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40 Facts About Adolf Hitler and His Dramatic Fall

Geli Raubal - World War II

The sofa on which Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide in theFührerbunker, Berlin, on April 30, 1945. Note the bloodstains on the arm rest. Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images/Flickr/Stamp a Day.

9. The Duo Committed Suicide the Next Day

The day after Hitler’s marriage to Braun, he took a cyanide pill, which killed him. Braun died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It is likely that he did not intend for her to die with him, but she chose to commit suicide rather than be separated from him.

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