Before Entering the Party.
Himmler was born in Munich, son of Catholic teahcer.
After entering the Party.
Heinrich Himmler entered the NSDAP at 1923. When he joined the party, he became one of the SA. However, in this time, Himmler was neither popular nor useful member. However, when Hitler was in prison, he sent various letter to Hitler during the prison and after Hitler became released, showed his respect. Because of this action, Himmler became commander of SS in 1929. Hitler created this organization to make a diversion SA. At that time, SA's power was tremendous and Hitler sensed the danger. Therefore, he made a short In 1934, Himmler became the head of Gestapo, the secret police.
In the same year, Himmler finally executed the leader of SA
Himmler became the minister of police part. He taken almost every organization such as Gestapo and SS.
In the same year, Himmler finally executed the leader of SA
Himmler became the minister of police part. He taken almost every organization such as Gestapo and SS.
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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 Weser-Ems. 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 ideological intelligence service to the Nazi Party.
Himmler became convinced that Germany's future rested in the stars and he was a keen astrologist and cosmologist. He also believed that the SS were the Twentieth Century's Teutonic Knight. Many SS ceremonies were held at night in castles lit only by flaming torches. He recommended that SS officers had only leeks and mineral water for breakfast and he would only have 12 people at a time sitting around his table - as King Arthur had done. Himmler became very interested in the occult. He saw the SS as being a new type of people - soldiers, administrators, academics and leaders all rolled into one. The SS, in the mind of Himmler, were to be the new aristocracy of Germany
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 Weser-Ems. 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 ideological intelligence service to the Nazi Party.
Himmler became convinced that Germany's future rested in the stars and he was a keen astrologist and cosmologist. He also believed that the SS were the Twentieth Century's Teutonic Knight. Many SS ceremonies were held at night in castles lit only by flaming torches. He recommended that SS officers had only leeks and mineral water for breakfast and he would only have 12 people at a time sitting around his table - as King Arthur had done. Himmler became very interested in the occult. He saw the SS as being a new type of people - soldiers, administrators, academics and leaders all rolled into one. The SS, in the mind of Himmler, were to be the new aristocracy of Germany