1945 BATTLE OF BERLIN | THE AFTERMATH
This authentic timetravelfootage takes us to Berlin in 1945, right in the middle of the brutal fighting, the chaos and the suffering of the people at the end of world war II and immediately afterwards, when the weapons fell silent but the fight for survival was far from over for many. We see the first moments under Soviet rule.
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The aftermath of the Battle of Berlin in 1945 was marked by significant political, social, and humanitarian consequences:
End of the Third Reich: The battle resulted in the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany. Adolf Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945, leading to the collapse of the Nazi regime. Berlin was officially surrendered to the Soviet forces on May 2, 1945, and Germany's formal surrender occurred on May 8, 1945, marking the end of World War II in Europe.
Division of Berlin and Germany: Following the war, Berlin was divided into four sectors controlled by the Allied powers: the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and France. This division eventually led to the broader division of Germany into East Germany (controlled by the Soviet Union) and West Germany (controlled by the Western Allies), setting the stage for the Cold War.
Humanitarian Crisis: The battle left Berlin in ruins, with vast destruction of infrastructure and housing. The civilian population faced severe shortages of food, water, and medical supplies. Many Berliners were homeless and the city was littered with debris and bodies.
Soviet Occupation: The Red Army's occupation of Berlin was marked by widespread atrocities, including mass rapes and looting. The Soviet forces exacted revenge for the brutalities committed by the Nazis in the Soviet Union, leading to significant suffering among the civilian population.
Displacement and Refugees: Millions of Germans were displaced due to the war and the shifting borders. Refugees from the Eastern territories flooded into what remained of Germany, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis.
Political Changes: The fall of Berlin and the end of the war led to significant political changes in Germany. The Nuremberg Trials were conducted to prosecute prominent leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes. The country underwent denazification, aiming to rid German society, culture, press, economy, judiciary, and politics of any remnants of the Nazi regime.
Reconstruction: The post-war period required extensive reconstruction efforts to rebuild Berlin and the rest of Germany. This process was slow and complicated by the onset of the Cold War, which divided not only the city but the entire nation.
Cold War Tensions: The division of Berlin became a focal point of Cold War tensions. The Berlin Blockade (1948-1949) and the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 symbolized the ideological divide between the Soviet Union and the Western powers.
The Battle of Berlin thus not only marked the end of World War II in Europe but also set the stage for the geopolitical dynamics of the latter half of the 20th century.
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Such a beautiful city built by people so willing to destroy other peoples cities. It was justice that the Russians took it after the total destruction of their own country wherever the Germans occupied it. We strayed into waging total war where every member of society regardless of nationality is both a perpetrator and victim. The battle of the Reichstag was particularly symbolic being burnt down by the Nazis in 1934 and a prime target for the Red Army in 1945 both times symbolizing control over the German people. Everyone who participated in the battle had lost family members and friends and newsreels fail to convey the feelings of the common soldiers and civilians on both sides. Elation at victory yet sadness that your own home city was probably destroyed..despair at destruction and defeat and the knowledge that you were wrong. The German and Russian people should have been friends not foes and Berlin will be forever be a story of people not destroyed buildings. The ideology on all sides was wrong as history has proved and all Europeans need to take stock of the lesson that we all need to get on and not fight with each other and never allow outside interests to control us. The post war division of the city is a story in itself saying the war never ended in 1945 but continued covertly waged by other means. Modern Berlin with its concrete and glass and modernism in no way represents Europes real soul or culture nor would Hitlers proposed 'Germania' had he built it. The story of Berlin in some ways mirrors St Petersburg. Both cities were built in an unlikely geographical location at the behest of a leadership determined to make a statement to the world and demonstrate the dynamic nature of their people. The destruction of both those cities is a lesson in what happens if that dynamic power is harnessed for the wrong reasons. Thank you for a very moving documentary. 🙂👍
Being in Berlin in April and May of 1945 was clearly a classic example of being in the wrong place at the wrong time wasnt it !
Even in bombed out Berlin the Soviet soldiers were amazed at how much better the living standard were there.
This is how every major city in Germany looked at the end of the war... Dresden, probably the worst.
And in the end the USSR also collapsed less than 50 years later.
In terms of the relatively short time frame, this was the bloodiest battle in WW2 , according to historians. in 2 weeks and 2 days -1.3 million casualties
The German medical personnel wearing the gas masks and improvised goggles due to the air in the underground shelters - amazing! I have never seen this footage!
Those poor people, whoever they are, German, Russian, American, British...... It goes on the insanity of War......
The majority of people have no clue how horrible war is. They think it’s just two armies fighting each other, and only soldiers die. They don’t realize the starvation, abuse, and slaughter of innocent.
How soon some forget, the now generation seems to believe that this era was unimportant, what a way to go !.😢.
I would have died before seeing the Russians take over……..the dead were envied.
Siga pasando documentales , no los veía antes de la guerra de Ucrania, Occidente no lo permitía ver estos documentales.
The judeo allies were pure evil.
Germans should remember all this instead of listen to the politicians that are leading them through dangerous paths once again.
4' 28" in; the officer in the centre has a different cap badge to the others. What did that signify please?
Why do you put your logo right in ge the middle of old and historic footage. Extremely annoying.
never forget
This has a very good YOU ARE THERE feel to it. I watch this kind of stuff all the time and I had never seen any of these. I watched some color films shot by George Stevens. By comparing these with those I can tell that these were shot by Russians before Stevens got to berlin. He had wanted to go earlier but stalin wouldn't have it. I can tell by the junk in front of the Brandenburg gate. There was a lot more junk by the time Stevens arrived.
El sueño asesino del "Reich de los Mil Años" les salio un poco caro, ¿no? Nazis de porquería, recibieron lo que sembraron, y aún menos.
I have never seen this footage! WOW! The immediacy is incredible! All those old Volkstrummer walking into Soviet captivity. Incredible!