May 1, 1945 Federal Communications Commission ANNOUNCER: The
German wireless broadcasts serious, important news for the
German people. (Three rolls of the drums are heard.) ANNOUNCER:
It is reported from Der Fuehrer's headquarters that our Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler, fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism,
fell for Germany this afternoon in his operational headquarters
in the Reich Chancellery. On April 30 Der Fuehrer appointed
Grand Admiral Doenitz his successor. The grand admiral and
successor of Der Fuehrer now speaks to the German people.
DOENITZ: German men and women, soldiers of the armed forces: Our
Fuehrer, Adolf Hitler, has fallen. In the deepest sorrow and
respect the German people bow. At an early date he had
recognized the frightful danger of Bolshevism and dedicated his
existence to this struggle. At the end of his struggle, of his
unswerving straight road of life, stands his hero's death in the
capital of the German Reich. His life has been one single
service for Germany. His activity in the f