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May 6, 1983

On May 6, 1983, the Hitler Diaries that were supposedly discovered by German illustrator Konrad Kujau were revealed as false and a hoax. The major point of contention that shouted to the investigators’ eyes was where Hitler wrote that he had discussed with his fiancé, Eva Braun, that wouldn’t it be nice if the cook … Continue reading

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May 6, 1983

On May 6, 1983, the Hitler Diaries were revealed as a hoax after further examination by forensic experts. The sixty forged journals were sold to the West German magazine ‘Stern’ by Konrad Kujau, a known petty criminal for $3,700,000. ‘Stern’ then sold serialization rights to several news organizations, including the ‘Sunday Times’. They had their … Continue reading

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