Emin Xhinovci (also spelled Gjinovci, Djinovci and Džinovci; born c. 1959) is a retired Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) insurgent and restaurant owner from Mitrovica known for his striking resemblance to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.
Following the Kosovo War, he settled in Mitrovica and opened a string of Nazi-themed restaurants that angered some NATO peacekeepers and were quickly closed.
Xhinovci resorted to portraying the Nazi leader full-time in his public life, posing for pictures with locals, peacekeepers and tourists and charging between 20 and 80 euros per photograph.
Xhinovci always carries a copy of Hitler's autobiographical manifesto Mein Kampf with him and is frequently paid to attend events such as weddings and funerals.
He is the subject of a short documentary film directed by independent filmmaker Alban Muja, titled Germans Are a Bit Scared of Me.
They say I look a lot like him—unlike the English guy who plays him in that movie," apparently a reference to Charlie Chaplin's role in The Great Dictator.
[3] Serbian police documents from 1998 indicate that he was suspected of participating in the kidnapping and execution of nine Serb mineworkers at the Belaćevac coal mine, near Obiliq.
[3] He went to great lengths to enhance his physical likeness to the Nazi leader—regularly clipping his moustache, dying his hair jet black and imitating Hitler's signature hairstyle.
[1] Within several years, Xhinovci was forced to close Pizzeria Hitleri because local KLA commanders felt that it would tarnish the organization's image.
Following the closure of Pizzeria Hitleri and Jehona, Xhinovci has resorted to walking around Mitrovica dressed as Hitler and posing for pictures with locals, tourists and NATO peacekeepers, charging between 20 and 80 euros per photograph.
Besides posing for photographs, Xhinovci attends various events, including weddings and funerals, and greets attendees with a Nazi salute.
"[3] Xhinovci is unable to return to Germany because of his appearance, as the country has a series of laws which prohibit Nazi symbols, uniforms, slogans and forms of greeting.
[5] He has expressed a great dislike of Serbs, and says that he would have to carry a concealed handgun every time he wished to visit the Serb-held section of Mitrovica.