1945: A year of destruction and hope - Heise reveals fates!

1945: A year of destruction and hope - Heise reveals fates!

A year that goes into the history books! 1945 - between destruction and hope. The last desperate fighters, young and old, stand on the battlefield while the Allies are getting closer. Civilians flee into the debris of the war, looking for protection and security. The war collapses in May, and people crawl out of the ruins, confronted with an uncertain future. Everyday life may go on, but the world has changed forever!

For the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, Volker Heise presents a gripping chronicle that includes the entire 1945 - from New Year's Eve on New Year's Eve! With an abundance of diaries, letters and memories as well as unpublished archive material, including moving eyewitness reports, Heise opens a unique perspective on this turbulent time. The voices and stories from this era are interwoven to a captivating narrative that directly linked people's fates. A portrait of a year that has never been told!

live broadcast of the reading

The beautiful reading with Volker Heise is broadcast live by radio and radio3! In cooperation with the renowned publishing house Rowohlt Berlin, the event is moderated by the RBB literary critic Gesa Ufer. The talented actor Ulrich Noethen will impressively bring the texts to life. Be there and experience the moving stories from a year that changed the world!