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Is Hitler Really Dead?

Adolf Hitler became known as the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party or the

Nazi Party. Many historians believe that it was Hitlers mission in life to rid the world of Jews.

World War II began under his dictatorship, and with the said war as cover, Hitler and the Nazis

devised a system to enslave and kill the Jews. This system, known today as the Holocaust, became

the reason why Hitler is now considered as one of the most evil people in history.

In 1945, when Hitler realized that Germany was going to lose the war, he married his long-time

mistress Eva Braun in a civil ceremony in his Berlin bunker. Afraid of falling into the hands of their

enemies, the couple committed suicide a day after their wedding. Their bodies were carried outside

of the bunker and burned. Berlin fell a few days after their death.

The Nazi officers who found Hitlers body in his Berlin bunker was made to appear in court on

October 25, 1956. Said court was convened to officially declare Hitler dead so his fortune could be

seized by the government. A recording of the testimonies made by the Nazi officers describing the

moment they found the body was discovered three years ago. It lays currently hidden in the Munich

public records office. Access to the restored recording is granted to scholars and historians. The

recording is one proof that Hitler did commit suicide almost 70 years ago.

However, myths surrounding the death of Hitler and his mistress have surfaced in recent years.

Many historians and journalists claim that there is evidence to suggest that the couple faked their

own death, escaped, and went on to live a new life somewhere in Argentina. In their book Grey Wolf:

The Escape of Adolf, authors Gerrard Williams and Simon Dunstan argue that there is no

compelling evidence of the pairs death and that there exists credible accounts from eyewitnesses of

their continued survival in Argentina. The authors also maintain that the bodies cremated were not

those of the couple because a body double took Hitlers place and an actress stood in for Braun.

Furthermore, almost four years ago, a DNA analysis on the bullet hole of the skull fragment believed

to be Hitlers revealed that the said skull belonged to a woman under 40 years of age. Hitler wassaid to be 56 when he died, making it impossible for the skull to belong to him. This test

strengthened the theory that Hitler may not have shot himself in the head and died in his bunker.

American researchers performed the tests making it more conclusive and believable.

These recent discoveries have reinforced the belief that Hitlers death was a ploy made by the Nazis

to make him a hero. Some scholars believe that the couples death was merely a ruse to help them

escape. In spite of several evidences coming to light, there is not enough data to confirm whether or

not Hitler really died. Further research is needed to determine what really became of Adolf Hitler.