Bormann's body identified

Bonn - A body unearthed on a Berlin building site over 20 years ago has been identified by DNA tests as belonging to Adolf Hitler…

Bonn - A body unearthed on a Berlin building site over 20 years ago has been identified by DNA tests as belonging to Adolf Hitler's infamous right-hand man Martin Bormann, German media reported yesterday. Bormann's family now intends to cremate his body to end persistent rumours that he fled to South America after the Third Reich collapsed, the Welt am Sonntag newspaper reported.

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