Transcript Heinrich Himmlerx

Hitler's Henchmen:
Heinrich Himmler
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Biographic Information
Born: 7 October 1900
Died: 23 May 1945
Born in Munich, Germany
Roman Catholic middle-class family.
His father was Gebhard Himmler, a teacher, and his mother was
Anna Maria Himmler, a devout Roman Catholic.
He had an older brother, Gebhard Ludwig Himmler, who was born in
July 1898, and a younger brother, Ernst Himmler, born in 1905.
Himmler attended a grammar school in Landshut where his father
was deputy principal.
Nazi Party
From 1925 to 1930, he was propaganda leader for the Nazis in Bavaria,
Swabia and the Palatinate. Himmler still needed an income as the Nazis
were far from a wealthy party during the "Golden Era" of Weimar.
In 1929, Hitler selected Himmler to build up a unit that was to be Hitler's
personal bodyguard - the SS. Himmler's instructions were simple - only the
best would be good enough.
In 1929, this unit only numbered 200 men. From 1929 to January 1933,
the violence and chaos on the streets most associated with Weimar
Germany came from the SA. The SS was rarely involved in this. It's task was
to protect Hitler.
In 1930, Himmler was elected to the Reichstag as Nazi deputy for WeserEms. He also spent his time expanding the SS so that by 1933, it had
52,000 men in it. Himmler also ensured that the SS remained free from
interference by Röhm and the SA. Himmler created the Security Service
lead by Heydrich whose original function was to be the ideal intelligence
service to the Nazi Party.
Before the Nazi Party
In 1915 he began training with the Landshut Cadet Corps.
His father made attempts to get Heinrich accepted as an
officer candidate, using his connections with the royal
family, and he was finally accepted with the reserve battalion
of the 11th Bavarian Regiment in December 1917.
Was a member of the Freikorps at the time of the defeat of
the Bavarian Soviet Republic.
His brother, Gebhard, served on the western front and saw
combat; he received the Iron Cross and was eventually
promoted to lieutenant.
Role during the Nazi Party
Once concentration camps came into play, Himmler
commanded the ‘Death’s Head’ which were the guards
whom worked at the concentration camps.
Himmler was also given lead of the ordinary police, the
RHSA, the General SS, the Waffen SS, the office for
strengthening German hood, and the race and
resettlement office.
During and After the War
Himmler prepared the SS for a war and was in chare
for the concentration camps.
After the war had ended, he was taken into prison by
the British forces near the Danish border on the 22nd
of May 1945. Himmler killed himself by taking in
cyanide at the same time Hitler shot himself, to
prevent being captured by the Russians.
Bibliography
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/heinrich_himml
er.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Himmler