article_snippet: Himmler, who was one of the men responsible for the Holocaust and was head of the SS was taken to a checkpoint, quizzed and moved to a camp
article_snippet: When Himmler received the news of Hitler's death, Himmler travelled to Flensburg where Himmler remained for the first week of May.
article_snippet: On May 15, 1945 Himmler dismissed Himmler staff and left with Himmler two companions for a hide-out in the Harz Mountains.
article_snippet: Himmler's group were stopped on several occasions but managed to bluff Himmler's group way through, until Himmler's group tried to cross through Meinstedt on May 21.
article_snippet: When Himmler's group were about to travel through Meinstedt Himmler's group were surprised by a British patrol of the four men from 196 Battery.
article_snippet: Himmler's group tried to evade capture but, after warning shots were fired, Himmler's group stopped to be searched, taken to a military checkpoint and detained.
article_snippet: Over the following two days, Himmler was moved to several camps and then the headquarters of the Second British Army in Lüneburg, south of Hamburg, where Himmler admitted who Himmler was.
article_snippet: A doctor tried to examine Himmler but Himmler bit into a cyanide pill Himmler had concealed, collapsing and dying shortly afterwards.
article_snippet: The amateur historian said: 'The report says that Himmler was in disguise with an eye patch, having grown a beard. '
article_snippet: What gave The report away was Himmler papers were just too correct, Himmler was in disguise with an eye patch, having grown a beard were brand new, and Himmler also had a bag stuffed full of money, it's all in The report. '
article_snippet: Himmler had two men with him, who were obviously SS, and two men with him, who were obviously SS knew Himmler wasn't who Himmler said Himmler was, so two men with him, who were obviously SS handed Himmler over.'
article_snippet: Mr Mannion, who never met Himmler grandfather, added: 'I was proud of Himmler anyway, for going to fight for Himmler country as millions did, but this is just the icing on the cake. '
article_snippet: It took me a few weeks just to take It in, all the pictures of Himmler now I can't see It in the same way, because my granddad caught Himmler. '
article_snippet: When you see the records you realise all the pictures of Himmler did momentous things, it's really something to be proud of.
article_snippet: After the surrender Himmler used a fake identity to try and escape, but was captured.
article_snippet: Himmler committed suicide while being held by the allied forces on May 23, 1945, by swallowing a cyanide capsule.