A blood-stained piece of cloth has led to new discoveries about Adolf Hitler.
A new DNA analysis confirms that the Nazi leader had only one scrotal bullet – and had a high risk of “antisocial behaviour”.
It is told in a new documentary that The Telegraph writes about.
Adolf Hitler had only one scrotal bullet, new DNA analyzes show.
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A British documentary has found Hitler’s DNA.
The analysis now confirms, among other things, that the Nazi leader only had one scrotal bullet.
Several other findings are also reported.
Rumor has long held that German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler only had one scrotal bullet.
In a new documentary from the British Channel 4, a DNA analysis is said to confirm the matter.
The project started in 2018 with the goal of being able to create a DNA profile over 80 years after Hitler’s death.
The breakthrough came through a piece of fabric that a museum in Pennsylvania has saved. The fabric is believed to be from the sofa where Hitler took his own life – and was stained with blood.
Bloody piece of cloth the key
Through modern technology, it was possible to produce a hit – and match it to a previously collected saliva sample from a relative in Austria.
Three different samples showed the same thing: the DNA belongs to Hitler.
The DNA analysis shows that the Nazi leader has a mutation in the gene PROK2 – which is strongly linked to Kallmann syndrome, which can lead to one or both testicles not developing normally.
As early as ten years ago, a journal entry was discovered that claimed the rumor was true. Now the analysis has given even more weight to the claim.
In Great Britain, for generations, a song has been sung ferociously that aimed at the fact that Hitler only had “one ball”, i.e. one testicle.
– How did the British know this? We have not been able to trace the origin of the rumor, but it turned out to be true, says historian Alex J Kay to the newspaper.
High risk of “antisocial behaviour”
The analysis also shows that Hitler belonged to the ten percent with the greatest risk of developing antisocial behavior – a measure of psychopathy. It is also more likely that Hitler had ADHD, autism, or both.
Historian Alex J Kay says he was brought into the documentary project to provide a picture beyond what DNA can show.
– It is also clear that he had a traumatic childhood. He lost four of five siblings and both parents before the age of 18. It is at least as important to understanding who he became as his DNA, he says.
However, the most important discovery Kay brings is that the rumor that Hitler had Jewish ancestry can be dismissed completely with the DNA discovery.
