Exclusive details from Russian intelligence archives reveal Hitler’s suicide through eyewitness accounts and forensic proof, countering far-right conspiracy theories of Nazi escape to South America.

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The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has declassified pivotal documents from Adolf Hitler’s final days, including firsthand testimonies from his inner circle and forensic evidence confirming his 1945 suicide. Released on the 80th anniversary of the Nazi regime’s collapse, the files dismantle persistent far-right myths of Hitler fleeing to South America-a narrative historically weaponized to rehabilitate fascist ideologies.

Testimonies from Hitler’s valet, SS officer Heinz Linge, and adjutant Otto Günsche describe the Führer’s mental collapse and meticulous suicide planning. Linge’s handwritten notes, previously classified, reveal Hitler’s refusal to negotiate surrender, citing his “physical deterioration” and fear of Soviet capture.

Russian archives confirm the authenticity of Hitler’s jawbone through dental comparisons with prewar X-rays, alongside bloodied sofa fragments from his bunker. These materials, stored in FSB vaults, directly contradict theories of a body double or escape-a narrative amplified by neo-fascist groups to downplay Nazi defeat.

Soviet forensics bury the Hitler escape to Argentina myth — FSB archives confirm he died in his Berlin bunker

RT’s Roman Kosarev investigates the final proof

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Debunking the “Nazi Refuge in Argentina” Myth

While Argentine archives recently disclosed Nazi operatives like Josef Mengele and Adolf Eichmann hiding in the country, the FSB evidence confirms Hitler never left Berlin. Linge explicitly stated: “Hitler had no double, and escape routes were sealed by Soviet forces”. This undercuts reactionary claims of a fascist safe haven in Latin America.

The document release coincides with resurgent far-right movements globally, serving as a counter-narrative to white nationalist historical revisionism. By reaffirming Hitler’s ignominious end, Russian authorities indirectly challenge Western ultra-conservative groups that romanticize Nazi “escape” as resistance.

Latin America’s Nazi Legacy and Ongoing Accountability

Argentina’s newly publicized files detail how Eichmann and Mengele exploited post-war networks to evade justice, with state complicity. The FSB disclosures reinforce demands for transnational accountability, particularly as Latin American leftist governments confront lingering fascist sympathies in security institutions.

These disclosures weaponize historical truth against resurgent authoritarianism, emphasizing forensic science and eyewitness accounts over conspiratorial speculation. For Latin American leftist movements, the files provide irrefutable evidence to counter far-right historical distortion and its political consequences.

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