In April 1945, as Nazi Germany collapsed under the advancing Red Army, Adolf Hitler emerged from his Berlin bunker for the final time. In a grim ceremony held in the Reich Chancellery garden, Hitler awarded decorations to members of the Hitler Youth who had fought in the defense of Berlin. Among them was Alfred Czech, a 12-year-old boy who had reportedly risked his life delivering ammunition to German troops on the Eastern Front and was awarded the Iron Cross. The moment was captured on film and