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World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody.
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Heinrich Himmler
German Nazi leader of the SS (1900–1945)
Heinrich Luitpold Himmler was a German Nazi politician and military leader who was the 4th Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel, a leading member of the Nazi Party, and one of the most powerful people in Nazi Germany. He was one of the main architects of the Holocaust.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Schutzstaffel
Nazi paramilitary organisation (1925–1945)
The Schutzstaffel was a major paramilitary organisation under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Victorious countries of WWII
The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers. Its principal members were the "Big Four" – the United Kingdom, United States, Soviet Union, and China.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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