Adolf Hitler was a Nazi dictator who was based in Berlin, German. He was a German ruler for over a decade despite being one of the cruelest dictators of the century. The fall of Hitler was imminent since the Western Allied forces had started to engage and push the German soldiers towards Berlin. These pushing forces on the soldiers prompted some military commanders to plot how to assassinate Hitler. The assassination failed and he ordered the execution of those who tried to execute him. The siege of Berlin by the Soviet soldiers marked the end of his rule. His purported reports of death were met with skepticism across the globe. Hitler took his life on April 30, 1945, while in an underground bunk at the Reich Chancellery after the Soviet army closed in on where he was holed (Sommerlad). In the process, conspiracy theories have come to play with others stating the likelihood of the Nazi leader failing to take his life. Despite different versions of the stories behind his demise, most sources suggest the German Nazi ruler, Hitler, committed suicide by shooting himself while in the bunker.
It is believed the Nazi ruler took his life by shooting himself through the right temple. The suicide is believed to occur on April 30, 1945, while he was holed beneath the Reich Chancellery’s underground bunker (Sommerlad). To dispense the likelihood of arising questions about his survival, Hitler took a capsule of cyanide before shooting himself. His death would force him to abandon his dreams of building an empire likely to last thousands of years. Hitler and his wife took their lives to avoid being captured and made answerable for the performed unprecedented atrocities by the Third Reich, who were following the ruler’s directions (Sommerlad). Therefore, Hitler took his life by shooting himself to avoid being made answerable for the atrocities he initiated under his watch.
Bodies of Hitler and his wife Eva Braun were found in the Reich Chancellery underground bunker. Their bodies were found at 3.30 pm on the same day by the individuals close to him (Sommerlad). The people included Joseph Goebbels, Otto Gunshe; Hitler’s adjutant, Heinz Linge; the leader’s valet, and Bormann. They found the Nazi ruler’s body to have disorganized and fell a vase containing daffodils and tulips as it stumbled from the gunshot. Hitler’s wife Eva followed the ruler’s action and took her life too. The two feared being captured and later prosecuted for the crimes committed against humanity (Sommerlad). The individuals mentioned herein, therefore, provide proof of the leader’s act of committing suicide.
The research was conducted on the fragments of the Nazi ruler’s skull to establish how he died. The study was performed by pathologists from France who not only examined the skull but also the teeth. These remains were kept in Moscow after their recovery from Berlin in the earlier periods of May 1945. The teeth corresponded to one of the features of Hitler’s dental characteristics since they failed to reveal any traces of meat consumption. This was consistent with the dictator’s traits of being a vegetarian. The skull analysis established an existing probable bullet hole on the left side (Frost). The study concluded Hitler had committed suicide in the underground bunker of the Nazi ruined capital (Frost). The French-based pathologists’ research dispensed the myths alleging the survival of the dictator and provided proof of his death through suicide.
Various authors have published numerous materials over the years explaining and proving the demise of Adolf Hitler. Most sources have revealed the German ruler was never captured as some people purport. The research documented as proof of his death mainly includes the studies done on his remains. The research on the teeth revealed the presence of deposits on the false teeth, a probability of a chemical reaction between dentures metals and the cyanide. It was claimed Hitler took cyanide before taking his life (Frost). Hitler had four remaining teeth, with the rest being miss-shaped, flecked with white residue deposits, and brown on the base levels. These results from the analysis of the teeth availed proof of the death of the Nazi leader through committing suicide.
Similarly, according to Chase, the killing of Hitler’s associate Benito Mussolini by the Italians prompted Hitler to offer instructions on how to dispose of Braun’s and his bodies. He wanted their corpses to be burnt outside the bunker. Chase further alludes to the nature of the leader’s dental formula made it easier in identifying his corpse for forensic analysis. Comparing the corpse teeth was done by the Soviets after descriptions were provided by dental assistant Kathe with Hitler’s dentist, confirming the information to the allies (Chase). The confirmation of the teeth to be of the ruler proves he died in the bunker.
However, in one of the conspiracies formulated theories, the Nazi leader escaped to South America. The theory believes the dictator did not take his own life, but he fled to South America in Argentina in 1945, together with his wife (Robinson). He evaded being captured by the Soviets and spent the rest of his life in exile. This is the best act of disappearing despite the escape story seeming to depend on its mainstream inoffensive penetration ability. This theory seems to have an unanswered question that dispenses the idea purporting Hitler escaped to Argentina in South America. Therefore, pathologists have moved to analyze the skull of the Nazi ruler to facilitate the dispensation of such arising conspiracies theories. However, some of the research has also been flawed because despite failing to tell us in which form, he died.
In conclusion, Adolf Hitler, who was a Nazi ruler, committed suicide. The German ruler had ordered and presided over committing a lot of atrocities by the Third Reich. Similarly, it is believed he considered the option of fleeing that is a dishonorable act and, therefore, stayed in Berlin as a sign of remaining loyal to his ideologies until the end. The fall of his regime destroyed his vision of creating an empire for himself. The Western Allied Forces, together with the soviet’s army exposed him to assassination attempts by his troops. The siege of Berlin City by the Soviet soldiers played a vital role in ending his rule. When the signs and fears exhibited by him losing the battle and being captured became evident, he decided to take his own life. As proven by the analysis conducted by the French pathologists on his skull and teeth, it is proven Hitler took his own life. These results from the research assist in dispensing the conspiracy theories which argued for the possibility of the Nazi leader failing to take his life.
Works Cited
Chase, Jefferson.UStoday.Com, 2018.
Frost, Natasha. “Hitler’s Teeth Reveal Nazi Dictator’s Cause of Death”. HISTORY, 2018.
Robinson, Matt. “Did Hitler Escape to Argentina in 1945? – Mythbusting Berlin”. Berlin Experiences, 2020.
Sommerlad, Joe. “How Hitler Met His Death 75 Years Ago and Brought the Second World War to A Close”. The Independent, 2020.