- Title: Hitler Of The Andes
- Date: 22nd May 2003
- Summary: When Russian troops entered Berlin in 1945 confusion surrounded the exact fate of Adolf Hitler. Witnesses from his staff were interrogated and two charred bodies,said to be those of Hitler and Eva Braun,were removed from the rubble of his bunker for examination. But the Russians kept their findings to themselves,sowing confusion among the allies and stoking rumours that the Fuhrer had survived and escaped. Recently declassified FBI documents show that the hunt for Hitler continued long after 1945. Reports that he had escaped to Argentina reached FBI director J. Edgar Hoover,who gave them enough credence to send investigators to South America on his trail. For 11 years FBI agents followed up reported sightings of Hitler in the Andes,where a number of high-ranking Nazis had found shelter under the Peron regime. Hitler of the Andes weighs up the bizarre array of evidence that was amassed on Hitler's apparent life in South America,and explores the strange psychological reaction of the public that occurs when a dictator who has obsessed the popular imagination simply melts away.
- Description:The story of the Hitler survival myth. The confusion that surrounded his death in a Berlin bunker led to rumours that he escaped. Eisenhower believed he was still alive saying "we have been unable to unearth one tangible piece of evidence of Hitler's death." Newly unearthed FBI files reveal thousands of alleged Hitler sightings,from Ireland to Venezuela. J.Edgar Hoover gave these reports sufficient credence to instigate extensive investigations in South America.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:Barking Mad Multimedia Ltd.
- Programme Episode:Episode 1
- Transmission Date:22/05/2003
- Rights:Worldwide
- Decade: 2000s