Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Apr 30, 2020 22:58:26 GMT -8
April 30, 1945
After the Soviets got within 500 meters of the Führerbunker in Berlin, Adolf Hitler died from the combined effects of cyanide poisoning and a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. His wife, Eva Hitler (née Braun) was found dead of cyanide poisoning in the same room. The bodies were taken outside and burnt. It took Soviets two days to fight their way to the bunker.
Eight days after Hitler's suicide, Karl Dönitz, the President of the German Reich (and--because of the large numbers of deaths, suicides, and defections--simultaneously the Minister of War and the Großadmiral of the Kriegsmarine), unconditionally surrendered to the Allies. This day is known as Victory in Europe Day, or V-E Day for short.
After the Soviets got within 500 meters of the Führerbunker in Berlin, Adolf Hitler died from the combined effects of cyanide poisoning and a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. His wife, Eva Hitler (née Braun) was found dead of cyanide poisoning in the same room. The bodies were taken outside and burnt. It took Soviets two days to fight their way to the bunker.
Eight days after Hitler's suicide, Karl Dönitz, the President of the German Reich (and--because of the large numbers of deaths, suicides, and defections--simultaneously the Minister of War and the Großadmiral of the Kriegsmarine), unconditionally surrendered to the Allies. This day is known as Victory in Europe Day, or V-E Day for short.
