Adolf Hitler met his death 76 years ago today, on April 30, 1945 – bringing World War 2 to a close.For four months the tyrant had been hiding from the reality of defeat with Eva Braun and other aides while the Soviet Union was rapidly closing in on Berlin.He had decided to remain in the bunker, which was located 55ft under the Chancellery, for the last great siege of the war.The shelter contained 18 small rooms, and was fully self-sufficient with water and electricity.Hitler was eventually warned by officers that the Red Army were only a day or so away from overtaking the Chancellery.They urged him to escape to Berchtesgarden, a small town in the Bavarian Alps where Hitler owned a home, but instead he planned his suicide.40 hours before the.
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