1945 HEINRICH HIMMLER NAZI SUICIDE DEATH PHOTO STARS & STRIPES MEDITERRANEAN

Description

THIS ISSUE OF PACIFIC STARS AND STRIPES MEDITERRANEAN EDITION IS FROM THE ESTATE OF A WORLD WAR 2 VETERAN STATIONED AT FORT SCOTT, THE PRESIDIO IN SAN FRANCISCO DURING WORLD WAR II  WHO LATER SHIPPED OUT TO THE PHILIPPINES IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF WAR IN 1944 and WITNESSED THE SURRENDER OF GENERAL YAMASHITA  before moving on to JAPAN for the OCCUPATION.
THIS JUNE 3 1945 MEDITERRANEAN ISSUE FEATURES A FRONT PAGE PHOTO OF A VERY DEAD NAZI HEINRICH HIMMLER WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE RATHER THAN FACE TRIAL AS A WAR CRIMINAL. THE FORMER CHICKEN FARMER WHO BECAME HEAD OF THE SS AND GESTAPO CHIEF WAS THE ARCHITECT OF THE HOLOCAUST. SPORTING A NEWLY GROWN MUSTACHE THIS COWARD TRIED TO ESCAPE CAPTURE AND JUSTICE DISGUISED AS A LOWLY GERMAN ARMY SOLDIER.
HISTORY:
About Stars and Stripes NewspaperThe ‘Stars and Stripes’ newspaper began during the Civil War. It appeared during World War I and was re-established during World War II by President Roosevelt to boost troop morale.
The newspaper was printed specifically for the armed forces and reported on the progress of the war, activities of the U.S. troops, and news from the home front (including sports, comics, and editorials).
Different editions of the paper were printed for the different theaters of operation. Most of the editions began as weekly papers and later turned into dailies. By the end of the war, 30 different editions had been published in Europe, North Africa, and Asia.
The first Pacific edition of the ‘Stars and Stripes’ was published in Honolulu, Hawaii in May 1945. Later that same year editions began being published in China and Japan as well.
The ending of the war resulted in a reduction of the newspaper’s readership and staff, as well as many other changes. Publication locations were closed and editions were consolidated. However, the paper continued to be published for the occupational forces and other armed services still employed. In 1951, during the Korean War, a Korean edition was published for the troops in Korea. In peacetime the newspaper reported on domestic and international news stories.
The above information was taken from the Descriptive Pamphlet to
The ‘Stars and Stripes’ Newspaper of the U.S. Armed Forces in the Pacific, 1945-1963
, NARA Microfilm Publication M1624.
MEASURES 11 1/2" x 17", 12 PAGES
CON
DITION: Very Good! Center fold, page creases edge distress, aging but intact without marks or notations
GUARANTEED RARE ORIGINAL that survived (barely) the WAR IN EUROPE