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title: Body of Heinrich Himmler
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19939/body-of-heinrich-himmler/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-01-28
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# Body of Heinrich Himmler

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## Image File

[![Body of Heinrich Himmler](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19939.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19939.png)

## Image Caption

The body of [Heinrich Himmler](https://www.worldhistory.org/Heinrich_Himmler/) (1900-45), leader of the SS (Schutzstaffel), the Nazi paramilitary group which evolved into a vast police and military organisation. Himmler was captured by Allied troops in the final days of WWII and committed suicide by taking cyanide. Photographed at 2nd Army H.Q. at Luneburg. (Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, I. W. (2025, January 28). Body of Heinrich Himmler. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19939/body-of-heinrich-himmler/>
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Body of Heinrich Himmler." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 28, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19939/body-of-heinrich-himmler/>.
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Body of Heinrich Himmler." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Jan 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19939/body-of-heinrich-himmler/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205430796) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 28 January 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.