What kind of people were hiding in Hitler's bunker in Berlin during the end of WWII

by Guitardude1995

I was reading an article about Goebbels secretary and in it she described finding out Hitler and Goebbels had killed themselves while in the bunker. From the article: "We asked him: 'And his wife as well?' 'Yes.' 'And the children?' 'And the children too,'" she told the Guardian. "We were dumbstruck."

I was curious if there's a resource with a list of people who died in the bunker, I was never aware that there were children in the bunker, and I also never knew anyone but Hitler and Eva Braun killed themselves in there.

Thanks for any help! Here's a link to the article

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/goebbels-secretary-describes-work-for-nazis-as-just-another-job/ar-BBvGDog?ocid=ansmsnnews11

roosterrugburn

Rochus Misch' biography offers the best description. He was Hitlers bodyguard and one of the last to leave the bunker. He describes there being only a handful of permenant residents in the last days. Himself, Hitlers adjutants, secretaries, a couple of generals, and a couple of general staff.

Traudl Junger also gives a vivid account of life there.

What you must remember though is that it was a complex, broken down into a large upper bunker and the smaller Fuhrerbunker where Hitler lived. This bunker was very busy as there were multiple military situation briefings a day, constant messages coming from and going to the front, and various visitors during this time.

As far as suicides in the actual Fuhrerbunker I believe there were only six: Hitler, Eva, Goebbels, General Krebs, General Burgdorf, and SS Colonel Schadle.

The upper bunker was larger and housed many vital functions one of which was a small hospital with a full staff. As such it became a refuge for many civilians and wounded soldiers who were brought there. This bunker is where the Goebbels children were poisoned and where Magda Geobbels took her life.

I highly recommend the two accounts by Rochus Misch and Traudl Junge for info on the last days. There are also accounts by several other adjutants and secretaries who survived and escaped the bunker.