The dead bodies of Leipzig Deputy Mayor Ernst Lisso, his wife Renate & their daughter Regina after committing suicide by cyanide in his office to avoid capture by US troops. April 18, 1945 (2813×1875)
The dead bodies of Leipzig Deputy Mayor Ernst Lisso, his wife Renate & their daughter Regina after committing suicide by cyanide in his office to avoid capture by US troops. April 18, 1945 (2813×1875)
I wonder about some of these suicides. Of course Hitler and his closer circle makes sense(everyone except the children… whom were murdered…) along with those guilty of war crimes.. but what about these people? Not sure I’ve heard of them. I tried a quick Google search to see what they mightve been guilty of had they been caught and I can’t find much about it. Leipzig was occupied by the Americans, so the idea of not wanting to get caught by the Russians doesn’t make sense. Why did these people do it? Not wanting a life without national socialism??
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tschüss!
Yeah, maybe a nsfw tag on this
I wonder about some of these suicides. Of course Hitler and his closer circle makes sense(everyone except the children… whom were murdered…) along with those guilty of war crimes.. but what about these people? Not sure I’ve heard of them. I tried a quick Google search to see what they mightve been guilty of had they been caught and I can’t find much about it. Leipzig was occupied by the Americans, so the idea of not wanting to get caught by the Russians doesn’t make sense. Why did these people do it? Not wanting a life without national socialism??
That’s pretty hardcore