Nazi Leader Who Trapped 80,000 Germans to Die Then Escaped Alone

On May 6th, 1945, while the world celebrated Nazi Germany's collapse, one German city was still fighting - not against invaders, but trapped by its own Nazi leader. Breslau endured an 82-day siege where refusing to fight meant execution and escape meant death.
This WW2 documentary reveals how Gauleiter Karl Hanke transformed Breslau into a death trap, forcing children as young as 12 to fight while blocking civilian evacuation. When Hitler died and Berlin fell, Breslau kept fighting for 4 more days - until Hanke secretly escaped by plane, abandoning the 80,000 civilians who died for his fanaticism.

In this video, you'll learn about:
► How 700,000 civilians were forced to evacuate in freezing winter, thousands dying
► Why 12-year-old boys were given rifles and forced to fight Soviet tanks
► The airstrip built with civilian slave labor that Hanke used to escape
► How the city fought 4 days after Hitler's death with no purpose
► Why historians call this the most pointless siege in WW2

From fortress city declaration to Hanke's betrayal, this is the story of when ideology valued symbolism over 80,000 civilian lives.

⏱️ Chapters:
0:00 – Fighting After Germany Died
0:47 – Hitler's Fortress City Order
1:32 – Karl Hanke Takes Control
2:21 – 700,000 Forced Winter March
3:27 – Trapped Inside Breslau
4:32 – Terror From Within
5:30 – Children Given Rifles
6:59 – Family Punishment System
7:57 – 82 Days of Hell
9:14 – Starvation and Disease
10:16 – Building Hanke's Airstrip
11:24 – Germany Collapses Around Them
14:17 – Hitler Dies, Breslau Fights
15:22 – Hanke's Escape
16:28 – 80,000 Civilians Dead
19:01 – Historians' Verdict
20:19 – Pattern Across Germany
23:32 – The Lesson of Fanaticism
28:33 – Ideology vs Humanity

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