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Austrian authorities hunt for Hitler doppelganger spotted wandering around birthplace of Nazi leaderA

The spitting image of the Fuhrer has reportedly been telling people in bars he's called 'Harald Hitler'

AN ADOLF Hitler doppelganger has been spotted wandering around the Furher's hometown with his distinctive moustache, haircut and clothing.

Authorities have confirmed bizarre reports that a spitting image of the Nazi dictator has "often" been seen on the streets of Braunau am Inn, Austria.

A person wearing the same clothing and with the same moustache as Adolf Hitler has been repeatedly seen wandering around his birthplace
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A person wearing the same clothing and with the same moustache as Adolf Hitler has been repeatedly seen wandering around his birthplaceCredit: Getty Images
The house in which Adolf Hitler was born is shown here  in Braunau am Inn in October last year, just a few months before the Austrian government bought it
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The house in which Adolf Hitler was born is shown here  in Braunau am Inn in October last year, just a few months before the Austrian government bought itCredit: Reuters
A memorial stone in front of Hitler's birth house, which reads "For peace, freedom and democracy. Never again fascism. Millions of deaths remind us."
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A memorial stone in front of Hitler's birth house, which reads "For peace, freedom and democracy. Never again fascism. Millions of deaths remind us."Credit: Getty Images
The Austrian town is the birthplace of the evil Nazi leader who led Germany during the Second World War
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The Austrian town is the birthplace of the evil Nazi leader who led Germany during the Second World WarCredit: Reuters

Hitler was born in the town in 1889, when it was part of Austria-Hungary.

reports the local Oberoesterreichische Nachrichten paper quoted a local resident as saying: "I have often seen this gentlemen (The Hitler doppelganger) in Braunau and wonder if this means something,"

The man, estimated to be 25 to 30 years old, was last seen in a local bookstore browsing through magazines about World War Two.

He has reportedly identified himself in a local bar as 'Harald Hitler'.

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He has also been photographed in front of the house where Hitler was born.

Austria's parliament voted in December to buy the three-storey house where Hitler was born, which the government has rented since 1972 to control how it is used.

Glorifying Hitler or the Nazis is a crime in Austria, which Nazi Germany annexed in 1938.

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