in 1943 due to illness. He resumed duties in Himmler's office, working on issues related to the war economy. Death According to documents released by The Wilson Center in 2019, Grimm was implicated in the July 20, 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler, and killed the next day as part of reprisals. The document further states that, to protect the reputation of the SS, his cause of death was reported as a car accident and he was given an "honorable burial." References Bibliography 1889 births 1944 deaths Gauleiters German Army personnel of World War I Members of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany Nazi Party officials Nazi Party politicians Reichsleiters Road incident deaths in Germany SS-Gruppenführer Burials in Bavaria