Alleged doubles of Adolf Hitler
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Although there is no evidence that Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler used look-alikes as political decoys during his life, some stories propagated c. 1939–1945 assert his death and replacement with an imposter. Following Hitler's suicide during the Battle of Berlin, the Soviet Union claimed to discover a number of bodies resembling him, incepting disinformation efforts. Only Hitler's dental remains were confirmed, probably due to the cremation of his body.[lower-alpha 1]
The most prominent evidence of any Hitler double is Soviet footage of a toothbrush moustache-wearing body identified as Gustav Weler ostensibly found in the Reich Chancellery garden. Conspiracy theorists claim that this body corroborates that Hitler faked his death.