Will
The last will was a short document signed on 29 April at 04:00.
- It acknowledged his marriage—but does not name Eva Braun—and that they choose death over disgrace of deposition or capitulation; and that their bodies were to be cremated.
- His art collection is left to "a gallery in my home town of Linz on Donau".
- Objects of "sentimental value or necessary for the maintenance of a modest simple life" went to his relatives and his "faithful co-workers" such as secretary Mrs. Winter.
- Whatever else of value he possessed went to the National Socialist German Workers Party.
- Martin Bormann was nominated as the will's executor.
The will was witnessed by Dr. Joseph Goebbels, Martin Bormann and Colonel Nicholaus von Below.
Read more about this topic: Last Will And Testament Of Adolf Hitler
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