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Berlin suicide

A German woman committed suicide out of fear of the Red Army. A mass phenomenon in German eastern territories and Austria back in 1945. Berlin, [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landwehrkanal]the Landwehrkanal[/url].

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Sad Fate for a German Woman who perhaps feared beatings and rape by oncoming Russian Soldiers,or perhaps regretting the fate and loss of Germany,her Country.

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From the picture you can not tell what has happened so you have to rely on any commentary that came with it.
With no providence then it could be pure speculation, she may have equally committed suicide due to a family loss or at the futility of the war.