The episode looks in detail at the events of 15 April 1945, when British troops entered the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp to find hundreds of dead and dying prisoners, and the meetup of American and Soviet forces at the River Elbe on 25 April. It also examines the Battle for Berlin - the final Soviet encirclement and assault, and the Battle in Berlin, the street fighting phase culminating in the raising a flag over the Reichstag. It also details Hitler's last public appearance on 20 April, his suicide on 30 April, and the burning of his body.