1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites

Mass suicides in Germany World War II

03:00

This browser does not support the video element.

Anja KochMay 7, 2015

In May of 1945, Germany was experiencing the final days of World War II. The Soviet army was marching in from the East. In the face of a looming defeat, many Germans decided to take their own lives. In Demmin - a small town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - hundreds of residents killed themselves and their children.

Skip next section DW's Top Story

DW's Top Story

Skip next section More stories from DW

More stories from DW