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Google investigating error that allowed a Berlin square to appear as ‘Adolf Hitler Platz’

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By Jennifer Faull, Deputy Editor

January 11, 2014 | 2 min read

Google has apologized for an error that allowed Theodor Heuss Platz in Berlin to temporarily appear as Adolf Hitler Platz on Google Maps. Google admitted that it did not know what caused the street name to change to that of the Nazi leader, but said it would be investigating what went wrong. “We were made aware of a wrong and inappropriate Berlin street name on Google Maps and have corrected this as quickly as possible,” Google said in statement. “We apologize for this error.”The square was renamed from Reichskanzlerplatz to Adolf Hitler Platz in 1933 and remained as that until the end of WWII, at which point it reverted back before being changed to the current Theodor Heuss Platz in 1963. It is because of this that tech bloggers believe the error may have occurred due to the map maker tool. "The name Adolf Hitler Platz was then probably approved because it is historically correct," said Sascha Lobo. "So in the end it might have been a simple error over the order of the names."Google said officials are currently investigating how the wrong name ended up on the map.

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