Title: Hunting Hitler: New Scientific Evidence That Hitler Escaped Nazi Germany
Author: Jerome R. Corsi
ISBN: 9781626361713
No. of Pages: 192
Genre: Non-fiction
Origins: Skyhorse Publishing
Release Date: 2 January 2014
Bottom Line: Fascinating hypothesis with careful evaluation of evidence to support it
Synopsis:
“In 2009, three US professors with access to Adolf Hitler’s alleged remains startled the world with scientific DNA proof that the skull and bones that Russia had claimed since the end of World War II were Hitler’s actually belonged to a middle-aged woman whose identity remains unknown. This announcement has rekindled interest in the claim made by Joseph Stalin, maintained to the end of his life, that Hitler got away. The truth is that no one saw Hitler and Eva Braun die in the bunker in Berlin on April 30, 1945. No photographs were taken to document claims Hitler and Evan Braun committed suicide. Hitler’s body was never recovered. No definitive physical evidence exists proving Hitler died in the bunker in Berlin.
Dr. Jerome Corsi explores the historical possibility that Hitler escaped Nazi Germany at the end of World War II. FBI and CIA records maintained at the National Archives indicate that the US government took seriously reports at the end of World War II that Hitler had escaped to Argentina. More recent evidence suggests Hitler may have fled to Indonesia, where he married and worked at a hospital in Sumbawa. Even the chief of the US trial counsel at Nuremburg, Thomas J. Dodd, was quoted as saying, “No one for sure can say Adolf Hitler is dead.”
Putting massive amounts of evidence and research under a critical eye, Dr. Corsi shows that perhaps modern history’s most tantalizing question has yet to be definitively answered: Did Hitler escaped Nazi Germany at the end of World War II to plot revenge and to plan the rise of the Fourth Reich?”
Thoughts: Hunting Hitler is exactly what the synopsis states it to be. It is nothing more than a detailed examination of all of the evidence put forth by the Germans and by the Allies proclaiming the double suicide of Eva Braun and Adolf Hitler. Written in a narrative fashion, Dr. Corsi explores one piece of evidence per chapter, giving each case a thorough evaluation on its plausibility, especially in the context of other evidence gathered. He takes the driest evidence and gives it a life of its own through historical context.
As one would imagine given its timeliness, Dr. Corsi pays particular attention to the DNA discovery in 2009 but does not limit his review to that event. He also focuses on the multiple contradictions in the alleged eyewitnesses to the events, declassified documents discussing Nazi defections to Brazil, as well as the mysterious and unsolved routes taken by various U-Boats before they surrendered, also in Brazil. Of particular interest is the length Hitler’s secretary went to distribute the Nazi wealth among various businesses and banks to get it out of Germany should the war not end in their favor. Unbelievably, this massive export of funds and other valuables started as early as 1942 and ended up involving some of the most well-respected banks and companies in existence even today.
What emerges is a clear understanding that while one will never definitively know Hitler’s fate on 30 April 1945, there is too much evidence that points to Hitler’s escape from Germany rather than his suicide. Dr. Corsi presents the idea that the suicide story is nothing more than a fabrication by the Allies to further embarrass the defeated Germans. That there is much more to the story than the history books state, there is no doubt. Hunting Hitler presents a very intriguing hypothesis that could not only rewrite the history books but also force people to rethink the complexity of the Nazi regime and its survival.
With the current Covid 19 pandemic, I had a lot more time on my hands so I thought I would catch up on some reading. I was really intrigued by the possibility that Hitler had in fact fled to Argentina at the end of the war and this book definitely provides some food for thought!
Circumstances conspired to leave us without definitive proof that Hitler & Eva Braun committed suicide in the bunker in 1945. A few “eye witness” accounts from people who may or may not have seen the aftermath, including the burnt bodies in the garden which may or may not have been taken by the Russians as they rampaged through Berlin. The simple fact is that nobody saw the actual suicide take place nor are there any photographs of the two deceased immediately afterwards. We do have two incinerated bodies and the world is told that this is what is left of the fuhrer and his wife! This left the door wide open to conspiracy after conspiracy with Hitler being “seen” all over the world in the years after the war ended. The beginning of the cold war only helped to muddle & confuse the issue with secrecy & suspicion on both sides.
So did Hitler, Eva & a few other high level Nazis make it out of Berlin? Undoubtedly yes – we have Adolf Eichman living & working in a Mercedes-Benz factory in a suburb of Buenos Aries until his kidnapping by Mosad agents in 1960! Was he the only one to benefit from all the hard work that Martin Borman had been doing since 1942 to set up bank accounts and hideouts in South America? There is lots of documentary evidence linking him directly with Nazi sympathisers all over Argentina. People who were already wealthy and loyal to Adolf Hitler and were in a position to provide shelter & assistance to any number of fleeing fugitives. A thriving German community with many of them openly supporting the Nazi regime! They owned huge tracts of land throughout Argentina and operated thriving businesses, schools and even owned their own banks and railway lines. If anywhere was the perfect “safe haven” for the fleeing Nazi war criminals then it was in Argentina.
Regardless of whether you believe that Hitler committed suicide in 1945 or not, there is conclusive proof that many Nazis managed to find shelter in South America after the war. Was Hitler among them? Maybe he was. The escape route was clearly viable and well established. Will we ever have a definitive answer one way or the other? I very much doubt it. In the meantime why not enjoy exploring the shocking possibility, no matter far fetched, that Hitler made it out of Berlin alive and lived out his final days in hiding, possibly in plain sight in some South American suburb!
I find more than a couple of things intriguing. Hitler’s last public appearance was April 20, 1945. A theory exists that he left the next day, however a military conference in the Berlin bunker on April 22 has Hitler there, having a loud confrontation with General Guderian. At this conference it is reported that Hitler blurts “the war is lost!” I find it hard to believe that Guderian, bitter at Hitler’s conduct of the war, would be part of a cover up. Goebbels and his wife commit suicide after killing their 7 or so children. Joseph Goebbels was close to Hitler and idolized him. Would he not be part of a plan to escape with his leader? Maybe he was sacrificed, or sacrificed himself and his family. Hard to believe. An operation took place in October, 1944 to evacuate Hitler’s vital records, such as dental records, possibly switching or changing them in some respect, I believe. I think the escape had at the very least gotten to the planning phase. How far it evolved is something else. I think it’s bizzare that Kathe Heusemann , a dental assistant that worked on Hitler’s teeth, would be just sitting in her apartment in war torn Berlin just waiting for the Russians to pick her up. I would think that was planned, as she drew a sketch of Hitler’s teeth and bridge work from memory. If the real , actual records were missing as of October ’44, then that is definitely suspicious. What about the teeth the Russians have in their possession that they said were Hitler’s? We know about the skull fragment, which is a woman’s,and not Hitler’s. A few years ago these teeth were examined by a German forensic dentist using original X rays for comparison. His conclusion was that the teeth belonged to Hitler. Again, could be a cover up, or no. Finally, Hitler was widely known to suffer from sea sickness. Why escape in a U-boat when you have a long range Junkers 390 that you could disguise as an airliner from a neutral country?
It wasn’t a perfect hypthesis by any means but I found they presented enough information to legitimately raise the question that Hitler’s suicide was not quite what it appears to be.
Hi Michelle… Since I posted my comment on your site I’ve now posted a long review on Amazon. It’s called “Trash – an insult to the brain.” You’ll find it among the one-star reviews of “Hunting Hitler”. It spells out in detail why I’m so appalled at his book. I know considerably more about this subject than Dr Corsi. It is wrong to say he did ‘a decent job presenting his hypothesis.’ If people read my review they’ll see why! Kind regards..
This book is nonsense. It’s nothing more than a crude conspiracy theory – a rehash of rumours that have been around since 1945. If you want to find out what really happened to Hitler read “The Last Days of Hitler – Legend, Evidence and Truth” by Anton Joachimsthaler. It’s crammed with eyewitness testimony – unlike Dr Corsi’s book.
What happened to Hitler in 1945? He committed suicide in the Berlin bunker in 1945. Dr Corsi fails to provide any convincing evidence that Hitler escaped from Berlin, let alone lived in South America. His book is junk.
Roger, I appreciate your comments, but I can neither agree nor disagree with either Dr. Corsi or you. I felt that Dr. Corsi did a decent job presenting his hypothesis, but I recognize it for what it is – a hypothesis and nothing more.
Would really love to see this as a Kindle book!!!
It releases this month, so I would imagine it will become available via Kindle then.
This sounds fascinating, and it would fit a couple of the challenges I’m planning to do this year. Thanks for putting it on my radar.
You are very welcome! It would definitely be something you would love.
Yep. I want to read this. If I hadn’t bought so many books in December I would go order it right now…
The beauty of this one is that it is REALLY short. It reads like a novel too, so you can easily breeze through it in a day. Not that I’m trying to tempt you or anything…
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