My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
The Fall of Berlin and Death of Hitler
From the May 6, 2020, MidWeek "Looking Back."
1945. 75 Years Ago, as the War in Europe Was in Its Final Days.
"Hans Fritsche, Goebbel's deputy propaganda chief, told Red Army troops who captured him that Hitler, Goebbels and General Kreb had killed themselves in the final hours of the Battle of Berlin.
"Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower said all evidence at hand indicated that Hitler had died of a brain hemorrhage. The German radio version of Hitler's death was that he 'fell' a hero directing the defense of Berlin."
Either Way, Hitler Was Gone. --GreGen
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