Seeing The Truth
After their defeat, many German soldiers pleaded ignorance as to the horror perpetuated by their government during the way. Allied forces, to ensure the truth of the death camps became public knowledge, forced prisoners of war to watch footage from within the camps. From their faces, it’s evident how traumatic these reels must have been.
Young Soldiers
As Soviet and American forces surrounded Berlin, Hitler urged the population to take up arms and fight till the bitter end (all while hiding in a basement bunker himself). The elderly, women, and even children took up the call to defend their city from capture. Hand-Georg Henke, only 16, weeps at the news that Berlin has finally fallen.