Himmler Born: Architect of the Holocaust Enters World
Heinrich Himmler joined the Nazi Party in 1923 with 472 members. He ended up running the SS, the Gestapo, the concentration camp system, and the Holocaust. He was meticulous about paperwork and genuinely believed he was performing a historical service. The Nuremberg trials were still being organized when he bit down on a cyanide capsule in British custody in May 1945. He was 44. His mother received his personal effects. His wife spent years trying to get a pension from the West German government.
October 7, 1900
126 years ago
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