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Finally, Captain America tracked the Skull down to his hidden bunker.

The Skull was about to hurl an armed hand grenade at his nemesis when Captain America threw his shield at him.

The grenade went off, but the Skull was not killed, thanks to his body armor.

He was, however ; seriously hurt and partially buried in debris.

Thinking he was dying, the Skull defiantly told Captain America that the Sleepers would avenge the Nazis ' defeat.

Then, suddenly, an Allied attack on Berlin began.

An Allied plane dropped a huge blockbuster bomb on the bunker, causing a cave-in that Captain America barely escaped.

Captain America was picked up by the Allies and returned to England only to fall into Zemo's trap, which led to Captain America's falling into suspended animation for decades.

Support pillars that crisscrossed over the Red Skull when the bunker caved in saved him from being struck by tons of rubble when the bomb hit.

The cave-in released an experimental gas from canisters in the bunker which put the Skull into suspended animation during which his wounds slowly healed.