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Events on Thursday 28 April 1983 1
1983Hitler Diaries Exposed as ForgeryGerman magazine Stern's exclusive unravels within daysStern magazine published excerpts of supposed diaries of Adolf Hitler, purchased for millions of marks, as a publishing sensation. Within days forensic analysis proved the paper and ink postdated the war, exposing an elaborate forgery by Konrad Kujau. The scandal humiliated Stern and historian Hugh Trevor-Roper, who had vouched for their authenticity.