But Himmler must die.
He committed treason.

He's no longer necessary
for my plans.

Do you think I'll just look on as
those Jewish swines slaughter me?

This is part of a huge decoy operation.
I've allowed the enemy...

...to invade the Reich.
And they think they've won.

But mark my words:
they'll have a rude awakening.

Dönitz is mobilizing in the north.
Kesselring in the south.

We'll surround the enemy
and crush them in a pincer movement.

From Prague, three armies will attack
the Russians, simultaneously, from the rear.

I didn't know we still had
so many reserve troops.

I made sure you'll soon have
a thousand of the most modern...

...jets at your disposal.

With those, you can make the
Luftwaffe ready for battle again.

I kneel to your genius, at the
altar of the Fatherland.

He'll be furious if he learns
that Hermann is gone.

Hopefully it's not what it seems.
The Führer would never forgive him.

It makes me feel sick.
My sister is carrying Hermann's child.

Don't be so glum, Fräulein Braun.

You know the Führer as benevolent.
But he can also be quite the opposite.

Heil, mein Führer.

You too have requested to leave Berlin?

Mein Führer, as you know,
all medical departments...

...that fall under the SS and Himmler,
have left Berlin.

Himmler is a traitor.
He won't escape punishment.

Mein Führer, as Reichsarzt SS,
I have no more work here.

Your request to leave Berlin
is unacceptable.

My family...

If the Russians...

I must leave.
- You've done nothing wrong.

Future generations will thank you
for your medical research.

I take all the responsibility.

We'll talk about it later.

GruppenFührer Fegelein cannot
be found. He's not in the bunker.

What, you can't find Fegelein?

Keep searching. I want to speak
with Fegelein. Immediately.

If he left just like that,
that's desertion. Treason.

Bring me Fegelein.

Fegelein. Fegelein.

Daddy, why are you wearing
your Sunday uniform?

- Ernst, is something wrong?
- No.

Thank you.

Brigitte is hungry too.

Ilse, you should eat something too.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

Thank you.

What is it?
- GruppenFührer, you're under arrest.

What?
- You're suspected of desertion.

Get dressed.
You'll come with us.

Like hell.

Search the room.

Let go of me.
You can't give me orders.

You won't have Hermann
executed, will you?

There's no doubt.
He wanted to flee.

What does it matter?
Everything's over.

Think of my poor sister.
She's pregnant by Hermann.

He collaborated with Himmler.
He's a traitor.

There's no compassion for traitors.

There's no mercy for them.

He'll be court-martialed
and executed.

What's the point of that?

It is my will.

You're the Führer.

Speak.

The Russians are advancing
more and more.

There are no more reserves.
Supplies from the air are impossible.

There's no ammunition
coming in anymore.

In the north, the Russians are standing
in front of the Weidendammer bridge.

In the East: Lustgarten.
South: Potsdammer Platz.

West: Tiergarten, about 400 meters
from the Chancellery.

How long can you hold out?
- At most, two days.

Including the government district?
- Yes sir, mein Führer.

As a soldier, I suggest we
flee Berlin. It's surrounded.

The battle of Berlin has killed
20,000 of our best officers.

That's what young people are for.

Your proposal is insane.
Complete madness.

Think of the thousands of wounded.
We can't help them.

Mein Führer, the orders have been written.
I give you my word...

The Führer cannot make an honorless
disappearance from world history.

Even if such a move was successful...

...I'll end up in another
troublesome situation.

I'd have to stay in the open air,
or on a farm...

...and wait for the end.

Wenck is advancing with the 12th Army.
He can join the 9th...

...and give the Russians
the final blow.

Wenck's an excellent fellow.
Send a telegram to Keitel:

Immediately report to me the following:

First:
Where is Wenck's vanguard located?

Second:
When will they attack again?

Third: Where is the 9th Army?
Fourth: where will they make a breakthrough?

You'll see, gentlemen.
I'll be right.

Wenck will come.

Wenck will come.

I want to know if Wenck
can do anything at all.

It's unlikely that Wenck's
small amount of troops...

What's unlikely about the offensive?
- Wenck can't do anything anymore.

Then why don't you tell the Führer that?
Has everyone gone mad?

Do you think the Führer doesn't know?
He'll never surrender.

And neither will we. I've been
through that once. Never again.

Come on. I have to go.

Stop right there.

Heil Hitler.

You have to cut lengthwise.
- In the mouth. One shot and you're dead.

- Who will win?
- Me.

You look very elegant.

I think we're all going to cry today.

Have we reached that point?
- No, they'll be tears of joy.

What is it, Helga?

Helga, come.

Helga cries easily lately.
Excuse me.

I must go see your Uncle Hitler, children.
Good night.

Excuse me. I fell asleep.

Did you get some rest, my child?

In shorthand.

My political will.

More than 30 years have passed...

...since I made my contribution
as a volunteer...

...during the first World War.

During those 30 years,
I learned to think, act and live...

...out of love and loyalty
for my people.

Excuse me. The artillery...
- Yes. Please sit down.

Centuries will pass...

...but from the ruins
of our cities and monuments...

...the hatred of the people...

...who did this to us,
will continue to flare up:

International Jewry
and its accomplices.

What is it, Herr Minister?

Imagine this.
The Führer wants me to leave Berlin.

He ordered it.

I've never ignored an order
from the Führer.

But I will ignore this order.
I'll stay with the Führer.

Please, Frau Junge...

...I want to dictate my will to you.

I was just typing
the Führer's will.

Good.

I understand. Some other time.

Mein Führer, according to the racial law
I'm obliged to ask you:

Mein Führer, are you
of Aryan descent?

Can I see your identity card?

You're talking to the Führer here.
- Alright then.

And you, Fräulein Braun,
are you of Aryan descent?

Then there's nothing to stop us.

I'm asking you now:
Do you, mein Führer, Adolf Hitler...

...take Eva Braun, present here,
as your wife? Answer "yes."

Do you, Eva Braun, take Führer
Adolf Hitler, present here...

...as your husband?
Answer "yes."

Then I declare you man and wife.

- Frau Junge.
- Thank you. Krebs.

I'm happy you could be here.
- Congratulations, but I didn't know about it.

When I had to sign, I almost
wrote Braun instead of Hitler.

I had to cross it out.

Is there a response from
our telegram to Keitel?

Do we have news of Wenck and his army?

No, mein Führer, I regret to report.

He's injured.

Everything will be alright.

You must go to the Führer right away.
- At this hour?

How long can we hold out?
- Twenty hours, no more.

The Russians are within
a few hundred meters.

For the moment we've brought
them to a standstill.

You know, Mohnke, the western
democracies are decadent.

They'll succumb to
the people from the east.

All the best. Thank you.

It wasn't only for Germany.

A message from Keitel.

1. Wenck's vanguard is
stuck south of Schwielowsee.

2. The 12th Army cannot
continue the attack on Berlin.

3. The 9th Army is
completely surrounded.

What do we do when the last
ammunition reserves have been exhausted?

I'll never surrender. Never.

I forbid you, and the other
commanders, to surrender.

Listen, Günsche. My wife and I
are going to commit suicide.

I don't want my corpse
exposed by the Russians.

I don't want them to get me,
dead or alive.

I want to be burned
and never to be found.

Günsche, I want you
to promise me...

...that you will do
all it takes.

Mein Führer...

...that's a terrible order,
but I will carry it out.

Kempka.
- Erich, I need 200 liters of gasoline.

Are you crazy?
Where will I get that from?

From the parked vehicles.

What's all that gas for?
- I can't say over the telephone.

Come, please.
The Führer wants to see us.

Should I tell the Führer
you're indisposed?

It's only my collapsed lung.

I'll die soon anyway.

Excuse me.

Over here, Herr Professor.

One moment, please.

Excuse me.

I'm sorry to interrupt
your important work.

Mein Führer, keep faith
in the final victory.

Lead us and we shall follow.

Come on.

Join the crowd.

Come. Have a drink.

Anyway there's nothing else we can do.
- Do sit down.

That's better.
Yes sir, the situation is pretty shitty.

Can we sit down?
- Please do, Fräulein Br...

Frau...
- You can call me Frau Hitler.

It's alright.

A pity we can't go outside anymore.

Only if you want
to die a heroic death.

Fritz, control yourself a bit.
- Yes. Control.

Take cover.

Let's go.

What are you doing here?
- I have to report to the Führer.

You can't right now. Sit down.

Sit. Drink.

May I present Frau Hitler?

So young and so many decorations.
You must be proud.

Excuse me.
I'm not used to drinking anymore.

You can use our toilet.

If your hand shakes, the bullet
might only hit the optic nerve.

That's why it's good
to take the poison too.

When you bite through the capsule,
pull the trigger.

Will I have enough time?

The poison starts working
after one or two seconds.

Tornow, you too.

Come Blondi.

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 301945, 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.