Most people will tell you that Hitler killed himself in a bunker when it became apparent his dreams of empire were about to be shattered. Though there has never been direct evidence to back up this claim, some thought the skull that went on display in Moscow back in 2000 proved once and for all that Hitler committed suicide. Problem is, DNA analysis has proven the skull belonged to a female, which, unless there was something about Hitler none of us knew, leaves us wanting for actual evidence of this long-standing rumor/myth.
According to witnesses, the bodies of Hitler and Braun were wrapped in blankets and carried to the garden just outside the bunker, placed in a bomb crater, doused with petrol and set ablaze.
In May 1945 a Russian forensics team dug up what was presumed to be the dictator’s body. Part of the skull was missing, apparently the result of the suicide shot. The remaining piece of jaw matched his dental records, according to his captured dental assistants. And there was only one testicle.
A year later the missing skull fragment was found on the orders of Stalin, who remained suspicious about Hitler’s fate.
Just how and when he died is now shrouded in mystery. Mr Bellantoni said it was unlikely the bone was Braun’s, who was 33.
‘There is no report of Eva Braun having shot herself or having been shot afterwards,’ he said. ‘Many people died near the bunker.’
