Cika wannan jumla: A ranar 8 ga Mayu, 1945, ranar da Jamus ta mika wuya a
A ƙarshen Yaƙin Duniya na II, ɗan kwaminisanci mai ƙaura Erich Braun ya dawo tare da Red Army zuwa garin haihuwarsa na Dresden, watanni uku kawai bayan da aka lalata shi a cikin harin bam. Ya taimaka wa gungun sojojin Soviet don dawo da zane-zane na Old Masters Picture Gallery daga kango na Zwinger Palace. A cikin kwanaki biyar masu zuwa, yayin da yake neman tarin, ya haɗu da mazauna garin da yawa waɗanda suma suka dawo daga yaƙin. Ko da yake ba su amince da Soviets ba da farko, sun taimaka musu su dawo da hotuna.