The biomedical analysis of Adolf Hitler's alleged remains in Moscow, Russia, is a
scientific and historical fantasy since the death of the dictator in Berlin on April
30, 1945 (Appendix 1). In this context, for the first time since 1946, the Russian
Secret Services (FSB and GARF) gave us full access to the remains in order to make
an independent scientific analysis. In March and July 2017, two campaigns of anthropological
examination were carried out: direct and under binocular lenses osteological/morphological
investigation, followed by minimal sampling for SEM examination and elemental analyses
(Appendix 2).
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Publication history
Published online: May 18, 2018
Accepted:
May 7,
2018
Received in revised form:
May 3,
2018
Received:
April 19,
2018
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