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1945 Heinrich Himmler suicide...
1945 Heinrich Himmler suicide...
Item # 717236
May 25, 1945
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 25, 1945
* Heinrich Himmler suicide by poison
* The Jewish Holocaust architect
* Nazi hangman - SS leader - WWII
The front page has a six column heading: "Caught, Himmler Takes Poison" with subheads: "Vial Hidden in Mouth by Nazi Killer" "Collapses as Allied Doctor Examines Him". The article is accompanied by a photo of Himmler and continues on an inside page.
Complete with all 24 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally in good condition.
AI notes: Heinrich Himmler, Reichsführer-SS and one of the most powerful figures of Nazi Germany, committed suicide on 23 May 1945 while in British custody. After the German surrender, he attempted to evade capture by disguising himself as a regular soldier under a false identity. He was apprehended near Bremervörde in northern Germany and eventually brought to a British interrogation center in Lüneburg. During a routine medical examination, Himmler bit down on a concealed cyanide capsule hidden in his mouth, killing himself almost instantly. Despite efforts by British doctors, he could not be revived. His death denied the Allies the chance to publicly try him for war crimes at Nuremberg, where his role in orchestrating the Holocaust and other atrocities would have made him one of the chief defendants. His body was buried in an unmarked grave, the location of which remains unknown.
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