: On April 29, 1945, Hitler married his long-time companion Eva Braun in a brief ceremony. He also dictated his personal and political testaments, appointing Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor and head of state, and Joseph Goebbels as chancellor.
: Joseph Goebbels and his wife Magda poisoned their six children before taking their own lives the following day, May 1. Soviet forces took control of the bunker on May 2. The Last Days of Hitler
: Following Hitler's strict orders, their bodies were carried to the Chancellery garden, doused in petrol, and set ablaze to prevent them from being captured or defiled by enemy forces. : On April 29, 1945, Hitler married his
: On the afternoon of April 30, Hitler and Braun retired to their private rooms. Braun died from cyanide poisoning, while Hitler died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the temple. Soviet forces took control of the bunker on May 2
: To ensure the effectiveness of his suicide method, Hitler ordered his dog, Blondi, to be poisoned with cyanide on April 29.
The final days of Adolf Hitler were spent in his underground Führerbunker in Berlin as Soviet forces tightened their siege on the city. These events reached their climax on , when Hitler and his new wife, Eva Braun, committed suicide. Key Events of the Last Days