#Der Untergang

[littledesertfox]

There's a disturbing lack of Krebs x Burgdorf content on here and I feel the need to do something about it

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Burgdorf: I made us coffee. Krebs: This is just hot water. Burgdorf: I forgot the coffee part, but the effort was there.

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Der Untergang (2004) - Facts and Details I

Here's something starkly different from what I usually post, but I thought about filling the silence of my blog with some tidbits about my favorite movie.

In one of the scenes of this excellent historical drama, we see how, during Eva Braun's letter-monologue to her sister, Adolf Hitler’s (Bruno Ganz) adjutants burn the leader’s personal correspondence. Otto Günsche (Götz Otto, on the right) smokes a cigarette, but upon seeing the leader, reluctantly throws it into the fire.

This directorial choice was dictated by Hitler’s real opinions. In his youth, he was a heavy smoker—he smoked 20 to 40 cigarettes a day—but decided to quit the habit due to financial circumstances. Throughout his career, he was a staunch opponent of smoking. He often expressed concern about the smokers around him, including his lover and later wife, Eva Braun. Although he did not ban smoking in the Wehrmacht ranks, he openly stated his disapproval. A quote from March 2, 1942:

"It is not true that a soldier needs to smoke to survive."

During the height of his party's rule, German doctors conducted the country’s first studies on the harmful effects of smoking, which resulted in funding and later dissemination of the findings. The anti-smoking campaign in Germany lasted throughout the National Socialist rule until the fall of Berlin, depicted in the film.

It is said that even a broken clock is right twice a day. Whatever one may say about the circumstances, the funds for research contributed to the development of medical knowledge on the effects of smoking and were invaluable for the advancement of oncology.

[filmloversociety]

Downfall (Der Untergang), 2004

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non fanart stuff (kinda)

Ill eventually do the other art requests just let me lock in

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Bruno Ganz

[nonbeliever1981]

Manchmal denke ich, eine Spezies, die ihre Tier-, Umwelt- und Klimaschützer mit Terroristen gleichstellt, hat auch nichts anderes verdient, als ihren eigenen Untergang.

[storyreality]

[littledesertfox]

intro, I guess?

hii! I figured I should make a post like this even though I have a feeling it will be like super messy xD

I've had an interest in history, specifically World War II basically since I was a kid. It was only recently though that I found out that there's a community for it! I've always had a thing with expressing my interests in ways that may seem slightly odd to other people, so it feels nice to see that there are others who seem to experience this in similar ways :3

I want to make it very clear that I am NOT a nazi or rightwing in any way, and I don't want actual (neo-)nazis to interact with my blog, get the fuck out! Similarly, I don't want racists, lgbtq-phobes, ableists, religious extremists, pedos & zoos or people of similarly disgusting kind to interact! I'm literally queer and neurodivergent (undiagnosed/suspected bc getting a therapy place is hard :/), this is not a place for you!

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I've been a fan of the Downfall parodies on youtube when I was younger and recently relapsed into this fixation😭 I don't know if this fandom even really exists at this point since it seems that many creators have left in the meantime, but I'd love to talk about it, maybe I'll even get to write fanfics at some point. Also a short disclaimer that when I talk about historical figures that play a major role in the Downfall parody universe (such as Fegelein, Krebs, Burgdorf etc), it will usually be about their parody selves, not the real people! I'll try to clarify that individually if needed though.

I've also started lurking a little in the reichblr tag with a feeling that I'd describe as "indimidated fascination". Currently I'm mostly interested in some members of the Wehrmacht, but other historical figures that I had or have an interest in might come up as well. Overall any stuff that I post will probably go more into the lighthearted and humorous direction, but I'd love to bring in some more educational stuff as well.

My inbox is always open if you want to gush or ramble about your favourite historical figures or Downfall characters (both from the parodies and the movie itself) and such! Please talk to me about our shared faves😭🫶

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I get crushes on fictional characters and sometimes historical figures too, but that doesn't mean I support, condone or defend their worldviews or actions in any way (this applies especially to real people of course)! These "crushes" usually stem from a place of fascination with who they were behind their public appearance, I want to know more about them as a private person, like their hobbies, favourite food and other mundane things like that. Often it's also simply that I feel physically attracted to their appearance because I think they're handsome, either that or they give me massive gender envy (or both lmao). I don't really control on who I fixate like that, it just happens, but I hope that this will be a place for me to express those feelings in some way and find like-minded people. Though I also want to point out that not all my fixations are automatically also crushes! Usually I will mention whether they are or not, or you'll probably notice based on what kind of posts I make about them lol.

Current main historical fixations:

Erwin Rommel (I can't help it I just think he's cute ._.)

Fritz Bayerlein (he's the dude in my pfp lol, there's barely info about him but idk I just think he's kinda interesting😭 also yes he was actually bi)

Current main Downfall fixations:

Hans Krebs & Wilhelm Burgdorf (the otp ever)

Wilhelm Mohnke (ngl Downfall!Mohnke is kinda fine❤️‍🔥 ... idk maybe I'm just finding the actor hot though😭)

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If I encounter things that make me uncomfortable I follow common fandom courtesy and block tags or blogs accordingly. This is nothing personal, I'm just curating my own online space. I don't want to see any harassment here, neither towards myself nor to others!

Anyway I guess that's it for now? Idk if this is any good as an intro post but for now it'll have to do I guess😂 I'm generally not really sure yet in which direction to go with this blog (should it be more Downfall or reichblr focused? is there a lot of overlap between the fandoms? do they even get along? help😭). I also don't know how active I'll be in general, I'm also constantly jumping between thoughts like "yee this is gonna be fun" and "dafuq am I doing here I should feel ashamed about myself" but I hope to meet people who share my interests :3

[incorrect-downfall]

Der Untergang characters as The Onion Posts (part 1)

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[fangod9624]

So an asked the AI who one of my meme of 2023 is good in each month...

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El hundimiento (Der Untergang, 2004)