Operation Eagle Flight: The Escape from Berlin to Bariloche

[727Sky]

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Operation Eagle Flight: The Escape from Berlin to Bariloche For decades, a piece of his skull sat in a Russian archive - our most decisive proof that the most evil man of the 20th century died in 1945. When scientists finally tested the bone in 2009, they discovered it belonged to a woman under 40. The evidence we trusted for over 60 years was fake. Stalin insisted the dictator escaped to Argentina. The FBI conducted their longest manhunt ever looking for him. Recently, researchers found a military submarine deliberately hidden off Argentina's coast. When asked to investigate, authorities said no. They're still saying no. The truth remains buried in sealed files across three continents. But the bigger question isn't whether he escaped - it's who helped him. Because if history's greatest monster survived, he didn't do it alone. He was protected by a network that reached from Berlin to the Vatican to Argentina -- to Washington D.C.

[727Sky]

One of the better Why Files IMO

[Michigan Swamp Buck]

They seemed a bit concerned about getting canceled for that one.

[F2d5thCav]

The bit I find hard to swallow about the "Hitler survival" speculation is the personality of the man himself.

He would NOT have been content to sit quietly for decades in an out-of-the-way corner of the world.

The truth may be buried in Soviet archives.  Or not.

Cheers--

[Michigan Swamp Buck]

The bit I find hard to swallow about the "Hitler survival" speculation is the personality of the man himself.

He would NOT have been content to sit quietly for decades in an out-of-the-way corner of the world.

The truth may be buried in Soviet archives.  Or not.

Cheers--

Good point, esp. when considering how elaborate the plans were concerning the infrastructure of their New World colonies and the political power structure. Even if Hitler himself faded away into the background noise, the Fourth Reich would find another leader like him.

I've watched other programs on this subject and the evidence is compelling, everything Why Files covered and more. It seems to me that Hitler staged his own suicide and escaped to Argentina, a story that has been circulating since WWII ended. Another thing to consider, with all the Nazis that did get pardoned, why even worry about what really happened to Hitler?

[F2d5thCav]

Hitler was a figure of special significance.  Not just because he was the boss, but because everyone in the party and the military forces had sworn an oath of personal loyalty to him.  They didn't swear an oath of loyalty to Germany, or the Reich, or the Party ... but only to Adolf.

When it was believed he had died, armed resistance in the Reich disappeared almost immediately.  The oath was no longer binding and the spell had been broken.

But then, a few days before, the U.S. Army had captured the Spear of Destiny when Nuremberg fell.  Legend has it that when the holder of the Spear will suffer disaster if he loses possession of it ...  

Cheers--

[Michigan Swamp Buck]

But then, a few days before, the U.S. Army had captured the Spear of Destiny when Nuremberg fell.  Legend has it that when the holder of the Spear will suffer disaster if he loses possession of it ...  

From Wikipedia . . .

In the modern era, at least four major relics are claimed to be the Holy Lance or parts of it. They are located in Rome, Vienna, Vagharshapat and Antioch. The most prominent Holy Lance relic has been the one in Vienna, adorned with a distinctive gold cuff. This version of the lance is on public display with the rest of the Imperial Regalia at the Hofburg.

So the States captured the flag and let it go then? Or was it just the Nazis that suffered after they lost it?