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theless, despite these, and in spite of all the careful
deductions, experts have not been able to agree in
detail as to what really happened.
The thesis presented in The Curtain Falls, which
naturally, at that time, I could base only on personal
observations and on statements made by people I
encountered, was that Hitler should be considered
dead, that he was killed by certain of his
collaborators, and that Himmler took part in the plot. The
authors who, since then, have expressed themselves,
and who on account of their service in the
occupation armies have had the opportunity to read the
vast amount of material accumulated since — I am
referring mainly to the English Professor, H. R.
Trevor-Roper, and the Americans, Herbert Moore
and James W. Barrett — seem in any case to agree
with me on this point: Hitler is no longer alive. He
ended his days in the Berlin Bunker immediately
before the capitulation. This seems to me the only
essential point in the entire question. Probably, the
details of the events in the Berlin Bunker will
remain hidden for all time. They are shrouded in
mystery. There is no clear and conclusive evidenċe
of Hitler’s death. It is practically inpossible to prove
that a person is dead unless the body is found, and
Hitler’s body has not, as is known. However, the
available testimony and all probabilities indicate
that the leader of the Third Reich is no longer alive.
Occasionally, rumors have sprung up to the effect
that Hitler is alive and succeeded in escaping from
Berlin just before the city fell. In my opinion, these
rumors are completely unfounded. They only served
to foster, in certain German circles, the wishful
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