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

The Führerbunker Didn’t Protect Hitler Forever

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Hitler officially moved into the Führerbunker on January 16, 1945, and decided to remain there during the last major siege of the war. During that time, he continued to give orders to his associates such as Hermann Goering and Heinrich Himmler. By April, it was clear that the war was lost, so Hitler married Eva Braun on April 29.

On April 30, Hitler was told that the Russians were a day from invading the Chancellery, the building above the Führerbunker. So, he and Eva both took cyanide tablets, and Hitler shot himself in the head. Their bodies were cremated by the remaining officers who were later discovered by the Russians.