Goering was not executed. he commited suicide while in custody using a cyanide pill.
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He managed to poison himself a few hours before he was due to be hanged.
Herman GoringHermann Göring commanded the German air force.
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Hermann Wilhelm Goering was one of the head officials of Hitler, as well as his designated successor. Hitler referred to Goering as "my deputy in all my offices." He was selected by Hitler to negotiate a peace treaty when it was clear they were not going to win the war. He was later found guilty for Crimes Against Humanity in the Nuremberg Trials. He was sentenced to death by hanging, but killed himself with cyanide before the sentence was carried out.
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