Generation War Timeline ( Real )

tv_show_release
March 19, 2013

Release of Generation War

The German TV miniseries Generation War (Unsere Mütter, unsere Väter) is released, depicting the lives of five friends during World War II.

cultural_impact
April 2013

Controversy over Generation War

Generation War sparks debate and controversy due to its portrayal of German soldiers and civilians during World War II, with discussions on historical accuracy and representation.

Generation War Timeline ( Fictional )

background
Early 1930s

Friends grow up together in pre-war Berlin

The five main characters - Charlotte, Wilhelm, Friedhelm, Viktor, and Greta - grow up together as friends in Berlin before the outbreak of World War II.

military_deployment
June 1941

Wilhelm joins the Wehrmacht and is deployed to the Eastern Front

Wilhelm is conscripted into the German army and sent to fight in the Soviet Union as part of the invasion in 1941.

civilian_role
1941

Charlotte works as a nurse during the war

Charlotte joins the war effort by serving as a nurse, facing the brutality and trauma of war firsthand.

military_service
Early 1942

Friedhelm volunteers for the paratroopers

Friedhelm joins the Luftwaffe paratrooper division and experiences combat on various fronts.

survival
1942

Viktor, a Jewish character, hides and tries to survive

Viktor faces increasing persecution due to his Jewish heritage and goes into hiding to survive the Holocaust.

resistance
1943

Greta becomes entangled in resistance activities

Greta becomes involved with resistance fighters, struggling with her own loyalties and beliefs.

battle
Late 1943

Wilhelm’s unit retreats and suffers heavy losses

Wilhelm's platoon faces defeat and retreats during the harsh fighting on the Eastern Front.

psychological_impact
1944

Charlotte is traumatized by war experiences

Charlotte contends with the emotional toll of nursing wounded soldiers and civilians.

military_event
1944

Friedhelm is injured and presumed dead

Friedhelm is wounded in combat and mistakenly thought to be dead by his family and friends.

escape
1944

Viktor attempts an escape from Nazi capture

Viktor makes a desperate attempt to avoid capture and death by Nazis.

reunion
May 1945

The friends reunite briefly near the war's end

The surviving friends come together towards the end of the war, reflecting on their losses and changed lives.