THE BATTLE AN EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT TEENAGER LIVING IN BERLIN WORLD WAR TWO FELL AFTER THE WAR EMIGRATED CANADA AS YOUNG FATHER KURT MOTHER LIVED BOMBING OF BERLIN OCCUPATION RUSSIA ELEVEN THE WAR STILL LIVING US IN CANADA THIS SUMMER INTERVIEWED SPEAK RECORDING TRANSLATED LAST WEEK BERLIN BOMBED READ APRIL 1945 FARM SOUTH THE FARM GERMAN SOLDIERS FULL LITTLE HOPE HOLD OUT WANTED BE WITH MY FAMILY WORST LEFT APRIL 28TH RETURN WALKED ALONG THE ROAD MILITARY VEHICLES TRYING TO THE NORTH OPENING ESCAPE RUSSIANS SURRENDER THE AMERICANS HEARD TERRIBLE STORIES HAPPENING THE GERMAN PEOPLE THE TRAIN CAUGHT RIDE TRUCK ARTILLERY SHELLS LANDING BOTH SIDES RUSSIAN MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHERS CONTRAILS ROCKETS FLYING OVER MY HEAD FIRING THE CENTRE THE SOLDIERS TURN SAW BABY CARRIAGE MAKE IT HER PARENTS YELLED WATCH SHOOTING SHELLS ALL AROUND US COTTAGE WITTENAU SUBURB THE NORTHWEST EDGE OF THE CITY THE DOOR NOBODY MYSELF THE CELLAR AIR RAID SHELTER SUDDENLY PARENTS LITTLE SISTER NEARBY BOMB MY FATHER THE HOUSE STILL STANDING THE BUNKER SHELLING FINALLY WE RAN ALL THE WAY DAYS FIGHTING WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WORRIED OLDER BROTHER ARMY EASTERN HERE SIMILAR BUNKER GRAIN LASTED MORE THAN TWO HALF TROOPS SOVIET VICIOUS TEN THOUSAND TANKS THOUSAND AIRCRAFT INVOLVED MILLIONS ALREADY DEVASTATED KILLING CIVILIANS NO OTHER OPERATION SCALE IN WORLD WAR TAKEN WE REMAINED INSIDE ENOUGH FOOD FLOUR BREAD ON THE ROOF SCHOOL HEAR WHISTLING THE FACTORY THE OWNER GAVE THINK ABOUT IT BELIEVE STUPID COMMANDER SURRENDERED ICONIC PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE SOVIET FLAG RAISED SEAT MAY 5TH THE SHOOTING OUTSIDE TERRIFIED DOWN TWO WORDS KEPT WOMEN PREOCCUPIED THOUGHT SHOT MINUTE WE WENT BODIES LYING FIELD OUR HOUSE TRENCHES ENTRANCE HUGE TRENCH HAD TO CRAWL REACHED THE TRAP DOOR NO ESCAPE PREFER TALK ABOUT DISCOVERED HAVE TO THE WOMEN THE ONES AFTERWARDS SECOND ECHELON HOUSES WHATEVER STRIPPED HOMES RIGHT ESTIMATE SAYS GERMAN WOMEN RAPED THE SOVIET ARMY MULTIPLE DIED DISPUTED PHOTO MOVIE ANONYMOUS AUTHENTIC DIARY WOMAN FORCED EVERYONE DEMOLISHED THE ALLIED WEEKS STREET FIGHTING THE ROADS BLOCKED MONUMENTAL REMOVE RUBBLE TRAM LINES WRECKS WOODEN TRAM CARS THE DEFENDERS OF COURSE THE WORK DONE FEMALE CHIPPING MORTAR THE BRICKS HAND NAME WOMEN IN GERMANY TASK EMERGE THE WRECKAGE JUST ONE RUN STREETS THIS ONE UTILITIES IN THE CITY TO DO WASHING PUBLIC TRAGEDY TWO MONTHS FRENCH NEIGHBOURHOOD FRENCH ZONE THE TRANSFER TAKING PERIOD NO ONE IN CHARGE THOSE TWO SEIZED THE OPPORTUNITY ROUND UP PEOPLE FOR DEPORTATION PRISON TOO OLD JOIN THE ARMED FORCES NAVAL VETERAN WARDEN NAZI AUGUST 10TH REPORT THE LOCAL POLICE SUITCASE THE COUNTRY HELP THE FALL PACKED THE SUITCASE THE POLICE REAR LOADED THE BACKS TRUCKS DRIVEN CRYING CALLING OUT TO EACH JUMPED BICYCLE THE TRUCKS HUNDREDS OTHER PEOPLE EVENTUALLY CROWDS GUNFIRE NEVER MY DEAR THE MONTHS TIME ON ALONE UNPROTECTED GOING BUY BARTER SOMETHING POTATO HARVEST STACKED FARMERS TO GO ROOT LEFTOVER PLUNGE YOUR ARMS SLIMY IF YOU FIND GOOD COUNTRYSIDE FEED THE BEST THINGS TRADE FLINTS DEMAND LINENS ANYTHING ELSE FARMER EVERYTHING PERSIAN CARPET DESPERATE SEARCH BEHAVE THE SITE SUGAR REFINERY KILOMETRES WEST GOOD PLACE BEEN THERE STOLEN WINTER FAMILY EASTERN GERMANY THAT PART ONE POINT THERE WERE THIRTEEN WHOM DISPLACED THE WEST RATION CARDS THE ALLIES NUMBERING LEVEL CALORIES THE WORKING MAN TO NOTHING HAPPY THE TURN FINDING WORK THE PROCESS IMMEDIATELY ALL HANDS SEWING UNIFORMS SHIRTS KNITTING PIECEWORK SPRING TO LIVE CALL MY COUSIN ROOM AND BOARD ONE DAY MUCKING THE PIG APRON RUBBER BOOTS HANDSOME LOOKING RECENTLY ACCENT TURNED VISIT ME SOON WE WERE IN LOVE SHELTERED SOCIAL EVENTS THIS WAS IN PRISON EVENING THE BUS STOP ON MY WAY THIS TIME AREA TO LET REFUSED COMES SHE SAID RAPE NOTHING REALLY SO ON TWENTIETH BIRTHDAY THE DAY THE AGE LEGAL MAJORITY NEED PERMISSION TRADED SAVED POPPYSEED OIL SUGAR MY TIME ABLE WEDDING NOTHING EVER SO GOOD LEARNED CAME HOME SPENDING SAXON CAMP NORTH RECOGNIZE CONFIRMED THE CAMP KITCHEN DYSENTERY BACK IN THE MAN THE DETAILS SIGNED COLLECT SACHSENHAUSEN GERMANY POLITICAL PRISONERS FACILITY PUBLIC MUSEUM DISAPPEARED WITHOUT A TRACE NATURALLY ALMOST CERTAIN DEATH THE HANDS CHANGING IDENTITY HIDING OUT EAST ASSUMED NAME HAPPY REUNION DOWN THE STREET TWO BOYS UNCLE TRANSIT AUTHORITY JUST LIKE HELPED GET A JOB WORK IN CONDITIONS FILTHY ELECTRICITY STUCK THERE FOR YOUNGER FIFTH THE BOYS THE SOVIETS THE BERLIN WALL DIVIDED OUR CITY THE WALL AT THE END BLOCKS THE WESTERN CONTACT FRIENDS THE OTHER SIDE CONSTANT ALWAYS MY BOYS USED TO THROW ROCKS THE TRIP FLOODLIGHTS COME ON THE GUARDS RUN ALONG MACHINE BRITISH MINING CONSTRUCTION HIS FAMILY LIVE IN INVERMERE TRIPS BOYFRIEND THE MAN I MARRIED MARRIED GOOD HEALTH ENJOY WATCHING CHILDREN RECENT BRAVE SPECIAL BAKED THANK LOVING THE COURAGE TO SURVIVE CAUSED SO MUCH GRIEF YOU ARE INSPIRATION THE YOUNGER GENERATION VETERANS THE AMAZING STORY ORIGINAL STORIES WARTIME AVAILABLE BOOK TRUE HOMETOWN HEROES ORDER CALL ME PURCHASE AMAZON NOVEL CANADIAN AERIAL BESTSELLER 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