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==== Preparations ==== | ==== Preparations ==== | ||
By [[1944]], the [[Third Reich]] was on the retreat on both the [[Western Front (World War II)|Western]] and [[Eastern Front|Eastern Fronts]]. Some of the senior Nazis began to realise that Germany was losing the war. In [[August]], ''[[Reichsleiter]]'' [[Martin Bormann]] began secretly stockpiling huge amounts of financial resources for use by the Reich even in the even of defeat ([[Operation Eagle Flight]]). In [[September]], ''[[Reichsfuhrer]]'' [[Heinrich Himmler]] ordered the [[Concentration camp|Nazi death camps]] to be shut down | By [[1944]], the [[Third Reich]] was on the retreat on both the [[Western Front (World War II)|Western]] and [[Eastern Front|Eastern Fronts]]. Some of the senior Nazis began to realise that Germany was losing the war. In [[August]], ''[[Reichsleiter]]'' [[Martin Bormann]] began secretly stockpiling huge amounts of financial resources for use by the Reich even in the even of defeat ([[Operation Eagle Flight]]). In [[September]], ''[[Reichsfuhrer]]'' [[Heinrich Himmler]] ordered the [[Concentration camp|Nazi death camps]] to be shut down but his instructions were ignored. Nevertheless, Himmler still invested hopes of eventual [[victory]] though [[Magic|mysticism and occult]] [[ritual]]s. In particular, he was banking on the arrival of supernatural forces he believed he had witnessed in [[vision]]s shown to him by the [[Scrying Glass]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass (novel)|The Shadow in the Glass]]'') | ||
By the beginning of [[1945]], the [[Battle of the Bulge|German offensive]] in the [[Ardennes]] region of [[Belgium]] collapsed, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Autumn Mist (novel)|Autumn Mist]]'', ''[[The Turing Test (novel)|The Turing Test]]'') opening Germany up to invasion by the [[British Army|British]] and [[US Army|Americans]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Made of Steel (novel)|Made of Steel]]'') who at this point were racing the Russians across Germany due to the early onset of the [[Cold War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cabinets of Curiosities (short story)|Cabinets of Curiosities]]'') The [[Allies|Allied]] leaders, [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]] and [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin Roosevelt]], all gathered at [[Yalta]] to discuss the post-war partitioning of [[Europe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | By the beginning of [[1945]], the [[Battle of the Bulge|German offensive]] in the [[Ardennes]] region of [[Belgium]] collapsed, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Autumn Mist (novel)|Autumn Mist]]'', ''[[The Turing Test (novel)|The Turing Test]]'') opening Germany up to invasion by the [[British Army|British]] and [[US Army|Americans]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Made of Steel (novel)|Made of Steel]]'') who at this point were racing the Russians across Germany due to the early onset of the [[Cold War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cabinets of Curiosities (short story)|Cabinets of Curiosities]]'') The [[Allies|Allied]] leaders, [[Winston Churchill]], [[Joseph Stalin]] and [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt|Franklin Roosevelt]], all gathered at [[Yalta]] to discuss the post-war partitioning of [[Europe]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Byzantium! (novel)|Byzantium!]]'') | ||
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* Hitler's mysterious double whose body was discovered in the water tower was likely {{w|Gustav Weler}}, a Reichchancellery employee who had previously worked as a double for Hitler. In the novel, it is Adolf Hitler, Jr. | * Hitler's mysterious double whose body was discovered in the water tower was likely {{w|Gustav Weler}}, a Reichchancellery employee who had previously worked as a double for Hitler. In the novel, it is Adolf Hitler, Jr. | ||
* {{w|Hans Baur}} was never a prisoner of the Americans and his testimony was made up for the novel. In real life, the Russians considered him unreliable. This was the only historical documentation made up for the story. | * {{w|Hans Baur}} was never a prisoner of the Americans and his testimony was made up for the novel. In real life, the Russians considered him unreliable. This was the only historical documentation made up for the story. | ||
* Dr. {{w|Ludwig Stumpfegger}} pronounced Hitler an Eva Braun dead. In the novel, it is the Doctor as "Major Johann Schmitt". | * Dr. {{w|Ludwig Stumpfegger}} pronounced Hitler an Eva Braun dead. In the novel, it is the Doctor, as "Major Johann Schmitt". | ||
* {{w|Martin Bormann}} died before he could escape Berlin. His body, alongside that of Stumpfegger, were discovered in {{w|West Berlin}} in 1972, ending years of rumours that they had successfully fled. | * {{w|Martin Bormann}} died before he could escape Berlin. His body, alongside that of Stumpfegger, were discovered in {{w|West Berlin}} in 1972, ending years of rumours that they had successfully fled. | ||
Additionally, the novel reveals that the skull fragments believed to belong to Hitler are indeed his. However, in the years following its [[2001 (releases)|2001 release]], the remains were discovered not to belong to Hitler at all but to an unidentified woman. This was acknowledged in the [[ | Additionally, the novel reveals that the skull fragments believed to belong to Hitler are indeed his. However, in the years following its [[2001 (releases)|2001 release]], the remains were discovered not to belong to Hitler at all but to an unidentified woman. This was acknowledged in the [[2015 (releases)|2015 re-release]] for ''[[The History Collection]]''.[[Category:Conflicts]] | ||
[[Category:World War II battles]] | [[Category:World War II battles]] | ||
[[Category:German conflicts]] | [[Category:German conflicts]] | ||
[[Category:Russian conflicts]] | [[Category:Russian conflicts]] | ||
[[Category:Conflicts from the real world]] | [[Category:Conflicts from the real world]] | ||
