May 21, 1945 in History

Event:

German war criminal Heinrich Himmler captured





Heinrich Himmler History:
May 23, 1945 - Heinrich Himmler, Gestapo leader, commits suicide in prison at 44
June 11, 1943 - Heinrich Himmler orders liquidation of Polish ghettos
January 14, 1943 - Heinrich Himmler views Warsaw
April 20, 1934 - Heinrich Himmler becomes inspector Prussian secret state police
April 1, 1933 - Heinrich Himmler becomes Police Commander of Germany
October 7, 1900 - Heinrich Himmler, head of Gestapo, war criminal


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