ar was lost militarily, but he resolved to play for time in the hope that some new miracle weapon or a diplomatic maneuver might still save the situation.As the time passed and defeat became more certain, Hitler still refused to give up, feeling that Germany did not deserve to survive because it had not lived up to its mission. Throughout this period the campaign to destroy world Jewry continued, and the endless trains took millions of Jews to extermination camps, seriously interfering with the war effort. An officers plot to assassinate Hitler and the end of the war failed in 1944. Finally on April 30, 1945, with all of Germany overrun by Allied invaders, Hitler committed suicide in his Berlin bunker, as did his long time companion Eva Braun, whom he had married the day before.Hitler had a charismatic personality of overpowering forcefulness. An amoral man, rootless and incapable of personal friendships, he looked to his fellow humans as mere bricks in the world structure he wished to erect. He knew how to appeal to peoples basic instincts and made use of their fears and insecurities. He could do that, however, only because they were willing to be led, even though his program was one of hatred and violence. His impact was wholly destructive, and nothing of what he instituted and built survived....
