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Witness Berlin's final year through the memories of those who lived it.

This series revisits Berlin's most fateful year in cinematic style, guided by the people who experienced it firsthand. Across diaries, memories, files, and pictures, the city emerges in intimate and devastating detail, revealing how everyday life persisted as history closed in. Sign up to see a defining year from the inside.

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3 episodes

1Part 1

At the beginning of 1945, Berlin is under the illusion that it will survive the war. Every day there are bombing attacks, fires to be extinguished, and corpses to be buried. Life goes on as the front lines of the war close in each day.

52 min

2Part 2

The Battle of Berlin has begun. Step by step, the soon-to-be victorious powers advance. On April 30th, the Red Flag flies over the Reichstag and Adolf Hitler takes his own life. It takes another seven days before the Wehrmacht disassembles.

52 min

3Part 3

The English, French, and Americans still wait to enter Berlin. In the meantime, the Soviets appoint mayors, organize the food supply, and go on the hunt for war criminals. The Jewish community regroups, among which there are few survivors. The fate of the city is determined at the Potsdam Conference

52 min

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