Der Untergang - The Downfall Wilhelm Mohnke Speech

Der Untergang - The Downfall 2004 Wilhelm Mohnke Speech
From the film "Der Untergang''

Wilhelm Mohnke:

Listen up.
Tomorrow the General will hand
the city over to the Russians.
For soldiers, that means
becoming a prisoner of war.
I must give the Führer's will to the
new president, Grand Admiral Dönitz.
Those who wish to join me are welcome.
Tomorrow morning we must get through
the Russian lines. Questions?
I will lead the first of ten groups.
The women will come with me.
The other groups will leave
every 20 to 30 minutes. Good luck.

[Digital_Pimp]

Ignore civilization, return to Mohnke.

[daleksupreme]

He lived until 2001 and was just 3 years short of seeing the film and parodies

[solus]

*I'm German, so here's the exact 1:1 translation (I think; some parts were tricky, don't murder me):*
General Mohnke: "Listen up! Tomorrow morning, general Weidling will give up the city to the Russians. For you soldiers, that means war captivity.."
SS-doctor Ernst-Günther Schenck: "Good thing you're here, Müller."
General Mohnke: "..it's my duty to personally hand over the Führer's testament to the new president of the Reich, Grand Admiral Dönitz. Anyone who wants to join me can do so now. Til tomorrow morning we need to have passed the Russian (front) lines. Any questions?" [pause] "We'll form 10 groups, I'll take the first group, the women will go with me. The groups will leave the Reich Chancellery one at a time, with a gap of 20-30 minutes.
Good luck."

[guidototh]

One incident the film didn't show, is that this SS breakout group escaped through the Berlin subway tunnels. They came across a subway night watchman who insisted on locking a gate to the tunnel because that was the regulation. Rather than force their way through, the SS soldiers submitted to the authority of the subway worker and found a different escape route.

[bobthecanon]

The actor who plays Mohnke is one of the few in a war film who, by the way, looks and demeanor, could have really been that man.
You can see Mohnke's contempt for Göbels written all over his face. Good job

[badmaverick]

Mohnke was interviewed for a book called The Bunker along with the last 50 or so survivors of the Bunker and their breakout. It was a fantastic book. His account and the others was fascinating. It also dispelled a lot of rumors and conspiracy theories at the time.

[peterjensen]

In other words..."run for your lives!!!"

[JvmCassandra]

This had to be the most epic company dissolution speech ever.

The new prospective employer is based in Siberia with offices called gulag offering fixed term employment contracts until the Oder-Neisse line is recognized in 1955.

[dankboydopeness]

interesting at 0:26 you see a quick glimpse of a high ranking officer that isnt shown in the movie. The person that Borman is going to has the collar insignia of Gruppenführer or higher (can not see lower part). And regarding the fate of Bormann (MIA/KIA fate not 100% certain, but most likely died around 1.-2./5.45. The guy on the left should be Heinrich Müller. Head of the Gestapo. He also was seen last in the Reichskanzlei and most likely died shortly after (but never 100% confirmed). A really nice detail by the film to add many famous historic person, even just for a split second. Im still not sure who the other Obergruppenführer with the helmet at 0:21, left behind Mohnke, is representing. With this rank he should be known by name for sure.

[ErwinSmith]

It's my first time seeing a Mohnke talk German

[duncancurtis]

A lot of officers and men made it north out of Berlin to Flensburg to face off with the Canadians and British and escape Soviet captivity.

[solus]

Still don't really know what to make of him, he was a pretty likable character in the movie

[powerboatguy]

He seemed to be just the no non-sense duty bound leader not the political suck ups like the other generals.

[augustin]

in this movie, Monke is my favorite personage he is badass

[SubaruBlamage]

One of the favourite characters in movie, he looks cool

[sisophon]

This was during the bunker breakout on the 2nd of May

[diplomaciareal]

0:26 is that Bormann? I don’t remember this scene in the movie 🤔

[shane]

So much for subtitles…. Best I can tell they’re preparing to attack the death star

[hawlikd]

Even without subtitles, I can still understand what is being portrayed.

[nathanielcarreon]

He said we are screwed and you guys are on your own.