»... peace at last?!«

The unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht in Berlin-Karlshorst on May 8, 1945 marked the end of the Second World War in Europe. The world lay in ruins. What did the end of the war mean for people at the time? What far-reaching consequences did the defeat of Nazi Germany have?

The open-air exhibition highlights the liberation by the Allies and outlines the effects to this day. Divided into twelve chapters with large-format photos, informative texts and biographical portraits, it invites visitors to explore, commemorate and discuss.

The focus is on the events of 1945 and the consequences of the end of the war: the bitter struggle of the Wehrmacht, the Soviet occupation of Berlin and the reorganization of Europe through the Potsdam Conference, which resulted in millions of refugees and displaced persons.

The exhibition also deals with the legal processing of Nazi crimes in the Nuremberg trials and sheds light on the different ways in which East and West Germany dealt with remembrance and repression.

The voices of survivors are particularly impressive, showing that for many the suffering did not end with liberation. Millions were uprooted, many had experienced unspeakable horror and lost loved ones. Mostly completely on their own, they had to build a new life. Moving stories are portrayed in the exhibition.