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]

  • deeferg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 hours ago

    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?

  • apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    8 hours ago

    Fascists continue to use the spectre of anything t the left of them as communism to this day. The USSR did indeed capture Berlin and we can all celebrate that. Fuck fascists. And fuck anyone who softens Hitler’s stain on history.

  • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    6 hours ago

    That sure is a neat fact of the day! I’ve heard the guy who shot him was even nominated for a Nobel peace price!

  • teft@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    7 hours ago

    “One reason why we don’t kill is because we are not used to it. I never killed anybody, but I have done just the same thing. I have had a great deal of satisfaction over many obituary notices that I have read. I never got into the habit of killing. I could mention the names of many that it would please me if I could read their obituaries in the paper in the morning.”

    –Clarence Darrow

    • rabber@lemmy.caEnglish
      61·
      7 hours ago

      Masterpiece film, too bad that one scene can’t be watched the same anymore thanks to memes lol

        • JubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          7 hours ago

          STEINER’S [something] WAS A [negative abstract noun]!!!

          This is my A2 German. I have to work on the vocab. The negative abstract noun feels like “treachery” or something but possibly I’m completely off.

          • LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
            4·
            5 hours ago

            It could be roughly translated to “Steiner’s attack was an order”. Felix Steiner was the leader of “Kampfgruppe Steiner”. They were formed during the end of WWII to help defending Berlin against allied forces. But Steiner realised that his military equipment and personnel was not sufficient to start any counterattack against the advancing allied forces.

            In the movie “Der Untergang” Adolf Hitler is shown receiving the message regarding Steiner’s refusal to start the counterattack. Basically Hitler is reacting to this message like “I told Steiner to start the counterattack. But he refused to obey. It was an order but he didn’t do anything to help us.”