In January 1945, Nazi Germany was on the brink of collapse, yet Adolf Hitler remained delusional, believing in miraculous victories and last-minute weapons to turn the tide. Inside his Berlin bunker, the dictator clung to fantasies while his inner circle, figures like Goebbels and Himmler plotted their survival. As the Allies closed in and Hitler’s health and authority crumbled, the Thousand-Year Reich met its fiery end in chaos, betrayal, and ultimate surrender. This is the story of the regime’s final, desperate days.
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