World War II - Hitler Committed Suicide
Time: Monday Apr 30, 1945
Place: Berlin, Germany
Details: Two days later after Mussolini's assassination, Hitler committed suicide in besieged Berlin, and he was succeeded by Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz.
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