dˈaɪɪŋ ɪn ɐ hˈɑːspɪɾəl ɪn bɜːlˈɪn ænd səstˈeɪnd ˈoʊnli baɪ mˈɛdɪkəl ˈɪnstɹəmənts, hɪz fˈaɪnəl wˈɜːdz wɜː "ɐlˈɛ ˈæpɚɹˌeɪt ˈɔːʃɐlʔˌn̩", wˌɪtʃ tɹænslˈeɪts æz "swˈɪtʃ ˈɔf ˈɔːl ˌæpɚɹˈæɾəsᵻz".
Dying in a hospital in Berlin and sustained only by medical instruments, his final words were "Alle Apparate ausschalten", which translates as "switch off all apparatuses".