Heinrich Himmler

One of the main themes of Milkweed is that human nature is weird and confusing. For example, one night Misha witnesses kristallnacht and reflects, “What I really feared was being strapped to a horse backward with my face bouncing in and out of the horse’s tail.” (Spinelli, 38) As Jewish stores, homes and establishments were being torn apart by German rioters, Misha watched Jews suffer public humiliation. One man was tied to a horse as his face hung over the back end of the animal. The next…

Alexander Haslam provides his own take on Nazi motives in the context of the Milgram experiment. Haslam references a speech from Heinrich Himmler to other leaders of the Schutzstaffel, in which Himmler gave German officers tasked with killing thousands of innocent people the moral tools required to carry out unthinkable crimes against humanity (Krulwich, Abumrad, Haslam). Himmler realized his compatriots were faithfully committed to the success of their country, so he presented the blatantly…

to himself. By the end, Roger was the chief executioner of Jack’s tribe. The Nazi leader Roger could be compared to is Heinrich Himmler, the chief of the SS. Both Roger and Himmler liked killing and torturing, many times in brutal ways. “The yelling ceased and Samneric lay looking up in quiet terror. Roger advanced upon them as one wielding a nameless authority. (pg 182)” As Himmler did to those who resisted the Nazis, Roger torture Samneric shortly after…

After the downfall of the First World War, Germany was hit hard by the economic depression which caused millions of people to be out of work and lacked confidence because of this defeat. Due to these conditions, it allowed for Adolf Hitler to rise and make himself be heard as he was a powerful and spellbinding speaker who promised Germany a better life. Hitler was then appointed chancellor in 1933, guided by racist and authoritarian ideas he removed the basic rights for Germany and sought to…

In the summer of 1941, however, Heinrich Himmler requested Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss to Berlin to verbally inform him of his future plans for Auschwitz: 'Yes. In the summer of 1941 1 was summoned to Berlin to Reichsfuhrer SS Himmler to receive personal orders. He told me something to the effect--I do not remember the exact words--that the Fuhrer had given the order for a final…

Rudolf Hoess (Höss) was a Nazi German Lieutenant Colonel and a commandant of Auschwitz. During this time period, the Axis powers were in war with the allied powers in World War Two. This essay will discuss Hoess’s early life and education, his life during WWII, his death, and his identifiers. On the 25th day of November, in the year of our Lord, 1901, in Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire, Germany, Rudolf Hoess was born his father Franz Xaver Hoess and his mother Lina Née Speck.…

The Holocaust was a horrific genocide that took place in Germany from 1939 to 1945. It consisted of the annihilation of European Jews. Adolf Hitler was a German politician and the leader of the Nazi Party. He believed that Jews were an inferior race and had to be eliminated. Hitler at the time was an immense man of power and was to be respected and obeyed. He was obsessed about the idea of taking over Germany, and was molding Germany into this ideal country. Hitler was brainwashing soldiers and…

Roman authorities destroyed Jewish temples in Jerusalem, and ordered them to leave Palestine. Adolf just finished the job, destroying the lives of many Jews. The first camp was Dachau, near Munich, in March 1933. The camp was under the control of Heinrich Himmler. Jews were not the only victims of the holocaust. Homosexuals and Gypsies…

Nate Waters Ms. Dixon English II 11 November 2016 Rudolf Brandt Introduction The air outside was crisp and hard to swallow. As he walked, the lifeless earth crunched beneath him leaving a small trace of footprints through the frost. January of 1932 carried a different feeling through the country of Germany than previous years. As it should have, considering this year and years to come would shed a light on the brutality of mankind that had seemingly been forgotten until this point. The…

annihilated Jewish temples in Jerusalem, and commanded them to vacate Palestine. Adolf just completed the job, destroying the lives of many Jews. The first concentration camp was Dachau, near Munich in March 1933. The camp was under the authority of Heinrich Himmler. Jews were not the only victims of the…