It's weird that their deaths are so close together.

That's some film tier shit where both the villain and the hero die to have a bigger emotional impact.

>>17847600 (OP)
and the comedic side character lives

>>17847600 (OP)
Did Hitler ever hear of Mussolini's death? It was only two days apart before his own

>>17847619
yes and he heard about him being paraded around and mutilated after
that actually really scared him and likely influenced his final decisions on killing himself and ordering his body destroyed

>>17847600 (OP)
>That's some film tier shit where both the villain and the hero die to have a bigger emotional impact.

But which one is the hero and which one is the villain?

>>17847619
Supposedly, yes, he heard of it via the radio.
Even 80 years ago and in wartime, news travelled quickly

>>17847619
This was 1945, not 1845, idiot.

>>17847634
>that actually really scared him and likely influenced his final decisions on killing himself and ordering his body destroyed
It didn't influence his decision to die. He planned to stay in Berlin and fight until the end on his birthday at the very least. But originally he wanted to don a regular uniform and die with his soldiers. The desecration of Mussolini's body convinced him not to be captured in any way shape or form.

>>17847641
They are both the villain, the real hero is Stalin
But Hitler was the protagonist, while FDR a side antagonist/rival