Adolf Hitler died in Berlin, Germany , specifically in the Führerbunker (also called the Führerbunker or Führerhauptquartier), an underground bunker complex beneath the Reich Chancellery garden.

Where exactly he died

  • The bunker was located in central Berlin, under what is now the area near the Reichstag and the Holocaust Memorial.
  • Hitler had moved into the bunker in January 1945 and spent his final weeks there as Soviet forces closed in on the city.

How and when he died

  • Hitler died by suicide on April 30, 1945 , shooting himself in the head in his private quarters inside the bunker.
  • His wife, Eva Braun , whom he had married the day before, died beside him, likely from cyanide poisoning.

What happened to his body

  • Following Hitler’s instructions, staff carried the bodies up to the Reich Chancellery garden , poured petrol over them, and burned them in a shell crater to prevent capture.
  • Soviet forces later recovered the burnt remains , identified them via dental records , and secretly re‑buried and eventually cremated the ashes , scattering them into the Elbe (or Ehle) river in East Germany in 1970.

Quick reference table

Aspect| Detail
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Location| Führerbunker, beneath the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, Germany 57
Date| April 30, 1945 17
Cause of death| Self‑inflicted gunshot; Eva Braun died by cyanide 147
Body disposal| Burned in the Chancellery garden, later recovered, re‑buried, and finally cremated with ashes scattered in the Elbe/Ehle river 137

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