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The opening as it read in 2025
Arnold Hans Weiss (July 25, 1924 – December 7, 2010) was a German-born refugee from Nazi Germany who emigrated to the United States , where he became an intelligence officer working for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II . He played a key role in the discovery of the last will and testament of Adolf Hitler , which was dictated during the last days of the war in Europe and laid out the succession of leadership following his impending suicide, as the Red Army overtook Berlin and encircled the Führerbunker .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Arnold Hans Weiss (July 25, 1924 – December 7, 2010) was a German-born refugee from Nazi Germany who emigrated to the United States where he became an intelligence officer working for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and played a key role in the discovery of the last will and testament of Adolf Hitler , dictated during the last days of the war in Europe and laying out the succession of leadership following his impending suicide as the Red Army overtook Berlin and encircled the Führerbunker .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
American intelligence officer Arnold Hans Weiss (July 25, 1924 – December 7, 2010) was a German-born refugee from Nazi Germany who emigrated to the United States , where he became an intelligence officer working for the Office of Strategic Services during World War II . He played a key role in the discovery of the last will and testament of Adolf Hitler , which was dictated during the last days of the war in Europe and laid out the succession of leadership following his impending suicide, as the Red Army overtook Berlin and encircled the Führerbunker .
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german-born refugee from nazi germany who emigrated to the united states where he became an intelligence office
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german-born refugee from nazi germany who emigrated to the united states
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