April 30, 1945, Adolph Hitler is pronounced dead by
Soviet authorities in a secret bunker in Berlin, Germany (history.com). The
Nazi criminal warlord responsible for the deaths of millions of innocent men,
women, and children across the world was finally brought to justice. The cause
of death was apparent suicide caused by a fatal gunshot to the head along with
the ingestion of a cyanide capsule. One of the most wretched, wicked, and
diabolical human beings to ever walk the planet was finally gone, or so the
world thought. Some theories include:
1. Did Hitler die fighting amongst his
soldiers?
2. What country would shelter the worlds
most wanted man?
3. Did Hitler actually die?
Let’s
observe these theories farther in depth.
Adolph Hitler to this day was one of
the most vial and utterly evil human beings to ever walk the earth. The fair
skinned, average in height, black and greasy haired dictator with a tiny square
mustache, was responsible for the deaths of millions of innocent people. His hatred for Jewish individuals, and insane
visions of one day creating “the superior Arian race” would eventually lead to
his overall demise. Hitler stated in his book, Mien Kampf, “If you win, you
need not have to explain...If you lose, you should not be there to explain.”
(Hitler). This quote helps provide insight into the twisted and confusing mind
of Adolph Hitler. The quote is pronounced in a conniving and mischievous tone
which perfectly fits the personality and mindset of Hitler. He was willing to
do whatever it took to achieve his goals of utter world domination and the
perfect Arian race. If he was to win and succeed in his plans, he believed he
would be looked upon by the citizens of Germany as a god like figure, but if he
was to fail, he would slip away and abandon his nation without a thought.
It was apparent that Hitler viewed
the majority of all races other than Caucasian as inferior. However, he viewed
any race of Arian lineage as desirable, which included those of Asian descent.
If he was able to recognize a specific race as equal in superiority to the
Arian race, he would form an opinion based upon respect and admiration for that
lineage. For example, Hitler stated;
"Pride
in one's own race, and that does not imply contempt for other races, is also a
normal and healthy sentiment. I have never regarded the Chinese or the Japanese
as being inferior to ourselves. They belong to ancient civilizations, and I
admit freely that their past history is superior to our own. They have the
right to be proud of their past, just as we have the right to be proud of the
civilization to which we belong. Indeed, I believe the more steadfast the
Chinese and the Japanese remain in their pride of race, the easier I shall find
it to get on with them." (the Political Testament of Adolf Hitler Note
#5).
Since
Hitler had some form of respect for the linage of “honorary Arians” such as the
Chinese and Japanese, he was able to spread his demented ideologies across Asia
and into Japan during the 1930s and 1940s. This led to an eventual alliance
with Japan, which was entirely based off of the acceptance and respect of the
Japanese culture by Hitler. Hitler’s tenacious yet malevolent mindset to pursue
a “Aryan master race” would not be achieved without the help of the Japanese,
who he respected and shared similar ideologies with.
It was apparent that Hitler was
mentally ill and mentally unstable. No sane individual can generate such
horrible thoughts and ideologies and be considered a normal person. There is
obviously something that was awfully wrong with Hitler’s twisted mind that
would allow him to spark a global war that caused millions of unnecessary
casualties. A psychologist from the New York Times performed a “psychological
re-evaluation” on the dictator, and the sheer amount of illnesses he diagnosed
was staggering. In total Adolph Hitler was diagnosed with a “total of 14 mental
illnesses and disorders” (Stephen A. Diamond Ph.D). The two most prominent
disorders were “hysteria and psychotic symptoms”, which became “fueled by Hitler’s
excessive opioid use” (Diamond). Hitler became so mentally deranged that his
psychotic thoughts were powered by ridiculous amounts of pharmaceutical drugs,
which he ingested in order to relive stress. A psychotic dictator high on
drugs, leading his country on a mission of destruction, fueled by opioids and
rage, would cause the casualties of millions upon millions of people. Even if
Hitler was purely evil and wanted to dominate the world with an iron fist,
there is little to no way of knowing which of his demented thoughts and
ideologies were fueled by mental illness. His brain was riddled with evil which
was tarnished and powered by his own mental instability.
There are various conspiracies
presented on the topic of Adolf Hitler’s death. The first and most popular
theory has to do with Hitler and other high-ranking Nazi officials escaping to
Argentina by submarine. According to Author Robert Philot, “Hitler was living
with old comrades in Argentina, having, by some accounts, been spirited out of
Berlin, flown to a German airbase in Denmark, and then taken across the
Atlantic by U-boat.” This is a very
plausible theorem because after Hitler’s assumed death in April of 1945, there
was no account or record of his body being found. Since Soviet troops were the
ones who surrounded Hitler’s bunker after overtaking the German capital of
Berlin, they set the dictators hiding place ablaze leaving nothing but bones
and teeth behind. Since there was no possibility for an autopsy because only
small bones and teeth were found, it is likely that the bones were left to give
off the impression that Hitler died, allowing his escape away from allied
authority. There have been multiple reported sightings of Hitler in multiple
countries after World War Two, with the most sightings being confirmed in
Argentina, which leads to the conspiracy theory that Hitler could have weaseled
his way out of war-torn Europe and lived out the rest of his days in hiding in
Argentina.
The second conspiracy is that Hitler
died fighting alongside fellow Nazi soldiers. With a large influx of Russian
invaders from the north and British and Americans from the west, Hitler found
his capital city of Berlin to be completely under attack. According to Nazi
official documents, (which were likely written to uphold the “godlike” status
of Hitler), “Our Führer gave his last breath fighting for Germany and the third
Reich”. There is substantial backing to this theorem because Hitler did have
wartime experience because he was a soldier during World War One, but it is
highly unlikely that the somewhat elderly man would show his face in front of
enemy troops. There also would’ve been a lifeless corpse of Hitler found, but
since Soviet authorities never reported a body being found, it is not likely
that Hitler would sacrifice himself out of loyalty to his Nazi regime.
The third theory is the actual
assumption that Hitler actually died alongside his wife, Eva Braun, by
ingesting a cyanide capsule and shooting himself in the head. According to
author, Philippe Charlier, “Our study proves that Hitler died in 1945”
(Charlier). This is a very believable theory because the bits of skull fragment
that were found had been “blown apart by a bullet” which was placed in Hitler’s
“left temple” (Charlier). According to Charlier, “We didn’t know if he had used
an ampule of cyanide to kill himself or whether it was a bullet in the head.
It’s in all probability both. Since the cyanide only takes action after 10 to
20 minutes, it is likely that the cause of death was due to head trauma caused
by the gunshot, but was the victim found in the bunker actually Hitler. Many
conspiracy theorists believe that the bones that were found were that of a
doubleganger, not the German dictator. According to my class conducted survey
93% of my classmates agree that Hitler died in his secret bunker in Germany. Since
the little evidence left behind in the bunker only proves the cause of death,
not the identity of the person, It is possible that this “stunt double” died so
that Hitler could escape and live the rest of his life in secret, without
having to face his much deserved consequences for his atrocious war
crimes.
It is no doubt that Adolf Hitler is
still revered as one of the most evil and vial human beings in history. His
crimes against humanity and acts of war will remain a stain on the past that
will always remind humanity as a whole, that there really are humans in this
world that are capable of pure evil. Hitler’s death however remains a
conspiracy which can be argued in three theorems:
1. Did Hitler escape and live out the
remainder of his days in Argentina?
2. Did Hitler die fighting alongside his
very own soldiers?
3. Did Hitler actually die in the Bunker?
Although
strenuous amounts of evidence point to the demise of Hitler, in his secret
bunker, at the hands of Soviet special forces, there is no way to prove that
Hitler didn’t escape or die in another way.
Works Cited
Blazeski, Goran. “Hitler Saw China and Japan as Equals
to Germany.” The Vintage News, 21 June 2017, www.thevintagenews.com/2017/03/18/hitler-saw-china-and-japan-as-equals-to-germany-and-even-wrote-admiringly-i-admit-freely-that-their-history-is-superior-to-our-own/.
Charlier, Philippe. “Hitler's Teeth Reveal Nazi
Dictator's Cause of Death.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 19 May
2018, www.history.com/news/hitler-death-cause-teeth-analysis.
Diamond, Stephen A. “How Mad Was Hitler?” Psychology
Today, Sussex Publishers, 2014, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evil-deeds/201412/how-mad-was-hitler.
Hitler, Adolph. “Adolf Hitler Quotes (Author of Mein
Kampf).” Goodreads, Goodreads, 1925, www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/30691.Adolf_Hitler.
Philpot, Robert. “'Hitler Lived': Scholar Explores the
Conspiracies That Just Won't Die.” The Times of Israel, 2 May 2019, www.timesofisrael.com/hitler-lived-scholar-explores-the-conspiracies-that-just-wont-die/
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