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    Heinrich Himmler was one of the most notorious villains that lived in the twentieth century. As proof of his mental instability he thought he was a reincarnation of a german emperor and that Germany was going to win the war against all odds. Himmler was an early member of the Nazi party, and started a friendship with Hitler that would last throughout one of the darkest times in the history of the world. After being named Reichsfuhrer SS and chief of german police he secured a centralized…

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    Founded in 1925, the Schutzstaffel German for Protective Echelon initially served as Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler’s personal bodyguards, and later became one of the most powerful and feared organizations in all of Nazi Germany. Heinrich Himmler, a fervent anti-Semite like Hitler, became head of the Schutzstaffel, or SS, in 1929 and expanded the group’s role and size. Recruits, who had to prove none of their ancestors were Jewish, received military training and were also taught they were the…

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    Heinrich Himmler unified all the local German police units with the Gestapo in the Nazi capital of Berlin in 1934. Then on June 17, 1936 Adolf Hitler promoted Himmler to Chief of German Police and Reichsfuhrer SS. This promotion gave Himmler the authority to unify all of the detective forces in Nazi Germany with the Reich Criminal Police Office. Then Himmler centralized the Criminal Police and Gestapo with the Security Police Main…

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    What is the the Nazi Party? The Nazi party was the main government power in germany in the 1930’s and early 40’s. The Nazi party was liked by many Germans at the time but there were many inner workings of the government that was not shown to the public. My topics are, when the Nazis rose to power in Germany and what helped it, Who ran the Concentration camps, and why Hitler thought the way he did. There were many secrets to the Nazi’s such as the manipulation of so many people and not telling…

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    Moreover, pain can also shape citizens beneficially or negatively. Griffin asserts that Heinrich as “a man who made history” shaped myriad childhoods including her childhood. (386) When one reads or learns about a citizen who has undergone a unique experience, citizens want to imitate them since those citizens flatter those individuals. I believe…

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    The Schutzstaffel

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    1. The Schutzstaffel was a key parliamentary organisation under the rule of Adolf Hitler and Himmler in the Nazi party, Nazi Germany. The party formed in April 4, 1923. At the start, it was a small guard unit known as the Saal-Schutz made up of volunteers to safeguard party meetings in Munich. 2. Between 1925 and 1929 the SS leaders were Schreck, Joseph Berchtold, who changed the title of the office to Reichsfuher. I n time, Joseph Berchold became overly frustrated with the opposition party…

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    Hitlers attack on Poland in 1939 started world war two. Ruled by Hitler, the Nazis were a group of people who ruled Germany from 1933-1945. Hitler is described as “the most notorious political character of the twentieth century.” World War two was known as a tragic war. The Nazis believed in Constructive Christianity. Although they did see the church as a threat to the police. They thought Germans were “apart of a superior Aryan race.” The Nazis gained power on January 30, 1993. Hitler…

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    the Flies by William Golding, this subject is prominent and relates heavily to World War II. The book is a social commentary and represents the events unfolding in the world around them. In the book, Roger is being compared to Heinrich Himmler of the Nazi party. Himmler was Hitler’s right hand man who executed his orders to kill people who oppose the Nazi party. He was the Reich Leader of the SS during World War II, making him the…

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    But, he can’t handle the sight of death. “Himmler finds it difficult to witness these deaths, the commandant makes an appeal to him. If it is hard for you, he says, think what it must be for these young men who must carry out these executions, day after day.” (pg 255) After he is told this he creates…

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    Heinrich was a horrible person maybe even worst than his partner Hitler. Himmler as a boy didn’t expect to kill people with the flick his finger. He was ruthless he even exterminated his own family that got in his way. Himmler originally was gonna become a farmer but was drafted into the army like all the men at that time. After the war he was drafted into a different group where he met Hitler. He liked Hitler’s ideas and they trusted each other a lot. When Hitler became dictator of Germany he…

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