Hitler’s Secret Berlin | National Geographic

Sascha Keil is an historian and leading

Sascha Keil is an historian and leading member of the 300 strong Berlin

member of the 300 strong Berlin

member of the 300 strong Berlin underworld association

their headquarters is a wartime air-raid

their headquarters is a wartime air-raid shelter hidden under a subway station

their mission to uncover the lost

their mission to uncover the lost history of underground Berlin over the

history of underground Berlin over the

history of underground Berlin over the past 10 years

past 10 years

past 10 years they found a secret city beneath the

they found a secret city beneath the

they found a secret city beneath the streets locating a hundred bunkers and

streets locating a hundred bunkers and

streets locating a hundred bunkers and charting more than 25 miles of tunnels

charting more than 25 miles of tunnels

charting more than 25 miles of tunnels in the process they’ve created a

in the process they’ve created a

in the process they’ve created a detailed picture of the Nazi capital

detailed picture of the Nazi capital

detailed picture of the Nazi capital their detective work is invaluable in

their detective work is invaluable in

their detective work is invaluable in understanding Hitler’s Berlin because

understanding Hitler’s Berlin because

understanding Hitler’s Berlin because today’s city looks nothing like it did

today’s city looks nothing like it did

today’s city looks nothing like it did in 1945 Allied forces destroy 90% of

in 1945 Allied forces destroy 90% of

in 1945 Allied forces destroy 90% of Berlin bombers pound the city day and

Berlin bombers pound the city day and

Berlin bombers pound the city day and night

night

night then over two brutal weeks the Russian

then over two brutal weeks the Russian

then over two brutal weeks the Russian army blasts its way street by street

army blasts its way street by street

army blasts its way street by street into the city center to finally end the

into the city center to finally end the

into the city center to finally end the conflict after the war the Allies

conflict after the war the Allies

conflict after the war the Allies flattened many of Hitler’s key buildings

flattened many of Hitler’s key buildings

flattened many of Hitler’s key buildings destroying most traces of the Nazi

destroying most traces of the Nazi

destroying most traces of the Nazi regime but underground a network of

regime but underground a network of

regime but underground a network of bunkers and tunnels survives providing a

bunkers and tunnels survives providing a

bunkers and tunnels survives providing a gateway back to everyday life in Nazi

gateway back to everyday life in Nazi

gateway back to everyday life in Nazi Germany

British historian Anthony beaver has

British historian Anthony beaver has written the definitive account of the

written the definitive account of the

written the definitive account of the fall of Berlin together with Kyle and

fall of Berlin together with Kyle and

fall of Berlin together with Kyle and his team they head off limits into the

his team they head off limits into the

his team they head off limits into the dangerous depths of the humble time

dangerous depths of the humble time

dangerous depths of the humble time tower it’s on the right side now right

tower it’s on the right side now right

tower it’s on the right side now right around corner we have many thousands of

around corner we have many thousands of

around corner we have many thousands of cubic meters of rubble so with this

cubic meters of rubble so with this

cubic meters of rubble so with this great big curve on it is it still safe

great big curve on it is it still safe

great big curve on it is it still safe is it safe

is it safe

is it safe yes I can say because of the strong

yes I can say because of the strong

yes I can say because of the strong steel nets they are still intact though

steel nets they are still intact though

steel nets they are still intact though beavers written extensively about

beavers written extensively about

beavers written extensively about wartime Berlin this is a world he’s

wartime Berlin this is a world he’s

wartime Berlin this is a world he’s never seen before so the next level this

never seen before so the next level this

never seen before so the next level this is the third level yeah and you see it’s

is the third level yeah and you see it’s

is the third level yeah and you see it’s a middle of the building yes look at

a middle of the building yes look at

a middle of the building yes look at that