Incredible Images From The First Western Photographer To Step Foot Inside Hitler’s Hidden Bunker

A Rush To Cremate The Body

Photo Credit: William Vandivert—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images

Before Adolf Hitler committed suicide along with Eva, he instructed the remaining officers to burn their bodies. He wanted this done to make sure that his corpse couldn’t be displayed to the allies. As easy as that sounds, the major problem was that the officers didn’t have enough gasoline to get the job done. So, they had to siphon gas from damaged vehicles from the underground bunker’s garage.

In the end, they managed to get around 200 liters to make sure that their bodies were unidentifiable. The charred remains were then buried in a shallow grave near the bunker.

You won’t believe what the bunker looks like now.