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1、UnitNine:TheDeathofHitlerTextInthelastdaysofWorldWar11,AdolfHitlerandhisclosestassociateshadsoughtshelterinacommandbunkerbeforethefallofBerlin.Heknewthatdefeatwascloseathandandthathemustprepareforhisowndeath.Hereisadetaileddescriptionofhowheendedhislife.TheDea
2、thofHitlerWilliamL.ShirerDuringtheafternoonofApril29,newsarrivedatthebunkerwhereAdolfHitlerandEvaBraunwereseparatedfromtheoutsideworld.Mussolini,Hitler'sfellowfascistdictatorandpartnerinaggression,hadmethisend,andithadbeensharedbyhismistress,ClaraPetacci.Theyh
3、adbeencaughtbyItalianguerrillasonApril27whiletryingtoescapetoSwitzerlandandexecutedafterabrieftrial.OntheSaturdaynightofApril28thebodieswerebroughttoMilaninatruckanddumpedonthetownsquare.Thenextdaytheywerestrungupbytheheelsfromlamppostsandlatercutdownsothatthr
4、oughouttherestofSunday,theylayinthegutter.OnMayDayBenitoMussoliniwasburiedbesidehismistressinthepaupers'plotofaMilancemetery.InsuchahorribleclimaxofdegradationMussoliniandFascismpassedintohistory.ItisnotknowhowmanyofthedetailsofMussolini'sshabbyendwerecommunic
5、atedtotheFuehrer.Onecanonlyguessthatifheheardmanyofthemhewasonlystrengthenedinhisresolvenottoallowhimselforhisbridetobemadeaspectacle——nottheirliveselvesortheirbodies.ShortlyafterreceivingthenewsofMussolini'sdeath,Hitlerbegantomakethefinalpreparationsforhis.He
6、hadhisfavoriteAlsatiandogpoisonedandtwootherdogsinthehouseholdshot.ThenhecalledinhistworemainingwomensecretariesandhandedthemcapsulesofpoisontouseiftheywishedtowhentheadvancingRussiansbrokein.Hewassorry,hesaid,nottobeabletogivethemabetterfarewellgift,andheexpr
7、essedhisappreciationfortheirlongandloyalservice.Eveninghadnowcome,thelastofAdolfHitler'slife.HeinstructedMrs.Junge,oneofhissecretaries,todestroytheremainingpapersinhisfiles,andhesentoutwordthatnooneinthebunkerwastogotobeduntilfurtherorders.Thiswasinterpretedby
8、allasmeaningthathejudgedthetimehadcometomakehisfarewells.Butitwasnotuntillongaftermidnight,atabout2:30AMofApril30,asseveralwitnessesrecall,thattheFuehreremergedfromhisprivatequarte
