Excerpt: Towards the end of World War II, U.S. intelligence officials were afraid that the German dictator would flee Germany by assuming a disguise. By 1944 the world identified the man largely by his trademark toothbrush mustache and oily side-slicked hair, so they ordered his portrait to be cloned.

The Office of Strategic Services (OSS), an early version of the CIA set up during World War II, asked Eddie Senz, a New York make-up artist, to produce the altered portraits after D-Day on 6 June 1944. Despite fears that Hitler would attempt to flee Germany, the portraits were never needed.

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Middle top row looks like George Bluth Sr.

[–] setsneedtofeed 42 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He may have committed some light genocide.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

ohboi shall we consider how much one fella looked like another for this markup?

[–] kautau 7 points 11 months ago

There’s always money in the Swiss banks!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I'm Oscar(.com)!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

You mean Hank Kingsley?

[–] MooseLad 2 points 11 months ago

I was thinking Terry Savalas as Blofeld

[–] [email protected] 36 points 11 months ago

Guess Who? Nazi Edition.

“Does your dictator wear glasses?”

[–] problematicPanther 23 points 11 months ago

There's always money in the banana stand.

[–] NielsBohron 23 points 11 months ago (3 children)

TIL that Hitler without a mustache looks like HP Lovecraft.

[–] Zehzin 28 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not racist enough to be Lovecraft

[–] hydrospanner 4 points 11 months ago

When you run for president, someone will dig up this comment and go to the media about that time you said Hitler wasn't racist enough.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

HP Lovecraft looks like mark Zuckerberg...

[–] NielsBohron 15 points 11 months ago

That's a good call. Especially since they both have roughly the same amount of empathy and understanding of humans.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Lovecraft looks like he’s hiding a bird in his mouth

[–] Toneswirly 6 points 11 months ago

Bro I was about to comment the same thing

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago

This made me realize that I wouldn't recognize many historical persones without the signature makeup 🤯

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bottom middle still looks too much like Hitler. Bald with beard would probably work best.

That guy who shot him was always going to recognise him though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

How common was the bald+beard look in the 1940s, though? Might be have stood out more with an unusual hair style than by going with something more commonplace?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It was common enough to be listed by the US government

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot 2 points 11 months ago

Also common enough for there to be a Batman villain with that look during that time.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Good point.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

But he probably went to South America with all the other surviving Nazis. As long as he isn't recognizable as Hitler it doesn't really matter if he stands out a little bit. If that did happen he probably didn't have to leave his house because all the Nazis would have served him hand and foot

[–] jimmycrackcrack 15 points 11 months ago

Bottom left and bottom right would have fooled me.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago

Top-right is the Clark Kent approach.

[–] jenny_ball 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

over his dead body would he tolerate looking like any of these

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

What makes you say that?

[–] Raxiel 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Because he shot himself (allegedly)

[–] Emerald 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I thought he took cyanide pills after using them on his dog

Edit: seems like both, busy guy

[–] jenny_ball 1 points 11 months ago

he's quoted saying something like that. something like he would shoot himself before allowing Russians to capture him

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 9 points 11 months ago

Upper right is Michael Palin. Maybe this explains why Monty Python did so many Hitler sketches.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's so interesting to see what an impact that little beard makes.

[–] menemen 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Also the hair.

[–] hydrospanner 1 points 11 months ago

I'd have never thought of Humphrey Bogart as a potential actor to play Hitler until I saw that lower right one.

[–] AnUnusualRelic 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Uncle Karl?

[–] Something_Complex 2 points 11 months ago

Si claro que lo conozco, estuvimos juntos en Argentina mucho tiempo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

He could look like anything, I think that’s the conclusion

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He definitely should have went with the last option from the get go. Can't go wrong with that style.

[–] tacosplease 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Heil Munster

[–] hakunawazo 9 points 11 months ago

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

He had a combover thing as well, huh.