The Goebbels children sing to Hitler
Hitler enjoying the company of Goebbels' children.
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The Goebbels Children Sing to Hitler is a scene in Downfall that is often used in parodies.
In Downfall [ ]
Continuing off from the previous scene , the children are singing "Kein schöner Land in dieser Zeit" in Hitler 's lounge room with their father, Joseph Goebbels , directing them with their mother, Magda Goebbels , standing next to him. Hitler is seen holding Helga on his lap, as Gerda Christian , Traudl Junge , Otto Günsche and Eva Braun look on enjoying the performance. After the children finish singing, everyone claps.
In the Parodies [ ]
This scene is sometimes used in parodies where they depict the children singing about different topics, ranging from popular culture to even singing a different song altogether.
The scene is also used to show Hitler interacting with children in general, as, for example, seen in Parodyhall 's Hitler as children's TV host .
Trivia [ ]
This is the first scene featuring Hitler since he declared the war lost in the Original Bunker Scene (in the non-extended version of the film).
By this time in the film, Hermann Fegelein has already deserted the bunker .
The Goebbels kids won't sing again until Haase, Flegel and Schenck meet Hitler where they are being directed by Magda as Joseph stands next to her.
This is the first scene to feature Hitler, Eva, Traudl, Gerda, Joseph, Magda, and Günsche. They won't be featured again until Hitler's farewell . Although the Goebbels children are featured in that scene, that part is with Traudl only and not with the other characters and that portion is not often used in parodies.
Gallery [ ]
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 .