The Final Days

We have looked quite a bit at Hitler as a speechmaker, a leader, a war chief, and a scheming murderer, but in the article "There was such a feeling of joy"; six years of agony and hope, then one bright day of dancing in the streets., one will learn about the gloomy death of the most sinister yet powerful leader of our time. It would appear appropriate for the most evil man on earth to have a most horrific end, and in fact Hitler's death was one of a somber atmosphere. After marrying his long-time mistress and girlfriend Eva Braun, Hitler prepared his death on the eve of April 28th, and day of April 29th. He claimed that he never wanted a war, that his crimes were at the faults of "the international Jewry and its helpers," and that he was a victim of his officers (article contains information about the last days of war for Hitler's right hand man Heinrich Himmler.) For me, it is shocking that the man who started it all, ended it all (rarely do we see the problem solved by the creator of the problem.) Hitler obtained so much power that he was untouchable, however his one weakness came in the form of fearing failure. He felt only appropriate that he be the one to kill himself. It is ironic how the ruler of arguably the greatest military of all time ended his life huddled away in a bunker, where he shouted orders that would soon be given to his anxious yet hesitant troops. Hitler's bunker was directly beneath the Berlin Chancellory. He died directly beneath the hall in which his life as supreme dictator began. A revealing article on the last days of WWII, and the most socially corrupt leader of our time.