296B - The Death of Adolf Hitler - WW2 - April 30, 1945

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  @WorldWarTwo · 2 years ago · pinned

  You may wonder why this episode was hosted by both Indy and Spartacus. Well, it seemed only logical- I mean, Adolf Hitler is really where the regular series and War Against Humanity meet, or even where they began. He is the most prominent character over the years in the regular series, and his invasion of Poland began the series, while at the same time, the evolution of Nazi plans for those they deemed &apos;lesser&apos; has evolved in that period from subservience to extermination and has been covered as it evolved in War Against Humanity. This was, however, a tricky episode to write. You may wonder why, since the events are pretty straightforward. The answer is tone. See, the first couple stabs at this we realized that if you just read the events in the bunker and don&apos;t know the context and don&apos;t know the players involved, it could come across as mildly sympathetic for this sick old guy underground, betrayed or besieged from all sides, and that is not what the reality is. The reality is that it was the last days of such a narcissist that in his final weeks, he turned his back on the people he led- the people he had sent to murder others in the millions- simply because they were no longer able to do so, and he considered himself the victim. Had we read his testament here (which you can find online), and his excuses and banalities for the horrors he instigated- in effect, giving him a platform for them, it would be an insult to us all.<br><br>Never forget.

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  @theapostatejack8648 · 2 years ago

  It&apos;s almost jarring how quickly events accelerated. At the start of the year the Western Allies are basically stabilising their front and the Red Army is slogging their way Westward. You get the impression it will be a slow, grinding trudge toward Berlin. Then in March it&apos;s as if someone put the war in Europe onto 5x speed and here we are now looking at two hastily buried corpses in a ditch.

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  @PerpetuallyInTransit · 2 years ago (edited)

  &quot;How did you go bankrupt?&quot;<br>&quot;Two Ways. Gradually, then suddenly.&quot;<br>-Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises

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  @abcde_5949 · 2 years ago

  I remember being hyped when I saw that the Great War team is doing same type of series for WW2. And that was almost 6 years ago. Can&apos;t believe how the time has flown.<br><br>Out of all regular episodes, war against humanity and other special episodes, I probably missed less than 10 total. And that was time well spent.

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  @dbl_jinx · 2 years ago

  &quot;Hitler Dead!&quot; - the best headline ever, so great that it took up over half of front pages

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  @Ahrlin9 · 2 years ago

  I&apos;m glad Sparty was the one to announce the death. He&apos;s had to narrate a lot of horror in the War Against Humanity series, and for him to matter-of-fact describe the last pistol shot in a wonderfully unsentimental way is perfection.

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• KA

  @kaltenstein7718 · 2 years ago

  I love how Indy keeps gesturing even when it&apos;s Sparty who&apos;s talking

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  @obelix703 · 2 years ago

  The only complimentary thing I’ll ever say about Hitler is that he killed Hitler.

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  @CrazyYurie · 2 years ago

  This has been a long time coming. I&apos;ve been around since October 2015 when you guys were still relatively early in WW1. Now here we are...

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  @TheMasonK · 2 years ago

  My great grandfather was at the liberation of Dachau with the 157th infrantry regiment. He never spoke of it after the war or anything that he and his unit fought through. He ended up with 3 Purple Hearts and a bronze star. He lived until 2016 and died peacefully.

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  @stevid8193 · 2 years ago

  I loved how Spartacus just goes straight in at Hitler&apos;s suicide. No pretense, no more suspense, and no drama or attention than he deserves. <br>Really well delivered.

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  @Yells_at_Cloud · 2 years ago

  When the guy with Main Character Syndrome realizes he&apos;s been the evil antagonist the whole time.

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