Stalin wanted the West to believe Hitler escaped. He knew that Hitler killed himself and his body burned. Rumor was he used Hitler’s skull as a paperweight.The remains kept getting buried on Soviet military bases until the ashes were eventually dumped in a river
> Stalin wanted the West to believe Hitler escaped. <
I’ve read that as well. It gave Stalin a propaganda card to play, if need be:
“Hitler escaped with the aid of the corrupt, capitalist West. It shows just how evil they are.”
(To my knowledge Stalin never played that card.)