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Mohnke talks to Goebbels is a scene in Downfall that is commonly used in parodies.
In Downfall [ ]
In the Führerbunker 's radio room Joseph Goebbels is giving instructions over the phone about provisions for his children and wife , who will be coming into the bunker. He later turns to Traudl Junge to make sure she welcomes them once they arrive. Wilhelm Mohnke arrives and Goebbels asks what can he do for him.
Mohnke requests to move the new Volkssturm recruits out of the battlefield and points out that they're dying in vain as cannon fodder since they are not provided with good weapons nor possess combat experience. Goebbels insists that this untrained militia can overcome the Soviet army through their fanatical belief in the "Final Victory". Mohnke calmly contradicts him again, insisting that the Volkssturm aren't even particularly useful as cannon fodder, and their deaths will be pointless.
Goebbels then drops the charade and, with a sadistic look raises his voice, he proclaims: "I feel no pity. I repeat, I feel no pity! The German people chose their fate. That may surprise some people. Don't fool yourself. We didn't force the German people. They gave us a mandate, and now their little throats are being cut!".
Goebbels does an appropriate hand gesture, running his thumbs across his throat, and leaves the room. Mohnke takes a look at Traudl and leaves. She then looks down in horror.
In Downfall Parodies [ ]
This scene is one of the few that features Goebbels as the central character. Untergangers, both in general and those who specialize in Goebbels parodies (particularly FuhrerFegelein ), use the close-up of Goebbels in parodies, sometimes tying it to a similar close-up of Hitler in the Hitler's Secretarial Interview scene or the Hitler Phone Scene to make the characters look as if they're talking to each other.
The "Goebbels is informed" series is also mainly based on this scene. Examples of the scene being used in parodies include: FuhrerFegelein 's Goebbels is informed he has no eyebrows , Goebbels is informed his eyebrows have been found on eBay and Goebbels is informed his wife is lesbian . The scene also appears in The Grim Reaper Visits Goebbels by wilmolfc . Paul Stompbox also uses this scene for Goebbels is informed parodies, as opposed to the Hitler is informed scene .
Some Untergangers use this scene with Mohnke informing Goebbels like how the original scene was filmed, as seen in Goebbels is informed he is in reverse and Goebbels's Map-Pointing Failure .
Trivia [ ]
The scene marks the first appearance of Rochus Misch , who in most of the scenes he appears in has no lines.
Gallery [ ]
Mohnke waiting for Goebbels to finish his phone call.
Goebbels asks Mohnke what is it now.
Mohnke tells Goebbels that recruits are dying in vain as cannon folder since they are not provided with good weapons nor possess combat experience.
Goebbels rages and points out that he feels no pity.
Scenes in Downfall's timeline
Prologue
Hitler's Secretarial Interview
Battle Scenes (first part - bombing)
Traudl, Gerda and Constanze wake up to artillery fire
Hitler Phone Scene
Eva and Traudl discuss in the kitchen ext [ext]
Fegelein and Himmler at Hitler's birthday
Schenck and the burning of documents
Himmler greets Hitler (aka Hitler Wants Himmler Scene)
Himmler and Fegelein at the garage (garage )
Hitler walks around the model of Berlin (Germania )
Hitler Youth Artillery Scene
Hitler Planning Scene diff [diff]
Hitler's Generals Discussing Scene
Hitler congratulates the Hitler Youth
Traudl, Gerda and Constanze talk in bed
Schenck and Müller around a bonfire
Party Scene (beginning)
Hitler and Speer chat on the couch
Party Scene
Battle Scenes (second part - Weidling)
Mohnke calls Schenck
Weidling goes to the Bunker
Schenck in the Hospital
Wilhelm and Dorothee Kranz arguing ext [ext] noDl [noDl]
Singing Burgdorf Scene diff [diff]
Peter Kranz's street battle
Fegelein talking to Traudl and Gerda
Original Bunker Scene
After the Original Bunker Scene
Fegelein and Friends
Traudl and Gerda talking in bed
Eva walks Blondi
Hitler Laughing Scene (aka Hitler's Trollface) ext [ext]
Battle Scenes (third part - Mohnke)
Schenck and Müller in a truck
Schenck enters the shelter ext [ext]
Mohnke talks to Goebbels
Eva talking on the phone with Fegelein
Magda Goebbels and the Goebbels children arrival noDl [noDl]
The Goebbels children sing to Hitler
Schenck and Haase operating ext [ext]
Hitler instructs how to commit suicide
Eva and Magda write their letters
Hitler stares at his favourite painting
Peter Kranz in the bomb shelter ext [ext] noDl [noDl]
Battle Scenes (fourth part - Peter Kranz)
Hitler talks about the Battle of Berlin (aka Bunker Scene 2) ext [ext]
Peter Kranz hides in the artillery crater noDl [noDl]
Keitel, Krebs and others talk ext [ext]
Hitler talks to Keitel
Battle Scenes (fifth part - well)
Bormann informs Hitler
Speer and Traudl talk
Peter Kranz in the fog noDl [noDl]
Magda, Eva and Bormann talk to Speer
Speer's last conversation with Hitler
Peter returns home ext [ext] noDl [noDl]
Traudl and the singing Goebbels children ext [ext] noDl [noDl]
Hitler meets Greim and Reitsch
Hitler Eating Scene
Hitler Explains Scene
Traudl and Eva discuss Fegelein's flee ext [ext] noDl [noDl]
Hitler, Grawitz and Günsche (Reviews / Informed / Pros and Cons )
Grawitz family's suicide
Högl enters the brothel noDl [noDl]
Fegelein's Arrest Scene
Eva wants Hitler to spare Fegelein
Weidling and Mohnke inform Hitler (Bunker Scene 3, pt1)
Generals discuss and Burgdorf gets angry (Bunker Scene 3, pt2)
Fegelein Execution Scene
Traudl is late to Hitler's dictation diff [diff] noDl [noDl]
Hitler will scene
Hitler wedding scene diff [diff]
Goebbels crying scene
Mohnke caught in the artillery fire noDl [noDl]
Mohnke talks to Hitler
Hitler and his generals receive telegram from Keitel (Bunker Scene 4, pt1)
Hitler instructs Günsche (Bunker Scene 4, pt2)
Haase, Flegel and Schenck meet Hitler
The doctors and the drunken people / Bunker Jokes
Soldiers deliver gasoline to the bunker
Blondi is killed
Traudl's last chat with Eva noDl [noDl]
Hitler's last supper
Traudl and Gerda smoke in the generator room ext [ext] noDl [noDl]
Hitler's Farewell Scene
Magda begs Hitler
Hitler Suicide Scene
Krebs and others walk through the streets of Berlin noDl [noDl]
Krebs meets General Chuikov diff [diff]
Goebbels Rants Scene
Magda drugs her children
Joseph Goebbels gives a last testament
Goebbels Children Murder Scene
Weidling announces Berlin's surrender diff [diff]
Krebs and Burgdorf's suicide
Joseph and Magda suicide
Mohnke convinces Schenck to evacuate ext [ext]
Berlin's breakthrough diff [diff]
Soviet women in the Bunker
German soldiers gathered in a plaza
Günsche scouts the Soviets noDl [noDl]
Traudl and Peter walk past the Soviets noDl [noDl]
Schenck's conversation with Stehr and Hewel diff [diff]
Traudl and Peter leave Berlin
Fates of surviving characters scene
Epilogue
ext Scenes only in extended edition, diff Scenes differ between theatrical and extended edition, noDl Scenes without known download link
List is part of the Grand Unified Downfall Scenes Database .