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Berlin exhibit offers inside look at Hitler’s WWII bunker

  • The exhibit is set inside this air raid shelter, not...

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    The exhibit is set inside this air raid shelter, not the original, but only a mile from the site of the original hideout, which has since been demolished.

  • A journalist looks at a set of photographs taken inside...

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    A journalist looks at a set of photographs taken inside the bunker of Adolf Hitler as part of the exhibition located in a World War II air-raid shelter in Berlin.

  • The Fuhrerbunker (Hitlerbunker) exhibition offers an overview of the history...

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    The Fuhrerbunker (Hitlerbunker) exhibition offers an overview of the history of Hitlers Fuehrerbunker and the end of the Third Reich. A scale model of the 1944-built Fuhrerbunker and a reconstruction of Adolf Hitlers study inside the bunker are at the heart of the exhibition.

  • Newspapers are seen on the desk of his bunker, which...

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    Newspapers are seen on the desk of his bunker, which was built in 1944 to protect Hitler. He moved into the hideout in January of 1945 with many of his guardsmen following.

  • A journalist looks at a set of photographs taken in...

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    A journalist looks at a set of photographs taken in the bunker of Adolf Hitler as part of the exhibition on the so-called "Fuehrerbunker" during a press preview at the "Berlin Story Bunker" in Berlin, Germany.

  • Sets of original photography are also on display around the...

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    Sets of original photography are also on display around the museum. Hitler called the hideout the "Fuehrerbunker" when it was in use during the end of World War II.

  • A full-scale model of Adolf Hitler's office inside the exhibit...

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    A full-scale model of Adolf Hitler's office inside the exhibit can be seen here. It is where he would committed suicide in 1945 with World War II coming to an end.

  • The exhibit shows the couch where Hitler's body was found...

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    The exhibit shows the couch where Hitler's body was found alongside his mistress Eva Braun. On the wall is a picture of his hero Frederick the Great of Prussia, just as it appeared in his actual bunker.

  • A full-scale replica of Adolf Hitler's office inside the so-called...

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    A full-scale replica of Adolf Hitler's office inside the so-called "Fuehrerbunker" is presented during a press preview of an exhibition at the "Berlin Story Bunker" in Berlin's Mitte (center) district on October 27, 2016.

  • A museum in Berlin has finally unveiled a scale model...

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    A museum in Berlin has finally unveiled a scale model of the underground bunker where Adolf Hitler stayed during the end of World War II. Here, an exact replica of the living room and office of Hitler can be seen.

  • Adolf Hitler's living and office room can be seen on...

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    Adolf Hitler's living and office room can be seen on the left next to his bedroom and map room. The bunker contained 17 rooms in total including a conference room, room for the guards and a doctor's room.

  • Inside the exhibit, a scale model of the actual bunker...

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    Inside the exhibit, a scale model of the actual bunker can be seen. The exhibit also features an overview on the history of Hitler's original bunker as well as the war.

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New York Daily News
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While Adolf Hitler’s World War II hideout might have been destroyed long ago, a new exhibit in Berlin gives visitors a chance to step inside a replica of the ‘Fuehrerbunker.’