Out of shear curiosity this is a question I have had for a long time. It's one conspiracy theory that I am not able to shake off convincingly and I would like to have someone with more knowledge than me explain the facts to help me discern what is true and why some things were done.

Did Hitler ask for his and his wife's body to be burnt? Why? I would assume it would be because he wouldn't want allies to take vengeance on his corpse so to speak.

Did he shoot himself and take the pill? Did he give the pill to his wife and shoot himself? Did he shoot her and take the pill?

Is there a consensus on this information?

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Thank you in advance for the time