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==Death accounts==

Hans Kammler's fate remains a mystery to this date. His aide Heinz Zeuner in 1965 stated that Kammler had died on May ~~7th~~, 1945 via suicide and that his corpse had been observed by him and other SS personal, the only problem with his statement is that Zeuner was captured on May ~~2nd, 1945~~ by American forces. However, this is corroborated by another account by Kurt Preuk (Kammler's personal driver) stated that he ~~killed himself~~ on May ~~9th~~, ~~1945~~ and that both Zeuner and Preuk were present for his burial.

Hans Kammler's fate remains a mystery to this date. His aide Heinz Zeuner in 1965 stated that Kammler had died on May 7, 1945, via suicide and that his corpse had been observed by him and other SS personal, the only problem with his statement is that Zeuner was captured on May 2 by American forces. However, this is corroborated by another account by Kurt Preuk (Kammler's personal driver) stated that he died on or around May 10, although he did not know the cause, and that both Zeuner and Preuk were present for his burial.

Wehramcht General Walter Dornberger (original head of the V-2 rocket program) claimed that Kammler's aide-de-camp Sturmbannführer Starck shot Kammler to avoid him falling into Soviet troops after a fierce battle with Czech resistance fighters.

And there are reports from a OSS agent named Donald W. Richardson who died in 1997, claimed that Kammler was captured and secretly located away in a prison in the United States.

And there are reports from a OSS agent named Donald W. Richardson who died in 1997, claimed that Kammler was captured and secretly located away in a prison in the United States, where he was kept in extreme isolation until he committed suicide.

[[Category:Fate unknown]]

[[Category:Deceased]]

[[Category:Presumed Deceased]]

[[Category:Villains of World War 2]]

[[Category:Military]]

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 ==Death accounts==
-Hans Kammler's fate remains a mystery to this date. His aide Heinz Zeuner in 1965 stated that Kammler had died on May 7th, 1945 via suicide and that his corpse had been observed by him and other SS personal, the only problem with his statement is that Zeuner was captured on May 2nd, 1945 by American forces. However, this is corroborated by another account by Kurt Preuk (Kammler's personal driver) stated that he killed himself on May 9th, 1945 and that both Zeuner and Preuk were present for his burial.
+Hans Kammler's fate remains a mystery to this date. His aide Heinz Zeuner in 1965 stated that Kammler had died on May 7, 1945, via suicide and that his corpse had been observed by him and other SS personal, the only problem with his statement is that Zeuner was captured on May 2 by American forces. However, this is corroborated by another account by Kurt Preuk (Kammler's personal driver) stated that he died on or around May 10, although he did not know the cause, and that both Zeuner and Preuk were present for his burial.
 Wehramcht General Walter Dornberger (original head of the V-2 rocket program) claimed that Kammler's aide-de-camp Sturmbannführer Starck shot Kammler to avoid him falling into Soviet troops after a fierce battle with Czech resistance fighters.
-And there are reports from a OSS agent named Donald W. Richardson who died in 1997, claimed that Kammler was captured and secretly located away in a prison in the United States.
+And there are reports from a OSS agent named Donald W. Richardson who died in 1997, claimed that Kammler was captured and secretly located away in a prison in the United States, where he was kept in extreme isolation until he committed suicide.
 [[Category:Fate unknown]]
-[[Category:Deceased]]
+[[Category:Presumed Deceased]]
 [[Category:Villains of World War 2]]
 [[Category:Military]]