"Der Untergang" / "Downfall" extended Ve - Axis History Forum
Some of the added scenes include:
The extended version was originally aired as a two-part television event on Germany's Das Erste in 2005. It has since been released on various and Premium DVD sets. If you are looking for the absolute "full" version, look for releases labeled as the "Extended Edition" or "Hitler und das Ende des 3. Reichs". der untergang extended edition the downfall full
General Helmuth Weidling (the commander of the Berlin Defence Area) appears in both cuts, but the extended version adds a devastating subplot regarding his son and daughter-in-law trying to flee. We see the bureaucratic nightmare of forged papers and the moral collapse of the civilian populace. "Der Untergang" / "Downfall" extended Ve - Axis
The extended cut features more footage of the "Flakhelfer" (child soldiers) and the civilian population. These scenes highlight the tragic disconnect between the delusional orders given underground and the brutal reality of the Soviet advance above ground. Reichs"