f of the navy was given orders to begin the construction of large warships, way above the maximum size decreed by the Versailles Treaty. The construction of submarines, also forbidden by the Treaty, had already begun secretly by building parts in foreign dockyards ready for assembly. Hitler was increasing the strength of the armed forces, and at the same time said he was going to follow the clauses of the Versailles Treaty.This was not going to last. Hitler began to lose World War II. The truth about him was coming out. Feeling that all was lost, Hitler shot himself on April 30, 1945. By orders formally given by him before his death, SS officers immersed Hitler’s body in gasoline and burned it in the garden of the Chancellery. Soon after the suicide of Hitler, the German forces surrendered. The war was officially over; however the world was only beginning to realize the extent of its horror. Hitler caused the unnecessary death of so many, leaving people and nations around the world to pick up the pieces and deal with the effects. ...
