Old Nazi gang ain’t what it used to be
Wednesday, May 2, 1945
LONDON, England (UP) – A rollcall of the old Nazi gang today would read like this:
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Adolf Hitler: Germans say he is dead.
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Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels: Believed to be in Berlin where, if he is not dead as some London circles report, his fate certainly is sealed.
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Reich Marshal Hermann Goering: Germans said he was pushed out because of bad health, but he is probably dead, too.
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Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop: Ousted today by Adm. Doenitz. He had been unheard of for some time.
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Rudolf Hess: Still captive in Britain.
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Deputy Fuehrer Martin Bormann: Unheard of recently.
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Gestapo Chief Henrich Himmler: Last seen in Luebeck. Significantly not mentioned in reports of Hitler’s death and Doenitz’s succession. Believed he may die in Berlin also.