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Rescue attempt to save Hitler by Reitsch and Von Greim
In wartime Berlin 1945, pilot Hanna Reitsch and General Ernst von Greim fly to the city outskirts amid heavy fire. Reitsch lands the ME 163 rocket plane before Hitler’s death in the bunker, earning praise from Hitler and altering the narrative of a doomed escape attempt.
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Hitler
Germany
Fuehrer
Berlin
von Greim
Reitsch
Luftwaffe
Brandenburg Gate
Brandenburg
Lubeck
Hanna Reitsch