The mystery of Hitler's death may be the historian of life
Tags: Book, History, Hitler, World War II, comments, Abroad, Community, Europe, Argentina
Michael Berestov
25/10/2011, 21:16
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Journalist and historian Steven Gerrard Williams, who lives in South Wales, said that he and his assistants, researchers receive threats after publishing a book about Hitler
The author of a book about Adolf Hitler's escape to Argentina from the covered street battles of Berlin threatened with death. It is reported by Welsh portal WalesOnline.
The reason for the threats from unidentified attackers was the book "The Grey Wolf. Escape of Adolf Hitler," written by Williams in collaboration with the military historian Simon Dastenom. They argue that instead of Hitler and Eva Braun at the end of April 1945 in the courtyard of the Chancellery in Berlin were killed and burned their counterparts. Picked up the twins, allegedly Hitler's deputy Martin Bormann Nazi Party.
Fuhrer, Eva Braun and her son-in-Obergruppenfiihrer SS Hermann Fegelyayn, according to Williams and Danstena fled, changing planes in Denmark to Spain, and thence to the submarine were delivered to Argentina. They settled in the foothills of the Andes. Judging by the photos, published in the British The Daily Mail, landscape last refuge was to remind the Fuhrer of Bavaria.
Hitler allegedly lived here 17 years and died February 13, 1962 at three o'clock in the afternoon. But before he had time to settle down with Eva Braun two daughters, and even divorce her.
Williams said: "We have ruffled some feathers are very large. Traditionally, historians and certain governments do not like it. Our life is threatened." Developing the theory of flight Fuhrer, Williams and Dasten argue in the book, Stalin and other leaders of the Allies knew about it.
Even before the publication of the book in early October caused a lot of noise. In the summer it is abundantly cited and discussed on the forums on the Internet and media. Some believe it is absolutely reliable, and the authors themselves say that collected and analyzed an enormous amount of hard evidence.
Others believe that the book can not believe a word of it. Historians of the traditional school refute the conclusions of the authors of "Grey Wolf". In particular, a respected researcher, Guy Walters, who wrote a series of books about World War II, describes the information given by Williams and Danstenom, "garbage." Press cites many other theories about the "miraculous rescue" of Hitler and Braun.
The Scotsman newspaper wrote last week that "Russia plans to release details of the case with the death of Adolf Hitler in his Berlin bunker, to refute the allegations of his flight to Argentina, contained in a new book."
The Russian Federal Security Service, the newspaper continues, keeps the whole array of instruments of Hitler, "which chronologically traced the circumstances of his death and the strange odyssey of the remains of several cemeteries in East Germany until the final cremation in 1970.."
According to the FSB, was quoted by the newspaper, the truth is that Hitler died in Berlin and the Russian side has documents proving this fact.