| − | Hitler committed suicide in the Führerbunker next to the Chancellery in Berlin on April 30, 1945, after the Allied forces had invaded Germany, and as the Red Army was fighting its way into the heart of Berlin. [http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/adolfhitler.html] He named [[Grossadmiral Karl Dönitz]] as President in his last will to continue the war against the Red Army. A few days later, Dönitz instructed the military to sign an uncondional surrender, and the war ended officially on May 8, 1945, the date that became known as V-E Day. | + | Hitler committed suicide in the Führerbunker next to the Chancellery in Berlin on April 30, 1945, after the Allied forces had invaded Germany, and as the Red Army was fighting its way into the heart of Berlin. [http://www.infoplease.com/biography/var/adolfhitler.html] He appointed [[Grossadmiral Karl Dönitz]] to succeed him as President in his last will, to continue the war against the Red Army. A few days later, Dönitz instructed the military to sign an unconditional surrender, and the war ended officially on May 8, 1945, the date that became known as V-E Day. |