The Beliefs and Life of Heinrich Himmler

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-The vast power of Nazi Germany had spread across Europe, across Africa, and east 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 territory and the production capacity of so many countries that it could only be a matter of time before we could fight the Allies to a standstill . . . Then, we believed, they would have no choice eventually other then to agree to an armistice.’ p.1

-Himmler had a large quantity of the Nazi power. He controlled various empires throughout Europe. He was the Reichführer-SS, head of the Schutzstaffel -the SS- and the Waffen-SS, the Sicherheitsdienst - the SD - the SS’s intelligence services, and he was also...

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