Flughafen Tempelhof | THFx Geschichte: Volker Heise liest aus „1945“

In the organizer's words:

In 2025, the popular THFx History event series at Tempelhof Airport will focus on the 80th anniversary of the end of the war. The series will kick off with Volker Heise reading from his newly published book "1945". He will shed light on a year that stands for both catastrophe and a new beginning like no other. In a subsequent discussion, he will provide further in-depth insights and answer questions from the audience. The event will be moderated by the historian and social scientist Laura Haßler.

1945, a year between catastrophe and a new beginning: the Germans send a last contingent of young and old men into battle, the Allies are closing in, civilians are fleeing or seeking shelter in the rubble of war. In May, the war is over, people crawl out of the ruins, facing an uncertain future. Everyday life goes on, but the world is a different place. On the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, Volker Heise presents a breathtakingly narrated chronicle that spans the whole of 1945, from New Year's Eve to New Year's Day. Diaries, letters, memories, but also unpublished archive material, including eyewitness accounts, provide a unique perspective. Voices, observations and stories are interwoven into a grand narrative that directly links the most diverse fates. The portrait of a year as we have never seen it before.

"The film director Volker Heise reconstructs the year 1945 ... An unprecedented chronicle of the fateful months from New Year's Eve to New Year's Day, as thrilling as a thriller." - 1st place in the non-fiction bestseller list Die Zeit, Deutschlandfunk Kultur and ZDF

THFx History takes place in the CHECK-IN visitor center at Tempelhof Airport (Platz der Luftbrücke 5, C2, 12101 Berlin).

ADMISSION FREE, REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

💡THFx History: Reading 1945 by Volker Heise
🕖 12.02.2025 | 19:00 hrs
📍 Tempelhof Airport - CHECK-IN Visitor Center (Platz der Luftbrücke 5, C2, 12101 Berlin)
🎟️ The event is FREE, registration required: www.thf-berlin.de