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1、Unit9TextInthelastdaysofWorldWar11,AdolfHitlerandhisclosestassociateshadsoughtshelterinacommandbunkerbeforethefallofBerlin.Heknewthatdefeatwascloseathandandthathemustprepareforhisowndeath.Hereisadetaileddescriptionofhowheendedhislife.TheDeathofHitlerWilliamL.ShirerD
2、uringtheafternoonofApril29,newsarrivedatthebunkerwhereAdolfHitlerandEvaBraunwereseparatedfromtheoutsideworld.Mussolini,Hitler'sfellowfascistdictatorandpartnerinaggression,hadmethisend,andithadbeensharedbyhismistress,ClaraPetacci.TheyhadbeencaughtbyItalianguerrillaso
3、nApril27whiletryingtoescapetoSwitzerlandandexecutedafterabrieftrial.OntheSaturdaynightofApril28thebodieswerebroughttoMilaninatruckanddumpedonthetownsquare.ThenextdaytheywerestrungupbytheheelsfromlamppostsandlatercutdownsothatthroughouttherestofSunday,theylayinthegut
4、ter.OnMayDayBenitoMussoliniwasburiedbesidehismistressinthepaupers'plotofaMilancemetery.InsuchahorribleclimaxofdegradationMussoliniandFascismpassedintohistory.ItisnotknowhowmanyofthedetailsofMussolini'sshabbyendwerecommunicatedtotheFuehrer.Onecanonlyguessthatifhehear
5、dmanyofthemhewasonlystrengthenedinhisresolvenottoallowhimselforhisbridetobemadeaspectacle——nottheirliveselvesortheirbodies.ShortlyafterreceivingthenewsofMussolini'sdeath,Hitlerbegantomakethefinalpreparationsforhis.HehadhisfavoriteAlsatiandogpoisonedandtwootherdogsin
6、thehouseholdshot.ThenhecalledinhistworemainingwomensecretariesandhandedthemcapsulesofpoisontouseiftheywishedtowhentheadvancingRussiansbrokein.Hewassorry,hesaid,nottobeabletogivethemabetterfarewellgift,andheexpressedhisappreciationfortheirlongandloyalservice.Eveningh
7、adnowcome,thelastofAdolfHitler'slife.HeinstructedMrs.Junge,oneofhissecretaries,todestroytheremainingpapersinhisfiles,andhesentoutwordthatnooneinthebunkerwastogotobeduntilfurtherorders.Thiswasinterpretedbyallasmeaningthathejudgedthetimehadcometomakehisfarewells.Butit
8、wasnotuntillongaftermidnight,atabout2:30AMofApril30,asseveralwitnessesrecall,thattheFuehreremergedfromhisprivatequartersandappearedinthege
