Adolf Hitler really did die in his Berlin bunker in 1945, French researchers confirmed after getting to examine the German dictator’s teeth that Soviet soldiers recovered there and sent to Russia. They also examined what was reported to be a piece of his skull.
The study published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine, though, will likely not satisfy conspiracy theories that suggest Hitler escaped from Germany by war's end, National Public Radio reported.
The examination was the first done on Hitler's remains outside of Russia. According to German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, the teeth inspected by the researchers had been kept in Moscow since their recovery from Berlin in 1945.
"The teeth are authentic — there is no possible doubt," lead pathologist Philippe Charlier told Agence France Presse after the Russians granted permission for the research last year. "Our study proves that Hitler died in 1945."
Charlier told AFP that their analysis of Hitler's teeth and numerous dentures had found white tartar deposits and no traces of meat fiber. That was important clue because Hitler was a vegetarian, Charlier said.
AFP said the French researchers also examined a skull fragment that was reportedly from Hitler, as well, and it showed a hole on the left side which was in all probability caused by the passage of a bullet.
The generally accepted conclusion about Hitler's fate was that he died with his new wife Eva Braun, AFP said, by a self-inflicted head shot, possibly in combination with the cyanide poisoning thought to have ended her life.
Their bodies reportedly were then burned by aides just outside the bunker and the remains later were discovered by Soviet troops.
Soviet dictator Josef Stalin reportedly was eager to have Hitler's death confirmed and the discovery of the remains and their transport to Moscow had been described before in several books and reports.
The French study did reveal bluish deposits on his teeth that could indicate a "chemical reaction between the cyanide and the metal of the dentures," Charlier said.
"We didn't know if he had used an ampule of cyanide to kill himself or whether it was a bullet in the head," Charlier told AFP. "It's in all probability both."
The Independent reported in April that a submarine linked to Hitler's supposed escape from Germany was discovered at the bottom of the North Sea between Denmark and Norway. The German sub U-3523 was advanced for its time and would have allowed to sail nonstop from Europe to South America.
Even though a British B24 bomber Liberator reported sinking the sub in May 6, 1945, no wreckage had been found, which fueled speculation that it may have escaped and reached Argentina, The Independent said.
"We can stop all the conspiracy theories about Hitler," Charlier told AFP. "He did not flee to Argentina in a submarine; he is not in a hidden base in Antarctica or on the dark side of the moon."
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