Still he did not let it show. The following evening, 5 May, the day of the cease-fire, he gathered his entourage, including Ohlendorf, Hans Prützmann of Werwolf, Rudi Brandt, his brother Gebhard, many departmental chiefs, police and Waffen-SS leaders, Rudolf Höss, formerly Kommandant of Auschwitz, and gave a final, farewell speech.
