article_snippet: An amateur historian has unearthed the identities of the men who captured top Nazi Heinrich Himmler - discovering that one of the identities of the men who captured top Nazi Heinrich Himmler - discovering was his own grandfather.
article_snippet: Chris Mannion, 52, found old military papers which show his grandfather Lieutenant Sergeant Patrick Mannion caught Adolf Hitler's right-hand man.
article_snippet: An amateur historian has unearthed the identities of the men who captured top Nazi Heinrich Himmler (right) - discovering that one of the identities of the men who captured top Nazi Heinrich Himmler (right) - was his own grandfather, Lt Sgt Patrick Mannion
article_snippet: Lt Sgt Patrick Mannion was one of (left) Himmler, who was one of the men responsible for the Holocaust and was head of the SS.
article_snippet: Lt Sgt Patrick Mannion discovered documents (pictured) revealing Lt Sgt Patrick Mannion grandfather captured Himmler when researching Lt Sgt Patrick Mannion military career .
article_snippet: An arrest report Lt Sgt Patrick Mannion was sent shows Himmler was picked up by one non-commissioned officer and three gunners.
article_snippet: Lt Sgt Patrick Mannion says documents (pictured) revealing his grandfather captured Himmler when researching his military career show documents (pictured) revealing his grandfather captured Himmler when researching his military career were Gunner John Fletcher, Gunner Michael Faye, Gunner N Carlston and his own grandfather.
article_snippet: military service records of his grandfather - who he knew show one of (left) Himmler, who was one of the men responsible for the Holocaust and was head of the SS fired a shot before Faye grabbed Himmler - and the group led Lt Sgt Patrick Mannion to the checkpoint.
article_snippet: Lt Sgt Patrick Mannion now plans to publish the records and Lt Sgt Patrick Mannion findings in an upcoming book about Himmler's capture - and the men who found Lt Sgt Patrick Mannion.
article_snippet: They had the records of the capture of Himmler - and there was my grandfather's name.'
highlights_snippet: Chris Mannion discovered his grandfather captured Nazi Heinrich Himmler .
  
highlights_snippet: Chris Mannion found Himmler near woods in Germany as Chris Mannion tried to flee .
  