National Archives in Washington for several years. Hitler's original last will and testament is currently housed in the security vault of the National Archives at College Park in Maryland. Aftermath All four witnesses to the political testament died shortly afterwards. Goebbels and his wife committed suicide. Burgdorf and Krebs committed suicide together on the night of 1/2 May in the bunker. Bormann's exact time and place of death remain uncertain; his remains were discovered near the site of the bunker in 1972 and identified by DNA analysis in 1998. He probably died the same night trying to escape from the . In the Flensburg Government of Hitler's appointed successor as Karl Dönitz, the depositions of Albert Speer and Franz Seldte were ignored (or the two ministers quickly reinstated). Neither former incumbent Joachim von Ribbentrop nor Hitler's appointee, Seyß-Inquart, held the post of Foreign Minister. The post was given to Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, who after Goebbels' suicide also became Leading Minister of the German Reich (Head of Cabinet, post equivalent to Chancellor). In 1952, Hitler's sister Paula tried to claim her inheritance from the will, but was unsuccessful because Hitler had yet to be legally declared dead. References Informational notes Citations Bibliography —The German version of the testament includes the fifteen other names only noted as "Here follow fifteen others" in the English translation published by the U.S. Government. External links The Death of Hitler explains why Hitler had fallen out with Goering. Documents in the National Archives The Discovery of Hitler's Wills 1945 in Germany 1945 documents April 1945 events in Europe Hitler, Adolf World War II documents will will