Bizarre new book claims Hitler DIDN’T die in WW2 but fled to Paraguay and died there in 1973
Historian Abel Basti has made the astounding claims, but he's not the only one to have such a theory
THERE are certain historical figure who invite conspiracy theory after conspiracy theory, and Adolf Hitler is certainly one of them.
Author and historian Abel Basti has once again stirred up claims the evil dictator didn't die in a bunker alongside his wife of one day Eva Braun on April 30 1945.
Hitler died of a gunshot wound to the head while Braun was poisoned by a cyanide pill. They perished when it became clear the Allied forces had won World War Two and their bodies were burned outside the bunker then put in a shallow grave.
Some continue to dispute these facts though.
In his new , Basti suggests the dictator actually escaped from Germany and made his way to Argentina, before settling in Paraguay.
The historian alleges Hitler was helped by dictator Alfredo Stroessner, the President of Paraguay between 1954 to 1989, and eventually died on February 3 1971 - when he would have been 81.
"This also applies to many scientists, the military and spies who later took part in the struggle against the Soviet regime."
It's claimed Hitler was in Argentina for a decade before he moved to Paraguay, which is where Basti thinks he died in 1971.
"Wealthy families who helped him over the years were responsible for the organisation of his funeral," he said.
"Hitler was buried in an underground bunker, which is now an elegant hotel in the city of Asuncion. In 1973, the entrance to the bunker was sealed and 40 people came to say goodbye to Hitler."
The historian claims to have seen declassified FBI documents which back up his theory, and he claims Braun also ended up in South America.
It featured Bob Baer, who worked for the CIA for 21 years and was one of the highest ranking intelligence officers in the US.
It came not long after 700 FBI documents were declassified, many dating back to World War II.
"The bone seemed very thin; male bone tends to be more robust," Connecticut archaeologist and bone specialist Nick Bellantoni said.
The conspiracy theories have long been rubbished by many historians, with Brazilian experts previously dismissing claims Hitler eventually died in Nossa Senhora do Livramento, Brazil.
"There's nothing new in people who claim to be historians coming up with the most far-reaching theories about Hitler supposedly living in south America and subsequently dying in one of the countries in this region," Candido Moreira Rodrigues, a history professor at Mato Grosso's Federal University in Brazil, explained.