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Witness History, Witness History, The Death of Hitler

Witness History

Witness History

The Death of Hitler


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February 4, 2019

10 minutes

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A first-hand account of Hitler from our archives. Traudl Junge worked as a secretary for the German Nazi leader. She was in the bunker in Berlin when he killed himself in 1945 as the Red Army closed in. She spoke to Zina Rohan for the BBC in 1989.

Photo: Hitler and some of his officers. Credit: Getty Images.

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