Belgian TV bosses slammed for advert featuring presenter as a semi-naked Hitler



TV bosses in Belgium have been carpeted over an advert for a travel programme featuring a semi-naked Adolf Hitler.



The show's presenter Tomas de Soete is shown dressed only in pants and a swastika armband giving a Sieg Heil salute in front of a Nazi flag.



The ad, featuring a Belgian TV host caricatured as Hitler, has appeared in print

National broadcaster VRT claims they were trying to expose 'travel cliches' within the tourist industry.



The Hitler picture appeared under the headline: 'Discover the real Europe. Not the cliches.'



Then it went on: 'Test it yourself: This is the first image you'll get to see when you enter "German" in Google.'



VTR finally withdrew the ad after being flooded with complaints.



'It's an outrage that Nazi symbolism can be used to make jokes. They completely missed the point,' said one German viewer.