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Arrest of Heinrich Himmler

Name: Arrest of Heinrich Himmler – Germany factsheet records
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Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1945Date range

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Chronological records

1945

Robert Ritter von Greim28 April 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Hitler orders von Greim and Reitsch to fly to Doenitzs headquarters at Ploen, Field Marshal von Greim is ordered by Hitler to arrest the "traitor" Himmler

Heinrich Himmler28 April 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Hitler orders von Greim and Reitsch to fly to Doenitzs headquarters at Ploen, Field Marshal von Greim is ordered by Hitler to arrest the "traitor" Himmler

Adolf Hitler28 April 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Hitler orders von Greim and Reitsch to fly to Doenitzs headquarters at Ploen, Field Marshal von Greim is ordered by Hitler to arrest the "traitor" Himmler

Heinrich Himmler25 May 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Arrested by British troops

Names involved

Adolf HitlerHeinrich HimmlerRobert Ritter von Greim

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