hitler death what happened
Lead Story. Adolf Hitler commits suicide. On this day in 1945, holed up in a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin, Adolf Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head.Soon after, Germany unconditionally surrendered to the Allied forces, ending Hitlerâs dreams of a â1,000-yearâ Reich.ead Story. Adolf Hitler commits suicide. On this day in 1945, holed up in a bunker under his headquarters in Berlin, Adolf Hitler commits suicide by swallowing a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head.