What happened to Hitler's body? When did he die? What really happened in the last 48 hours of his life? In this extraordinary episode of 'As It Happened', historian Emma Craigie and Dan Snow discuss the final moments of the Fuhrer's life in the bunker beneath the Reich Chancellery in Berlin.
Emma Craigie is the author of four books including the critically acclaimed novel 'Chocolate Cake with Hitler', and co-author of the Sunday Times best-seller 'Hitler's Last Day: Minute by Minute'
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