Adolf Hitler, dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, has been represented in popular culture ever since he became a well-known politician in Germany. His distinctive image was often parodied by h
Charlie Chaplin as "Adenoid Hynkel" in the film The Great Dictator, 1940
"The Third Reich", 1934 painting by the anti-Nazi exile German painter Heinrich Vogeler
A heroic image of Hitler (1938 sculpture by Arno Breker).
Wax model of Hitler at the Chamber of Horrors section in Madame Tussauds, London (pictured June 2011)
On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide by gunshot in the Führerbunker when it became clear that Germany would lose the Battle of Berlin, which resulted in Germany's surrender to the Allies a
Adolf Hitler in popular culture
…Stalin Wasn't Stallin'" or when new lyrics were created to old songs such as "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball" (to the tune of the "Colonel Bogey March"). Hitler's last days have been depicted in several films, first in Der letzte Akt (1955), directed by Georg Wilhelm Pabst, starring Albin Skoda as the dictator; next was…
Front page of the American military newspaper Stars and Stripes on 2 May 1945
Eva Braun and Hitler at Berchtesgaden (with Hitler's dog Blondi at right), June 1942
Situation of World War II in Europe at the time of Hitler's death. The white areas were controlled by Nazi forces, the pink areas were controlled by the Allies, and the red areas indicate recent Allied advances.
Exterior of the Führerbunker shortly before its destruction. Hitler and Braun's remains were burnt in a shell crater outside the emergency exit at the left.