1 00:00:34,500 --> 00:00:36,125 So many bombs fell. 2 00:00:39,416 --> 00:00:41,291 We expected to die at any time. 3 00:00:45,416 --> 00:00:48,333 We thought there was no way out. 4 00:01:00,708 --> 00:01:03,958 Whatever our enemies inflict on German cities… 5 00:01:08,083 --> 00:01:11,833 …I expect every German to fulfill his duties 6 00:01:13,833 --> 00:01:16,333 until their last drop of strength. 7 00:01:18,708 --> 00:01:23,916 I see victory ahead for Germany! 8 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:42,208 We are fighting today to free our people from this crisis! 9 00:04:14,583 --> 00:04:18,375 I remember Goebbels spoke on the radio and said, 10 00:04:18,458 --> 00:04:20,208 "Germany will stay German!" 11 00:04:24,416 --> 00:04:27,708 "Oh, God," my mother said. "That's lucky!" 12 00:04:27,791 --> 00:04:29,708 "We're saved!" 13 00:04:33,583 --> 00:04:36,375 Then someone said, "German tanks are coming!" 14 00:04:43,291 --> 00:04:45,750 But they were Russian tanks! 15 00:05:22,708 --> 00:05:26,958 The burning feeling of hatred. 16 00:05:38,125 --> 00:05:41,916 My mother, my brother, little sister 17 00:05:43,166 --> 00:05:45,583 were shot dead by Germans. 18 00:06:02,833 --> 00:06:08,833 The thing we all dreamed of was to get to Berlin! 19 00:06:22,208 --> 00:06:27,166 We imagine wild hordes from the east, 20 00:06:27,250 --> 00:06:29,333 sub-humans, 21 00:06:29,416 --> 00:06:32,375 and no one would get away alive. 22 00:06:42,583 --> 00:06:47,291 You lose everything it means to be human. 23 00:07:01,166 --> 00:07:04,416 Then there's only one thing left: 24 00:07:06,333 --> 00:07:08,041 the will to survive. 25 00:07:51,458 --> 00:07:58,375 Volkssturm soldiers of Berlin, raise your right hand 26 00:07:58,458 --> 00:08:00,500 and repeat after me. 27 00:08:00,583 --> 00:08:02,375 I vow… 28 00:08:02,458 --> 00:08:04,041 I vow… 29 00:08:04,125 --> 00:08:05,916 …that I for my fatherland… 30 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,833 …that I for my fatherland… 31 00:08:07,916 --> 00:08:09,625 …will fight bravely… 32 00:08:09,708 --> 00:08:11,208 …will fight bravely… 33 00:08:11,291 --> 00:08:13,708 …and would rather die… 34 00:08:13,791 --> 00:08:15,791 …and would rather die… 35 00:08:15,875 --> 00:08:19,916 …than give up the freedom of my people. 36 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:24,166 …than give up the freedom of my people. 37 00:08:30,958 --> 00:08:37,875 I weighed 100 pounds and was 5' 3". 38 00:08:40,250 --> 00:08:44,916 So, I had to roll up the trousers of my uniform. 39 00:08:49,666 --> 00:08:51,666 Men of the Berlin Volkssturm, 40 00:08:53,583 --> 00:08:59,916 never drop the flag before the enemies of the Reich 41 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,458 and surrender like cowards. 42 00:09:16,666 --> 00:09:19,750 My year, those born in 1929, 43 00:09:19,833 --> 00:09:24,333 were presented to the Führer on his birthday. 44 00:09:42,416 --> 00:09:46,375 The Führer was to lead us to victory. 45 00:09:57,750 --> 00:09:59,583 STOP! 46 00:09:59,666 --> 00:10:04,041 First, we set up roadblocks against the Red Army. 47 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,291 Berlin had to be defended. 48 00:10:14,541 --> 00:10:16,625 We just have to hold on! 49 00:12:31,083 --> 00:12:36,833 Our country had a line of Emperors 2,600 years old. 50 00:12:38,916 --> 00:12:41,916 We had never been invaded by another country. 51 00:12:49,375 --> 00:12:52,166 And we have the Samurai code of honor. 52 00:13:15,375 --> 00:13:18,166 I was in the eighth special attack unit. 53 00:13:20,875 --> 00:13:26,041 Hundreds of people came forward. 54 00:13:34,541 --> 00:13:38,958 We believed we were doing something righteous, 55 00:13:39,041 --> 00:13:40,625 that it was a holy war. 56 00:13:44,833 --> 00:13:47,916 I would feel brave 57 00:13:49,250 --> 00:13:53,208 and think we were heroes. 58 00:13:56,583 --> 00:14:01,750 Next day, I would feel anxious and scared. 59 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:07,916 We didn't really believe all that "Long live the Emperor" stuff, 60 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:11,000 but as a young person, you get caught up in it 61 00:14:11,083 --> 00:14:15,083 and feel that you have to follow suit. 62 00:17:20,833 --> 00:17:23,083 When my turn was approaching… 63 00:17:26,291 --> 00:17:28,625 …I was so scared of dying. 64 00:17:40,041 --> 00:17:43,916 But you had to obey orders. 65 00:18:35,541 --> 00:18:40,416 With the enemy fleet ahead, there was no way back. 66 00:18:52,166 --> 00:18:55,791 It's a funny thing, when I knew I was going to die, 67 00:18:55,875 --> 00:19:02,250 I remembered things from childhood. 68 00:19:05,666 --> 00:19:08,333 For example, my mother's face. 69 00:19:37,041 --> 00:19:40,625 Then I was hit and blacked out. 70 00:23:38,166 --> 00:23:41,833 CLEAR HEIGHT 3,9M 71 00:25:16,250 --> 00:25:17,916 I looked at the map. 72 00:25:19,708 --> 00:25:21,875 Berlin was 12 kilometers away. 73 00:25:24,625 --> 00:25:28,916 I said, "Guys, for all your suffering… 74 00:25:31,750 --> 00:25:33,750 for all your sorrows… 75 00:25:36,625 --> 00:25:37,958 fire!" 76 00:25:50,833 --> 00:25:51,916 Fire! 77 00:25:55,541 --> 00:25:56,541 Fire! 78 00:25:58,958 --> 00:26:01,541 We gave them hell! 79 00:26:12,750 --> 00:26:16,375 The infantry jumped onto the tanks. 80 00:26:17,041 --> 00:26:19,041 On to Berlin! 81 00:26:38,500 --> 00:26:42,083 I found myself in front of the Russians. 82 00:26:50,500 --> 00:26:55,666 I fired in the general direction of the enemy. 83 00:26:57,375 --> 00:26:59,791 It was a question of survival. 84 00:27:10,541 --> 00:27:12,416 We were so angry. 85 00:27:18,708 --> 00:27:24,166 Our tanks crushed the dead Germans. 86 00:27:24,833 --> 00:27:26,333 And the wounded. 87 00:27:32,833 --> 00:27:34,416 Revenge! 88 00:28:07,125 --> 00:28:12,541 Nine of my classmates were killed. 89 00:28:12,625 --> 00:28:16,458 We decided we were not going to surrender. 90 00:28:18,500 --> 00:28:21,666 We would try to break out. 91 00:28:47,958 --> 00:28:50,625 I was ready to get to the Reichstag… 92 00:28:54,458 --> 00:28:58,083 …and to put an end to it all. 93 00:29:11,916 --> 00:29:15,625 I climbed to the Reichstag dome 94 00:29:30,041 --> 00:29:32,875 …and reached the victory banner. 95 00:29:42,083 --> 00:29:46,958 For the entire war, I'd dreamed of reaching the enemy's lair. 96 00:29:49,458 --> 00:29:54,250 I reached the lair! 97 00:30:04,083 --> 00:30:07,500 The German army has been beaten. 98 00:30:08,125 --> 00:30:10,208 Germany is defeated! 99 00:30:13,875 --> 00:30:16,458 We came to a village. 100 00:30:18,166 --> 00:30:22,958 This lady told us, "Germany has surrendered." 101 00:30:26,375 --> 00:30:30,291 I said, "That's impossible. Germany can't surrender." 102 00:30:36,708 --> 00:30:41,666 My captain put his arm on my shoulder. 103 00:30:41,750 --> 00:30:45,666 "You know, boy, sometimes it's harder to hear the truth than a lie." 104 00:30:50,625 --> 00:30:52,916 I knew it was over. 105 00:31:12,625 --> 00:31:15,666 BERLIN REMAINS GERMAN! 106 00:31:47,666 --> 00:31:50,500 Men and women of Germany, 107 00:31:51,458 --> 00:31:55,541 our Führer, Adolf Hitler, has fallen. 108 00:33:12,666 --> 00:33:16,083 We walked until we came to a farm. 109 00:33:20,666 --> 00:33:27,375 Soldiers came past and told us, 110 00:33:27,458 --> 00:33:31,500 "The Führer fell in the battle for Berlin." 111 00:33:32,291 --> 00:33:37,000 And my mother said, "The Führer didn't know it all." 112 00:33:38,208 --> 00:33:42,291 I replied, "Forget the Führer." 113 00:33:43,291 --> 00:33:49,291 "He promised us the world, and now we're here in the dirt." 114 00:36:15,541 --> 00:36:21,208 TIRES - RUBBER GOODS 115 00:42:00,083 --> 00:42:07,041 WORK SETS YOU FREE 116 00:48:56,791 --> 00:48:58,458 There was a flash. 117 00:49:03,041 --> 00:49:06,083 The blast came rushing towards us. 118 00:49:08,083 --> 00:49:10,875 We were crying out to our mother. 119 00:49:10,958 --> 00:49:13,958 "Mom, help us, please help us!" 120 00:49:16,416 --> 00:49:19,666 I touched her with my hands. 121 00:49:23,416 --> 00:49:25,666 She crumbled into pieces, 122 00:49:28,791 --> 00:49:31,166 and ash soared into the air.