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   Rhino to All   
   [OT] The Mystery of Heinrich Himmler   
   24 Dec 25 16:05:48   
   
   From: no_offline_contact@example.com   
      
   Heinrich Himmler, as any student of WWII knows, was one of the top Nazis   
   in Hitler's regime, commanding the SS. As the war drew to a close,   
   Himmler attempted to make a deal with the Western Allies - the US, UK   
   and British Empire - so that they could join with Germany to fight the   
   Soviets. He wasn't able to make that deal and when Hitler found out   
   about it, he was livid and ordered Himmler's arrest. Himmler escaped him   
   and went into hiding but was soon arrested by the British a few weeks   
   after the war ended. A few days later, he was dead, reputedly the result   
   of biting on a cyanide capsule hidden in his teeth.   
      
   It turns out that there is quite a lot of evidence that the man who was   
   said to be Himmler after his death was NOT the real Himmler. Mark   
   Felton, a British historian, presents substantial evidence that the man   
   who died in British custody was NOT Himmler, although the man they   
   arrested a few days earlier almost certainly WAS Himmler. Dr. Felton has   
   added to the evidence already existing that the man identified as   
   Himmler was not actually him by doing AI-based comparisons of the dead   
   man with photos of Himmler.   
      
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYXWOxZf5-U [22 minutes]   
      
   Quite an interesting find since it inevitably raises the question of   
   what happened to the real Himmler if the dead man was a ringer. Felton   
   doesn't tackle that question though so we may need to wait for a further   
   video to see what his theory is about that.   
      
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