| − | As the Allied forces penetrated into Germany from east and west, Himmler opened negotiations for a separate peace with the U.S. and Britain. This move failed, however, and Himmler fled in disguise as Hitler disowned him. On May 21, 1945, Himmler, disguised as an injured German soldier, was captured by the British. Two days later, Himmler went to the British commander, removed his eyepatch, and told them who he was. He then commited suicide using a concealed vial of poison. | + | As the Allied forces penetrated into Germany from east and west, Himmler opened negotiations for a separate peace with the U.S. and Britain. This move failed, however, and Himmler fled in disguise as Hitler disowned him. On May 21, 1945, Himmler, disguised as an injured German soldier, was captured by the British. Two days later, Himmler went to the British commander, removed his eyepatch, and told them who he was. He then commited suicide using a concealed vial of poison; a sensible course of action, as he would certainly have been executed after the Nuremburg trials for his actions. |
| | There are no monuments, and indeed everything he built was systematically eradicated. | | There are no monuments, and indeed everything he built was systematically eradicated. |