Hitler’s death marked the collapse of Nazi Germany and the beginning of the reconstruction of Europe, devastated by war. In a bunker in Berlin, under Soviet attack, the leader of the third Reich and Eva Braun committed, in one of the most striking moments in the history of the twentieth century.
the Nazi dictator who led Germany to World War II died 80 years ago. The leader of the third Reich committed suicide on April 30, 1945, in his bunker in Berlin, when the city was surrounded by Soviet troops and the conflict was approaching the end on the European continent. The war began at dawn on September 1, 1939, when Germany was still recovering from the defeat in World War I.
As German troops invaded Polandwhich succumbed in just one month. THE Blitzkrieg’s tactic or “lightning war”which combined massive aerial bombing and terrestrial attacks of motorized and armored forces, proved unbeatable.
Before the German refusal to abandon Poland, the United Kingdom and France aligned in the conflict and declared war on Germany. In September 1940, London’s intensive bombardment began, which resulted in the deaths of at least 43,000 civilians and the launch of about 50,000 bombs.
On June 22, 1941, Germany launched “Operation Barbarossa”the surprise invasion of the Soviet Union. In four years of violent fighting, the Red Army has pushed German forces from the doors of Moscow to Berlin in a campaign that cost about 13 million lives to the Soviet Union.
On April 30, 1945, with the capital surrounded by Soviet troops, Adolf Hitler and his companion Eva Braun They took refuge in the bunker under the Berlin Chancellery and They committed their remains, their remains were charred. Historical investigations point to Hitler suicide with a shot in the head and Eva Braun with cyanide, the bodies will have been incinerated by the Soviet troops.
War came to an end in Europe, but continued in the Pacific
Hitler’s death dictated the partial end of the world conflict. A but continued in the Pacific.
In the first two years, The United States remained out of the conflict, but the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 put an end to the initial hesitation. The United States joined the allied forces and They declared war immediately to Japan, ally of Germany. As Nuclear bombs launched by US forces in Hiroshima and Nagasakiat the beginning of August 1945, They put an end to the conflict.
The war ended officially in September 1945 with the surrender of Japan. The Nazi regime and the which led to the systematic extermination of about six million Jews.
