The story imagines a slightly altered timeline of events surrounding the German occupation of the Netherlands , most notably the time between the German invasion of the Netherlands , which occurred in 1940 , and the death of the Kaiser and German invasion of Russia , both of which took place in 1941 . As described in the story a detachment of Wehrmacht troops under the command of an SS Officer was sent to guard Wilhelm II , but Krebbs is an imagined character . Churchill offered the Kaiser asylum in the United Kingdom , but the invitation was conveyed to him in different circumstances from those described in the book . Heinrich Himmler did not visit the Kaiser at Huis Doorn , but Hermann Göring did . An incident in the book during which Wilhelm 's wife Princess Hermine gives Himmler an envelope of money is based on a similar incident involving Goering . The novel also makes reference to an assassination attempt against Hanns Albin Rauter , the head of the SS in the Netherlands , the Le Paradis massacre , and deals with Krebbs ' discomfort on hearing Himmler discussing his preferred method for exterminating Jewish children
Le Paradis massacre
Le Paradis massacre
The Kaiser's Last Kiss