In Berlin, tens of thousands pour in daily - refugees and displaced people from Pomerania, East Prussia, Silesia and the Sudetenland. There were some dreadful scenes, when someone took what someone else wanted because everyone wanted more." NARRATOR: Millions of people have lost their homes and are seeking refuge. 'They’ve got sugar and jam over there.' Then everybody took off with a cart or whatever they had. INGE DEUTSCHKRON: "Suddenly, there was a rumour. For many, it is the only chance of survival. More than 1,000 freeze to death in Berlin alone.
The people in the bombed out cities are hit especially hard. My father often cried at the table and said 'Mother, just give me one more slice.' 'No,' she'd say, 'then we'll have nothing for tomorrow.'" NARRATOR: In the winter of 1946, temperatures drop to -20 degrees. URSULA SCHNEIDER: "Everything was precisely portioned out. The occupying forces can only supply the German people with the barest essentials. Often till 9 at night with no payment, no extra food or any other compensation." NARRATOR: Hunger and scavenging for food typify daily life. I was young, so it wasn't so hard for me. ELISABETH VON HARDER: "Groups of women were organized and we had to fill in the bomb craters. In Berlin alone, 50,000 rubble women are at work. Fourteen billion cubic feet of rubble to be cleared away. NARRATOR: Germany 1945 - a wasteland of ruins. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.Britannica Beyond We’ve created a new place where questions are at the center of learning.
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