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In 1970, what was Vladimir Gumenyuk ordered to do by the then head of the KGB (the USSR equivalent of the CIA at the time) and why was that order issued?

Question #150348. Asked by odo5435.
Last updated Dec 20 2023.
Originally posted Dec 20 2023 7:56 AM.

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Gumenyuk a retired from the KGB is the only surviving member of the team that disposed of Hitler's remains and the only living person who knows where the ashes were spread. Still afraid the peaceful woods would become a pilgrimage site, he has vowed to take his secret to his grave.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1270108/Russian-cremated-Adolf-Hitler-refuses-reveal-scattered-ashes.html

Dec 20 2023, 9:51 AM

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In 1970, what was Vladimir Gumenyuk ordered to do by the then head of the KGB (the USSR equivalent of the CIA at the time) and why was that order issued?

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