The death of Hitler
On April 30th 1945 Adolf Hitler killed himself in a bunker beneath Berlin.
Witness History: World War Two history · BBC World Service
April 30, 20138m 57s
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Show Notes
On April 30th 1945 as Red Army soldiers closed in on the German capital Berlin, Adolf Hitler killed himself. But first he married his lover Eva Braun, and dictated his will. Hear from one of the secretaries who was in the bunker when he died.
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