Bringing History to Life Magazine

12 November 2022

HITLER PREFERRED DEATH TO FLIGHT Adolf Hitler ruled Germany for 12 years. As the Third Reich began to collapse in on itself in the spring of 1945, the Führer took up residence in Berlin. By the middle of April he’d entrenched himself in a bunker deep beneath the capital, as the Soviets bombed the capital around the clock. Eventually, even Hitler would have to face the fact the war was lost. The Führer turned down all opportunities to flee, preferring instead to make use of both a gun and a cyanide pill at his doctor’s suggestion – the surest way to kill himself. This sixth and final issue of the six part special series on WWII of Bringing History to Life brings you closer to the Third Reich’s death throes.