On Monday 9 October, troops returning to Vienna from Poland were greeted with the news that the British government had resigned and the war was over. The next morning excited civilians shouted the wonderful news to the troop trains as they passed through the outskirts of Berlin: ‘You can go home, the war’s over!’ As the news spread in the capital, people ran out into the streets and squares to celebrate. Students rushed from the lecture halls and held spontaneous meetings. At the weekly farmers’ market in the Berlin neighbourhood of Prenzlauer Berg, new customers refused to add their names to
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