Tag: war end 1945
Unveiling Auschwitz: Soviet Inspection and the grim Reality #documentary #worldwar2
In January 1945, a Soviet commission inspects Auschwitz-Birkenau, finding only 8,000 of the 58,000 inmates still alive. The Nazis had left the weak to die, and evidence of destroyed gas chambers reveals the horrors of…
Germans fleeing in the final days of WWII #documentary #worldwar2
As the war neared its end in 1945, around seven million Germans were fleeing, facing two perilous options: escaping to the West by sea or risking a dangerous journey across the ice-covered lagoon in horse-drawn…
Churchill’s symbolic act: First visit to Hitler’s Reich at the Siegfried Line #documentary #hitler
In March 1945, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Hitler’s Reich, symbolically expressing his disdain for Hitler and the Nazi regime by urinating on the Siegfried Line defenses near Aachen. Documentary: Countdown to Surrender –…
Guardians of the Sky: Humboldthain’s WWII Anti-Aircraft Towers #documentary #worldwar2
The Humboldthain in Berlin, formerly anti-aircraft towers, equipped with twin guns, served to protect the city center during WWII from British and US air raids. Documentary: Countdown to Surrender – The Last 100 Days |…
Churchill’s hope for freedom #documentary #worldwar2
Churchill envisions victory over Hitler as a triumph for freedom but anticipates challenges if Stalin asserts dominance in Eastern Europe, suggesting a prolonged struggle for freedom in that region. Documentary: Countdown to Surrender – The…
Alliance in the shadows: Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin #documentary #worldwar2
Winston Churchill arrives in the Crimea, greeted by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, aiming to negotiate the future with Joseph Stalin. The wartime alliance was primarily held together by the common enemy, Adolf Hitler. Documentary:…
