His disguise, although theatrical, was effective, no doubt because the patch broke up the distinctive dark line of his brows. Nevertheless, on 21 May, he and his two adjutants were arrested as members of the Geheime Feldpolizei at a British control point near Bremervörde, midway between Hamburg and Bremen. They were transported to a camp at Westertimke, near Bremen, searched and interrogated. Himmler was not recognised, but since he and his party had come from Flensburg and possessed notes issued in Flensburg, they were sent to an interrogation centre at Barfeld, near Lüneburg, where those
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