About this pack
Here's the scene from the German film Downfall (Der Untergang), that has become so virally popular on YouTube, in all its original glory. Here, Hitler realises he is defeated in Berlin. Army Detachment Steiner (Armeeabteilung Steiner), was a temporary military unit, something more than a corps but less than an army, created on paper by German dictator Adolf Hitler on 21 April 1945 during the Battle of Berlin, and placed under the command of SS ObergruppenfĂŒhrer Felix Steiner. Hitler hoped that the units assigned to Steiner would be able to stage an effective counter attack against the northern pincer of the Soviet assault on Berlin. In the event, Steiner realized that the forces under his command were inadequate, and refused to attack, and Hitler goes ballistic at his generals. This entire movie is amazing, the acting superb, the history accurate. I consider it one of the best WWII movies ever made.
Downfall is well known for its rise in popularity due to many internet parody videos and memes which use several scenes in the film: when Hitler phones General der Flieger Karl Koller about Berlin's April 20 bombings; when Hitler discusses a counterattack against advancing Soviet forces with his generals; where Hitler becomes angry after hearing that Steiner's attack never happened, due to a lack of forces; when Hitler hears Luftwaffe commander Hermann Göring's telegram; when Hitler is having dinner and discovers ReichsfĂŒhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler secretly made a surrender offer to the Western Allies; and where Hitler orders Otto GĂŒnsche to find SS-GruppenfĂŒhrer Hermann Fegelein. In the videos the original German audio is retained, but new subtitles are added so that Hitler and his subordinates seem to be reacting to an issue or setback in present-day politics, sports, entertainment, popular culture, or everyday life. In addition, some users combine footage from the film with other sources, dub the German dialogue over video games and/or footage from other films and TV se