On this date, January 4, 1962, Dr. Hans Lammers, the head of the Reich Chancellery passed away in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Dr. jur. Hans Heinrich Lammers (27 May 1879 – 4 January 1962) was a German jurist and prominent Nazi politician. From 1933 until 1945 he served as head of the Reich Chancellery under Adolf Hitler.