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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.
As Soviet troops entered the heart of Berlin, Hitler committed suicide on April 30, 1945, in his underground bunker. Although there is some speculation about the manner of his death, it is widely believed that he shot himself. Eva Braun, whom he had recently married, also took her own life.
French scientists examined fragments of Hitler's teeth and skull to confirm his death by cyanide and gunshot. The study also reveals his dental condition, vegetarian diet and possible chemical reaction with cyanide.
Learn how Hitler killed himself in his bunker as Soviet troops closed in on Berlin in 1945. Explore the historical significance and the current state of the Fuhrerbunker site today.
On April 30, 1945, Hitler killed himself in his bunker under Berlin as the Allied forces closed in. Eight days later, Germany surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II in Europe.
Hitler in his last filmed appearance, honouring Hitler Youth members of the Volkssturm in the Reich Chancellery garden Front page of the US Armed Forces newspaper, Stars and Stripes, 2 May 1945, announcing Hitler's death. It erroneously states that Hitler died on 1 May; he died on 30 April.
In The Death of Adolf Hitler (Harcourt, Brace & World; $3.95), Author Bezymenski, now a Soviet journalist, says that on May 4, 1945, a Soviet private came across two partially burned, badly...
