An Adolf Hitler look-alike met with an untimely demise on the opening day of Madame Tussauds' new wax museum in Berlin: The second visitor to enter the museum tore off the head the life-sized wax figure to protest its inclusion in the museum.
The Associated Press reported that a 41-year-old resident of Berlin shoved aside two museum guards to attack the figure, lightly injuring one. He will now be charged with causing damage to property and bodily harm, police spokesman Bernd Schodrowski said, and the wax figure has been temporarily removed
Hitler's inclusion at the new museum has been a matter of controversy in Germany ever since it was announced last month. Museum officials say it is appropriate because Hitler's role in German history cannot be ignored.