Berlin - One of the most visited historic sites in the German capital is hosting a special exhibition, highlighting the particular “madness” of the last few months of Nazi rule in World War II.
The exhibition, hosted by the Topography of Terror Foundation, focuses on the period between Christmas 1944 and the end of the war in Europe in May 1945, when much of the continent - including much of Germany - lay in ruins.
Organisers say they want to underline the “madness of the times” as Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime finally crumbled.
They also believe that, with reference to today's Ukrainian crisis, the exhibition has continuing relevance.
“The possibility of war coming back to Europe is not so far-fetched,” said Rolf-Dieter Mueller, one of the exhibition's experts.
The Topgraphy of Terror building occupies a site in the heart of Berlin where the headquarters of Hitler's notorious SS and Gestapo were once located.
It attracted more than a million visitors in 2013, making it one Berlin's most frequently visited places of remembrance. - Sapa-dpa