2025年2月13日 · Heinrich Himmler, German Nazi politician, police administrator, and military commander who became the second most powerful man in the Third Reich. He was the head of the SS (Schutzstaffel; ‘Protective Echelon’), the ‘political soldiers’ of the Nazi Party. Learn more about Himmler in this article.

Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈluːɪtpɔlt ˈhɪmlɐ] ⓘ; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was a German Nazi politician who was the 4th Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (Protection Squadron; SS), a leading member of the German Nazi Party, and one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany.He is primarily known for being a principal architect of the Holocaust.

2025年1月30日 · In June 1936, Himmler was appointed the overall head of the German police forces. He was determined to reign over two powerful and overlapping branches of the Nazi state: the police in all its forms and the SS. Himmler was often regarded as a simple-minded man, even amongst his fellow Nazis.

In one of his last official acts, Hitler stripped Himmler of all of his offices and ordered his arrest. Despite having continuously assured his SS officers and men that he ultimately would take responsibility for all of their actions, the end of the war found Himmler dressed in Secret Field Police uniform with papers in the name of Heinrich ...

Heinrich Himmler with his adjutant Karl Wolff in 1933.. In 1933, Karl Wolff came to the attention of Himmler who in June 1933, appointed Wolff his adjutant and made him chief of the office of his Personal Staff. [2] Himmler also appointed Wolff the SS Liaison Officer to Hitler. [3] As Himmler's principal adjutant and close associate, Wolff's daily activities involved overseeing Himmler's ...

In 1945, one of history’s most notorious figures committed suicide by ingesting cyanide. Heinrich Himmler, known for his role in the implementation of the “Final Solution,” is remembered today for his heinous acts across Europe during World War II.

Heinrich Himmler toured the Eastern Front and on 15 August 1941 he visited Minsk and ordered Arthur Nebe, the commander of Einsatzgruppen B, to carry out an execution in his presence of one hundred inmates of the Minsk prison.

2012年7月7日 · A letter by Nazi SS head Heinrich Himmler, unearthed by the newspaper the Jewish Voice from Germany, reveals that Hitler personally intervened to spare the life of a Jewish man who had been...

Hitler, learning of the betrayal of his most trusted and loyal disciple was enraged, stripping Himmler of all of his offices. Following the German surrender Himmler took on a false identity and tried to escape, but was captured with a number of other SS men in (or near) Bremervörde (Lower Saxony) by British Forces.

SS officers and soldiers were also forbidden from marrying, conceiving children or having sex with non-Aryan women. ... Heinrich Himmler was the Reichsfuhrer of the SS, putting him in charge of internal security. He was the overseer of the Final Solution and Hitler’s most loyal ally. 2. Himmler had no war or military service but his ...