I have read that following the Second World War, Joseph Stalin launched a disinformation campaign of sorts regarding the circumstances of Hitler’s death. From having Zhukov state that Hitler had escaped Germany in a speech to outwardly telling people at the Potsdam conference that Hitler was either living “in Spain or Argentina”. I haven’t been able to find a clear answer about why Stalin would cast doubt around Hitler’s death. What was his strategy in doing this?

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Beschloss, Michael (December 2002). "Dividing the Spoils". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 14 September 2018.