30 April 1945 : the day Hitler shot himself and Germany's integration with the West began

It was on April 30, 1945 that the Red Army occupied Berlin, Hitler committed suicide in his underground bunker and the United Nations was being founded in San Francisco. Alexander Kluge covers this single historic day and unravels its passing hours across the different theatres of the Second World War, including the life of a small German town occupied by American forces and the story of two SS officers stranded on the forsaken Kerguelen Islands. The collective experiences Kluge paints here are jarring, poignant and imbued with meaning.

Object Details

• Alternative title: 30. April 1945
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9780857422989 ; 0857422987
• Dimensions: 21 cm
• Extent: 308 Seiten
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Illustrationen

Classification and Topics

• Keyword: Zweiter Weltkrieg ; Kriegsende

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): London
• (who): Seagull Books
• (when): 2015
• Creator: Kluge, Alexander
• Contributor: Hoban, Wieland ; Combrink, Thomas ; Jirgl, Reinhard ; Galbraith, Iain,

Further information

• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/1079293620/04
• Rights: Bei diesem Objekt liegt nur das Inhaltsverzeichnis digital vor. Der Zugriff darauf ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 11.03.2025, 12:11 PM CET