this post was submitted on 30 Apr 2025
5 points (100.0% liked)

Wikipedia

4964 readers
105 users here now

A place to share interesting articles from Wikipedia.

Rules:

Recommended:

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Adolf_Hitler


photo: Front page of the US Armed Forces newspaper Stars and Stripes on 2 May 1945

Adolf Hitler, chancellor and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, committed suicide via a gunshot to the head on 30 April 1945 in the Führerbunker in Berlin[a] after it became clear that Germany would lose the Battle of Berlin, which led to the end of World War II in Europe. Eva Braun, his longtime companion and wife of one day, also committed suicide by cyanide poisoning.[b] In accordance with Hitler's prior written and verbal instructions, that afternoon their remains were carried up the stairs and through the bunker's emergency exit to the Reich Chancellery garden, where they were doused in petrol and burned.[1][2] The news of Hitler's death was announced on German radio the next day, 1 May.[3]

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

say what you want about him. but he did kill Hitler, not bad.

[–] Vari@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But he also killed the guy who killed Hitler. Kind of a dick move.

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

fair point, but he also killed that bloke

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Sounds like this Hitler fella sure did kill a lot of people.

[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, but he did end up killing the guy who killed the guy who killed Hitler. So it all balances out.