Arrest oF H Himmler

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  1. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    BBC World Service - Witness History, The death of Heinrich Himmler
    Friday 31st July 2020

    The death of Heinrich Himmler - Witness History

    One of Hitler's most important henchmen was caught by British troops in the chaos of post-war Germany just after WW2 had ended in Europe. A British soldier described to the BBC how the leading Nazi bit down on a cyanide capsule and died. Gordon Corera has been listening to the archive account of Himmler's death, and finding out more about the situation in Germany immediately after its surrender to the Allies.
    Photo: Heinrich Himmler in 1939. Credit: Central Press/Getty Images
     

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