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Post-war Berlin

A child's eye view of life in the ruined German capital in the aftermath of World War II.
Food and fuel were scarce and Berliners had to live on their wits.

A child's eye view of life in the ruined German capital after the end of World War II. Food and fuel were scarce and Berliners had to live on their wits. Christine Buschschluter was just three years old when Berlin fell to Soviet soldiers but she remembers life in the occupied city with a mixture of humour and pride.

(Image: Christine Buschschluter as a child)

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Thu 13 Jun 2013 07:50GMT

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