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In July 1944, after the failed army plot against Hitler's life, Himmler reached the apex of his power. With the added position of Commander in Chief of the German Home Forces, he became on paper at least, the most powerful man in Germany, rivaling in many aspects the power of Hitler.<ref>Padfield (1990)</ref>

In July 1944, after the failed army plot against Hitler's life, Himmler reached the apex of his power. With the added position of Commander in Chief of the German Home Forces, he became on paper at least, the most powerful man in Germany, rivaling in many aspects the power of Hitler.<ref>Padfield (1990)</ref>

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==Death==

As the Allied forces penetrated into Germany from east and west, Himmler opened negotiations for a separate peace with the U.S. and Britain. On April 21, 1945, he met with Folke Bernadotte at the Swedish consulate and offered to surrender Germany to the Western Allies. After this move was rejected, Himmler fled in disguise as Hitler disowned him. On May 21, 1945, Himmler, disguised as a common German soldier, was captured by the British. Two days later, during a routine interrogation, Himmler removed his eyepatch, put on his spectacles and told the British officer who he was. He then committed suicide by biting down onto a concealed [[cyanide]] capsule;<ref name="Weale, 2010"/> a sensible course of action, as he would certainly have been executed after the [[Nuremburg trials]] for his actions. He was buried in an unmarked grave. There are no monuments, and indeed everything he built was systematically eradicated.

As the Allied forces penetrated into Germany from east and west, Himmler opened negotiations for a separate peace with the U.S. and Britain. On April 21, 1945, he met with Folke Bernadotte at the Swedish consulate and offered to surrender Germany to the Western Allies. After this move was rejected, Himmler fled in disguise as Hitler disowned him. On May 21, 1945, Himmler, disguised as a common German soldier, was captured by the British. Two days later, during a routine interrogation, Himmler removed his eyepatch, put on his spectacles and told the British officer who he was. Hus death remains controversial, with the official British Narrative being that he committed suicide by biting down onto a concealed [[cyanide]] capsule;<ref name="Weale, 2010"/> a sensible course of action, as he would certainly have been executed after the [[Nuremburg trials]] for his actions. He was buried in an unmarked grave. There are no monuments, and indeed everything he built was systematically eradicated.

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