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After the liberation – perspectives on the end of the war in Lichtenberg

to | Museum Lichtenberg im Stadthaus

The end of the war in the spring of 1945 in Berlin cannot be summarized in a single term. A central narrative is the liberation from National Socialism through the costly advance of the Red Army.

Key Visual, 80 Jahre Kriesende
© Kulturprojekte Berlin

Key Visual, 80 Jahre Kriesende



But alongside the image of battle, conquest, and destruction, violence, misery, insecurity, and guilt also shaped the reality of life in those days – as did the attempt to make a new beginning under difficult conditions.


  • How did the people of Lichtenberg experience this time of upheaval?
  • What hopes, fears, and worries shaped their everyday lives?
  • And what expectations did they associate with the end of Nazi rule?

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