Hitler's Demise

In 1945 Hitler committed suicide in his bunker in Berlin. Hitler decided to remain in his bunker on the last siege of the war. He was warned by officers that the Russians were one day away, and they urged him to escape to Berchtesgaden. Instead, Hitler decided to stay and take his own life. He and his wife, whom he married two days prior to their suicide,  took cyanide pills that were tested on his dog and her pups. Just to ensure he would die Hitler also shot himself in the head with his pistol. The bodies of Hitler and Eva were cremated in the chancellery garden by the bunker survivors and later recovered by Russian troops. A German court finally officially declared Hitler dead, but not until 1956. But why would Hitler commit suicide instead of escape? It was clear by 1943 that the allies were going to win. Many theorists believe that Hitler and his wife did in fact escape and lived out their lives with their children in South America. The most reasonable explanation is because of the Nazi principle that death was better than dishonor. Hitler failed the German people and was close to defeat. He couldn't live a life with so much dishonor. He lived out his days just married and was able to say his farewells.