Hitler
4/20/1889 - 4/30/1945
Aries
Last Words
"Not Recorded"
Death & Legacy
Adolf Hitler, one-time Austrian vagabond who rose to be the dictator of Germany, augumenter of the Reich and the scourge of Europe, was, according to an announcement by the German radio today, dead in his bunker beneath the Reich Chancellery in Berlin. His death was reported to have occurred at 3:30 P.M. on Monday, and he was said to have died of a bullet wound in the mouth, self-inflicted.
Details
- Cause of Death
- Suicide by gunshot and cyanide poisoning
- Age at Death
- 56 years
- Funeral Location
- Berlin, Germany
- Final Resting Place
- Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest), Berchtesgaden, Germany (ashes scattered)