Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈluːɪtpɔlt ˈhɪmlɐ] ⓘ; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was a German politician who was the 4th Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (Protection …

Dec 9, 2024 · 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 …

Himmler presided over a vast ideological and bureaucratic empire that defined him for many—both inside and outside the Third Reich—as the second most powerful man after Adolf …

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. In 1945, one of history’s most …

Heinrich Himmler: Himmler had joined the Nazi Party in the 1920s, and eventually became the leader of the Schutzstaffel or SS, a special security unit within the larger Party militia or SA …

Himmler acted as the Nazi party's propaganda leader between 1926 and 1930. In 1929, he was appointed head of the SS, Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard, and the following year was …

Heinrich Himmler joined the Nazi Party in 1925 and became one of Adolf Hitler's earliest followers, alongside Joseph Goebbels and Hermann Göring.

Jan 19, 2025 · In September 1933, he granted the chosen group of men their own banner and name: the Leibstandarte-SS Adolf Hitler. From then on, this SS unit, the first to be officially …

Heinrich Himmler, (born Oct. 7, 1900, Munich, Ger.—died May 23, 1945, Lüneburg), German Nazi police administrator who became the second most powerful man in the Third Reich. He joined …

May 29, 2018 · Considered the second most powerful man in Nazi Germany behind dictator Adolf Hitler (1889–1945), Himmler oversaw the murder of possibly as many as eleven or twelve …