Hitler Suicide Site Marked

8 Jun 2006

Since the end of the war, the location of the bunker where Adolf Hitler committed suicide on 30 Apr 1945 had been a taboo to publicly point out. Both the communist government and the democratic one, until recently, had always feared that marking the location would bring unwanted attention from extreme-right-wing groups. As of today, however, the site is now marked with an informational panel to educate the public. "One of Hitler's former bodyguards, 88-year-old Rochus Misch, who was at the unveiling, said people should be informed of history, even when it was the history of a devil."

For more information, please see this BBC article.

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1. Karl Kuhn says:
30 May 2009 02:57:50 PM

Eine großartige und respektable Persönlichkeit, das ist ROCHUS MISCH!
Er ist der letzte Augenzeuge und Zeitzeuge, welcher uns berichten kann,
wie es wirklich war - Damals !

Seine Erzählungen und Berichte sind objektiver
und ernstzunehmender, als die ewigen Belehrungen und "Schulmeistereien" eines
Herrn Knopp...den man nicht ohne Grund als "Geschichtsklitterer" bezeichnet.

Im Gegensatz zu Traudl Junge, welche sich in den letzten beiden Jahren ihres Lebens - leider - von Leuten wie Guido Knopp und Andre Heller umerziehen ließ, bleibt Rochus Misch bei der Wahrheit - er läßt sich nicht brechen, biegen oder manipulieren. Bei ihm hat ein Herr Knopp Hausverbot...

Man kann Rochus Misch noch ein langes und erfülltes Leben wünschen! Menschen wie er sind selten. Leider sehr selten.
Ich bewundere seinen Mut, seine Ehrlichkeit, seine Aufrichtigkeit und sein charakterlicher Adel.
Für mich ist Rochus Misch ein großes Vorbild!

Mit besten Grüßen

Karl Kuhn

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