linge was one of the last to leave the "führerbunker" in the early morning hours of 1 may 1945. he teamed up with ss-"obersturmbannführer" erich kempka. linge was later captured near see-strasse. on 2 may, the badly burned remains of hitler, braun, and two dogs (thought to be blondi and her offspring wulf) were discovered in a shell crater by a unit of smersh. on 5 may, they secretly removed the remains. according to ian kershaw the corpses of braun and hitler were fully burned when the red army found them, and only a lower jaw with dental work could be identified as hitler's remains.