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It is well documented that the Nazi dictator shot himself in the head on April 30 1945 as Soviet and allied forces descended on his Berlin bunker.

Meanwhile, his wife Eva Braun took a lethal cyanide pill.

In accordance with Hitler's orders, both their bodies were doused in petrol, let alight and buried in shallow graves outside the bunker.

But dubious photos of the fascist monster circulating online appear to suggest otherwise.

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In the questionable pictures Hitler can be seen sat at a dinner table with Walter and Ida Eichorn, owners of the Eden Hotel in La Flada, Argentina, according to conspiracy theorists.

Outlandish claims that the authoritarian leader evaded death and fled to South America after the global war have been doing the rounds online for years.

In his book, Hitler in Exile, historian Abel Basti is one such truth seeker to have made these claims.

Speaking to Sputnik News, he said: “There was an agreement with the US that Hitler would run away and that he shouldn’t fall into the hands of the Soviet Union.

“This also applies to many scientists, the military and spies who later took part in the struggle against the Soviet regime.”

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Basti believes Hitler escaped the bunker through a tunnel which led to Tempelhof Airport, where he boarded a plane to Spain.

He then hopped on another plane to the Canary Islands where he stowed away in a U-boat that took him to Argentina.

Hitler lived in the country for ten years before moving to Paraguay, where he lived out the rest of his days.

The mastermind of the Third Reich passed away on 3 February 1971, Basti claims.

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He said: “Wealthy families who helped him over the years were responsible for the organisation of his funeral.

“Hitler was buried in an underground bunker, which is now an elegant hotel in the city of Asuncion.

“In 1973, the entrance to the bunker was sealed and 40 people came to say goodbye to Hitler.

“One of those who attended, Brazilian serviceman Fernando Nogueira de Araujo, then told a newspaper about the ceremony.”

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Another book, titled Hitler in Brazil – His Life and His Death, backs up these incredible claims to an extent.

Simoni Renee Guerreiro Dias, who wrote the book, claims Hitler fled to Paraguay, via Argentina.

However, Dias believes Hitler died in 1984 – and claims to have obtained a picture of the Fuhrer and his girlfriend taken two years before his death.

There has never been any official comment or evidence concerning Hitler’s presence in the region.