On 23 May 1945 Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler took his own life in Lüneburg whilst in British Army custody by biting into a potassium cyanide capsule embedded in his teeth before he could be properly interrogated.
23. mail 1945 võttis Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler Lüneburgis Briti armee vahi all endalt elu, hammustades hammastesse asetatud kaaliumtsüaniidi kapslit enne tema korralikku ülekuulamist.