camps? Heinrich Himmler, Hitler’s right-hand man, was the main architect of the Holocaust, using elements of mysticism and a fanatical believe in the racist Nazi ideology to justify the murder of millions of victims. In his entire lifetime, Himmler coordinated the killing of approximately six million Jews, between 200,000 and 500,000 Italians, and millions of Soviet prisoners of war (Heinrich Himmler). Heinrich Himmler was born on October 7, 1900 in Munich. His father was Joseph Gebhard Himmler, a secondary-school
The Life Of Heinrich Himmler When one thinks of the most evil and powerful person through history, one often thinks of Adolf Hitler. However, most of the feats accomplished by Hitler would have been impossible without the help of his lesser known right-hand man, Heinrich Himmler. Deemed “the second most powerful man in Germany during World War II” (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum), he helped Hitler carry out his brutal genocide of the Jewish religion. Heinrich Himmler played an extremely
she discusses the abnormal strict childhood experiences of Heinrich Himmler. The main question that Griffin answers are: how did he become this way? We only knew him as a Nazi leader but we did not truly understand him and why he did the things he did. Griffin talks about how Himmler had an extremely strict father that was so stern, that he would constantly watch over Himmler’s shoulder as he was writing in his journal everyday. Himmler had what seemed like a traumatic, fearful childhood. “What
Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Himmler was a German Nazi police official and leader of the black-shirted Schutzstaffel (SS) troops. He was also the leader of the Gestapo, otherwise known as the German secret police. The work that he performed for Hitler has made Heinrich Himmler one of the most notorious war criminals of World War II. Heinrich Himmler was born on October 7, 1900 in Munich. He was the son of a Catholic secondary school master. Himmler attended the Technical College in Munich
Heinrich Himmler was the Reich Leader of the SS of the Nazi party from 1929 until 1945. Himmler controlled a huge ideological and bureaucratic empire that made him distinct for many, both inside and outside the Third Reich, as the second most influential man in Germany behind Hitler himself, during World War II. Given overall responsibility for the security of the Nazi empire, Himmler was the senior Nazi official responsible for conceiving and overseeing execution of the Final Solution, the Nazi
Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Himmler was the Reich Leader (Reichführer) of the dreaded SS of the Nazi Party from 1929 until 1945. Heinrich presided over an immense ideological and bureaucratic empire that defined him for many (on the inside and outside the third Reich) as the second most powerful man in German during the time of World War Two. Heinrich was born on October 7, 1900 into the middle- class. He was born in Munrich, Germany. (www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/himmler.html) In
Russia. There had never been such a large ruling empire since the Roman times, by one ruler and his companions. Hitler was in charge of it all, with his fellow rulers at his side; Hermann Göring, Dr Joseph Geobbels, Joachim von Ribbentrop, and Heinrich Himmler. Quoting from a long standing ruler of the Nazi party, Emil Klein; ‘We felt like we ruled the world. Hitler had promised us so much, and had delivered on every one of those promises. Yes, the war was still ongoing, but we had absorbed so much
lady once expressed her thoughts on parenting children by stating, "Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them." In “Our Secret” Heinrich Himmler is named after a prince, whom his father believes he can be like one day, as long as he makes the right decisions. Heinrich’s father controls what he writes in his journal, making Heinrich leave out emotions. Gebhard’s intimidating demeanor is exposed through the line, “He has the face of one who looks for mistakes. He is vigilant”
started off as a small group to personally guard Hitler and other Nazi officials. The SS later started to gain popularity and members when Hitler appointed Heinrich Himmler to be commander of the SS. Himmler wanted to separate the SS from the SA (Hitler’s original guards) and make them a larger and more powerful elite group of guards. By 1932, Himmler had built up the SS to thousands of members. When Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933, the SS grew to over 50,000 members. That year, Hitler announced
Greed, covetousness, avarice, cupidity; these are what killed Heinrich Himmler, the second most powerful man in Germany to Adolf Hitler during World War II. As the second most feared man in the Nazi regime, (Smith) he could not handle just being the second most; he had to be the most powerful. Himmler was in charge of the SS, SA, SD, Gestapo, and eventually provisional president of the police of Munich. The Holocaust began in Germany in the early 1920s and ended in 1945. The Holocaust caused