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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]

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[–] jared@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

One day we'll have a headline like that of our own.

[–] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A few of those would be nice

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

Adolf Hitler died, yes, but what about second Hitler?

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ukraine needs a day like that. Almost everyone alive need a day like that.

Man, I just wanna have a job and a home for my family. Why do we put up with all these shitty people.

[–] Bloomcole@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Well Russia did shoot the nazi scumbag genocider Bandera, up to that time living freely in west Berlin since nazis got whitewashed and forgiven.
Probably zelenski won't have the balls to kill himself and run with his stolen money to his owners in the west.
But we can hope.

[–] kooks_only@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

We’ve had a Luigi, we need a Mario next.

[–] 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.

[–] 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.

[–] 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.

[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reading the article was kind of scary, even until the end they were still emphasising the propaganda of ~~woke~~ Bolshevism.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What propaganda? Russians were an absolute wave of destruction comming through. There is a reason people prefferred to surrender to the brits or US

[–] lime@feddit.nu -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

the nazis were talking about fighting "bolshevism" before the war even broke out.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, so were the Poles and most of Europe. The soviet union wasn't a "role model" country, it was a totalitarian regime.

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

There is a reason people prefferred to surrender to the brits or US

Bcs they were kind to nazis and saw no problem rehabilitating them, letting them escape and partner with them against communism.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Uh huh, sure. The innocent communists that totally weren't the ones to start the war, kill off officers, commit genocide, execute POWs.

Nah, fuck the Soviet Union and fuck Nazi Germany. The only difference between them is that one side lost, the other side won and managed to convince people like you that they were "saviours"

[–] Bloomcole@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you denying anything I said? Saying those things didn't happen?

[–] Bloomcole@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Come on, let's hear a joke and explain about how they started the war, and commited genocide.
"kill off officers, execute POWs" I sure hope so. That's what you do with nazis, and everyone in WW2 have done that.
Well the americunts only shot the small ones, the big nazis they saved and kept in power.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_invasion_of_Poland

Soviet invasion on the 17th of September, 1939.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katyn_massacre

A massacre of 22000 polish military officers

Show me the nazis that they killed, show me the joke. I could keep going on with a shitton of links, but you won't care anyway.

[–] deeferg@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Question for any historians in here that are better at googling than I am.

When did the world learn Hitler committed suicide? Reading the paper, I imagine the whole world just found out he had died, and likely suggested dying in battle or something obscure. When did Germany admit to the world that it was actually a suicide?

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No need to Google anything; this is covered comprehensively in the linked article

[–] deeferg@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks, didn't even notice which community I was in.

It was interesting to read and compare it to current times where "no one really knew" the real reason until their 1952 trial it seemed, where they questioned members who had seen Hitler's dead body regarding this, and they used testimonies to set the record straight. Then his death certificate in 1956. Insane about Stalin and his disinformation campaign to keep the army going, and comparisons to our own times now. Bastard knew the day after his death and started throwing out all of the "he ran to Argentina!" Bullshit that we still hear to this day.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Insane about Stalin and his disinformation campaign

I agree, completely insane. They can't help but be manipulative. Sociopathy/psychopathy