A short article which tells the story of how the British occupying army in Germany managed to detain and identify SS Commander Heinrich Himmler (1900 – 1945) when he was attempting to elude capture disguised in a Wehrmacht uniform and calling himself “Sergeant Hitzinger”.
A far more thorough article on Himmler’s capture and subsequent suicide cane be read by clicking here…
Click here to read about the Canadian POWs who collaborated with the Nazis.
Click here to read more about W.W. II prisoners of war…
