Death Of Himmler (1945)

Unissued / unused material. Death of Heinrich Himmler, head of SS, Luneburg, Germany. Himmler commits suicide by poisoning whilst under arrest. L/S of the room. M/S of Himmler’s corpse lying on the floor, half covered by blanket. C/U his face (moustache shaved as a disguise to elude arrest). A British soldier stands guard. C/U phial in which he secreted the poison. L/S the house in Luneburg in which he was held prisoner. Date on dope sheet is 04/06/1945. Cuts from 45/45. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as V