4 real historical locations · Germany
Bruno Ganz delivers a legendary performance as Adolf Hitler in his final days in the Berlin bunker in April 1945. Based on the memoirs of Hitler's secretary, the film humanises the monster to show how ordinary people enabled and served him until the very end — a landmark of German cinema.
CinemaMapped has mapped 4 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Germany.
Hitler's final days in the Berlin bunker as Soviet forces close in. April 20–30 1945.
Hitler retreated to the Führerbunker on January 16, 1945, and never left. He shot himself on April 30, 1945 with the Red Army less than 500 metres away. The bunker was demolished by the East German government in 1988;...
View location →The Battle of Berlin — Soviet forces street by street. Civilians and Hitler Youth defend the rubble of the capital.
The Battle of Berlin (April 16 – May 2, 1945) killed an estimated 125,000 civilians and 170,000 soldiers. The Red Army suffered 80,000 dead — more than the US lost in the entire Pacific War. Germany surrendered uncond...
View location →The New Reich Chancellery on Vossstrasse -- Hitler's seat of government -- burns above the underground bunker where the final decisions are made. Its grand h...
Albert Speer's New Reich Chancellery, completed in 1939, was partially destroyed in the Battle of Berlin. Hitler spent his final weeks between the Chancellery and the underground Fuhrerbunker beneath its gardens. Sovi...
View location →One of the last functioning airstrips in Berlin -- used by Albert Speer to fly in and out of the encircled city despite Hitler fury at the disloyalty of his ...
Tempelhof Airport remained operational until late April 1945, serving as an entry and exit point for a besieged city. It was used for supply flights and by senior officials making final visits. Soviet forces captured ...
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