Hitler and his dog
Blondi on the terrace of the Berghof.
Blondi (d. April 29 or April 30, 1945) was the name of Adolf Hitler's German Shepherd Dog. She was given to him as a gift by Martin Bormann in 1941. Blondi stayed with Hitler even after his move to the Führerbunker during the fall of Berlin, and in April 1945 had a litter of five puppies through Gerdy Troost's German Shepherd "Harass." Hitler named one of the puppies "Wolf", and after the Fall of Berlin Soviets found the bodies of Blondi and one puppy. It is unknown what happened to the remaining four.
By all accounts, Hitler was quite fond of Blondi, keeping her at his side and allowing her to sleep in his bedroom in the bunker. But later, according to Traudl Junge, Hitler did not trust some cyanide capsules given to him by Heinrich Himmler to be effective, so to test them, he gave one to his great companion Blondi. It was indeed effective.
Pop culture
The dog is referenced in episode 8F17 (Dog of Death) of The Simpsons which originally aired (March 12, 1992) when Homer Simpson tells his son about how "Doggie Hell" is populated by, "Hitler's dog and that Nixon dog, what's his name, uh, Chester," along with one of the Lassies ("...The one who mauled Timmy").
Blondi is also the name of an intelligent German Shepherd dog on Kingdom Hospital.
It has been rumored that the 1970's pop band Blondie was named after Hitler's dog, which is incorrect. The name was taken from comments from truck drivers who called "Hey, Blondie" to the lead singer as the band drove by.
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Categories: 1945 deaths | Famous dogs | Adolf Hitler | Dog stubs
