Abstract
Europe was the scene of many wars, all of which killed hundreds and reduced land to ashes. World War II certainly proved to be one of the tragedies of the twentieth century, and Germany's capital Berlin became the source of Europe's destruction. The rise of Nazism brought on by its ruler, Adolph Hitler, changed history for the worst and created nothing but fear and destruction. Berlin was no exception to the rule of death and devastation, and after the war German civilians called the capital the "Reich's funeral pyre." (p 299) As the end of the war approached, the fall of Berlin was inevitable, and the "indestructible" Reich power fell apart. Nazis escaped the dying empire, and its dictator lost his power, sanity, and most of his followers. What would become of the German capital? How did the Reich lose its power? What would be Berlin's future? Here are examples of the questions that will be answered in order to understand the lives of those who lived in the center of a tragedy. The year was 1945, and this is the story of the fall of Berlin...
