His group attempted to follow a German tank, but according to Kempka, who was with him, it received a direct hit from a Russian shell and Bormann was almost certainly killed.

• 他这一伙人企图尾随一辆德国坦克，但据同他在一起的肯普卡说，一颗俄国炮弹直接命中这辆坦克，鲍曼几乎肯定被打死了。