In pictures: Adolf Hitler's bunker recreated in Berlin

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Hitler spent the last phase of World War Two stuck inside a bunker, as recreated here in a Nazi-era air raid shelter in Berlin.

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A mock-up of Hitler's living room-cum-office - but the furniture is not from the original bunker.

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The dictator's desk: As fighting raged outside, the Fuehrer was holed up with his closest associates, including Eva Braun, who he married inside the bunker in his final hours.

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This is believed to be the last official photo of Hitler - he shot himself on 30 April 1945.

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The bunker, as seen in this model, had 30 rooms. It was located in the Reich Chancellery gardens near the Brandenburg Gate.

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Photos tell the story of Hitler's bunker in 1945 - some show Soviet troops posing inside it.

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A US soldier inside the burnt-out bunker after Hitler's suicide in 1945.

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In 1945, Soviet soldiers posed at Hitler's alleged makeshift grave in war-ravaged Berlin.

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In 1959, communist East Germany removed the debris of Hitler's bunker - a notice is all that marks the spot now.

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