希特勒的遗体(英中对照)

古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。
希特勒的遗体

before committing suicide, hitler had given precise instructions for disposal of his and his wife's bodies."i do not wish my corpse to be taken to moscow,"he said,"and put on display like a waxwork."


so their bodies were wrapped in a blanket and placed in the garden just outside the fuhrerbunker's emergency exit. hitler's ss adjutant otto gunsche poured gasoline over them and set fire to them. while the bunker was pounded by a heavy russian bombardment, goebbels, bormann, burgdorf, kempke, and gunsche stood at attention and for the last time gave the hitler salute.

the charred remains were found by the russians and buried in magdeburg, east germany. in april 1970, these remains were exhumed, completely cremated, and dispersed in the elbe river.

希特勒自杀之前，对自己以及妻子的遗体怎样处理，有清晰指示。他说：「我不想尸体被送到莫斯科，像蜡像般给人参观。」


他们的尸体于是用一张毛毡包起来，放在元首地堡太平门外的花园里。希特勒的党 卫军副官奥托．京舍先在尸体上浇汽油，然后点火焚烧。戈培尔、博尔曼、布格道夫、甘奇、京舍等人就在苏军猛烈轰击地堡声中，一起肃立，最后一次作希特勒式敬礼。
苏军找到烧焦了的希特勒夫妇遗体，葬在东德马格德堡。一九七○年，当局把遗体掘出，彻底火化，撒进易北河里。


【附注】戈培尔是纳粹德国宣传部长，博尔曼是副元首，布格道夫是军官，甘奇则是希特勒的车夫。