Heinrich Himmler and his role in the Gestapo.
It is not to often that a man is seen as the very personification of evil. So is the case of Heinrich Himmler who was not only the head of Hitler's SS police, but was also in charge of the death camps in the east. Himmler's life and his impact on the rise and fall of the Nazi State is a horrifying story that brings us to the very depths of the nature of evil in the human character.
Heinrich Himmler was born on October 7, 1900, a son of a secondary school instructor and strict Roman Catholic who lived in Luneberg, Germany. His father being the former tutor of the Princess of the Bavarian Court, Himmler had completed his secondary school instruction at a school in Landshut. Himmler originally intended to be a farmer and went on to receive a diploma in agriculture from the Munich Technical School in 1922. At age 18 and after World War I when Germany was at a all time low, Himmler despised the Weimar Republic and expressed hatred for anyone who was anti-Germany. After working briefly as a salesman for a firm of fertilizer manufactures, the young Himmler joined a para-military, right wing national organization. It was here where Himmler first came in contact with Hitler when he took place in the Munich Beer-Hall Putsch in November of 1923 as a standard bearer. In 1925 Himmler joined the Nazi party. He then married Margaret Boden in 1927. After marrying Himmler returned to poultry farming for a time .
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but was unsuccessful in the business of raising chickens. It was in January of 1929 in which Himmler's life would be forever changed when Hitler appointed him as leader of the SchutzStaffer (SS); the black-shirted elite guards that at the time primarily served as a bodyguard for Hitler. The SS was a small body of 200 men. In 1930 Himmler was elected to the Reichstag as Nazi deputy for Weser-Ems and immediately concentrated on extending SS membership.
To begin, Himmler was born in Munich, Germany. ... Himmler's father was a teacher, whereas his mother stayed home. ... Himmler grew up as a slightly whimsical and eccentric chicken farmer. ... Himmler also had an interesting adult life. ... Himmler's second-in-command was Reinhard Heydrich. ...
Compare and Contrast The three people I chose to do were Benito Mussolini and Winston Churchill, and lastly I choose Heinrich Himmler. ... Heinrich Himmler was said to be the most hate and feared man in the world. ... But most lead back to their similarities such as how Churchill and Himmler were great speakers. Also how Mussolini and Churchill were great leaders and last but not least how Himmler and Mussolini were both feared. ...
Heinrich Himmler, a character in Susan Griffin's aforementioned story, was a result of pre-war German child-rearing. ... As an adult, Himmler showed no sympathy for any situation and felt no remorse for his merciless behavior. These characteristics stem back to how Himmler was raised. As a young boy, Himmler was forced by his father to record events in his journal, and he was also forced to leave his reactions to these events out of the record. ... The intolerance for a man's emotion as mentioned about Himmler's upbringing probably stemmed back to the German prejudice towards ho...
"If you want to know what Hitler was thinking, look at what Himmler was doing. ... He adds that the Holocaust and the concentration camps were Himmler's infernal creation. ... Breitman uses this information to acknowledge Himmlers virtually unchecked power in Europe. ... Himmler, the able organizer and practitioner, turned Hitler's visions into reality. ... So, Hitler and Himmler settled upon the surest method: murder....
In 1934, Goring appointed Himmler as the deputy chief of the Prussian Gestapo in place of Diels. ... Heinrich Himmler: Heinrich Himmler took over as head chief of the Gestapo in 1936 two years after becoming involved with the organization. ... The Himmler Profile Name: Heinrich Himmler D.O.B: 07/10/1900 in Munich D.O.D: Brief History: Himmler was educated at a secondary school in Landshut. ... Himmler had a burning desire to have a race of blue-eyed, blond heroes. ... Himmler promoted the Lebensborn project/camp in which he supported a future "supreme- race. ...
Angry with this, he joined the Nazi Party and was, in 1931, introduced to HIMMLER (his "partner in crime"). ... Himmler appointed Heydrich to form the SD, and by 1933, he had reached rank of "Obergruppenfuhrer". In June 1934, Heydrich, along with Kurt DALUEGE and Walter SCHELLENSBERG, carried out the "Night of the Long Knives" (arranged by Himmler). ... Therefore, along with Himmler, Heydrich shared the greatest responsibility for organising the Holocaust. ... On the whole though, Heydrich was one of the most powerful, along with Himmler as they were mainly responsible for the Holocaust. ...
Heinrich Himmler of chief of Hitler's secret police, recruited farmer/member of the SS, Rudolf Hoss, for a special job. ... Himmler became in charge of moving the Jews and ethnic Germans out of Germany, but he ran into a problem with space. ... Himmler even sold women prisoners to Bayer, which was part of I.G. ... Ultimately Himmler wanted to move all the Jews out of Europe and into Africa, and wh1en Dr. ... Farben came into the picture Himmler saw an Economic life for Auschwitz. ...
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