Скачать или смотреть (1945) FINALLY UNCENSORED: Watch Berlin Fall in RARE Color 4K Footage

On May 6, 1945, Major Kirke B. Lawton receives special permission to document a historic ceremony: the unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht signed at Allied Headquarters in Reims. This act officially marked the end of World War II in Europe two days later.

Discover rare, unique color footage capturing the jubilant V-E Day celebrations in London, the Netherlands, and Czechoslovakia, contrasted with the sobering documentation of the German defeat. The archive includes exclusive footage from the “Special Film Project 186” in Augsburg, filming defeated key figures, notably Hermann Göring, Hitler's second-in-command.

In early July, American camera teams gained access to film in Berlin. They captured unique color photos of the devastated capital and its inhabitants. While George Stevens was denied permission to film the Potsdam Conference, Major Lawton was granted access to the crucial first meeting between the new US President, Harry Truman, and the Kremlin's ruler, Josef Stalin. An indispensable perspective on the pivotal moments that reshaped the world order.
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