Heinrich Himmler
1900-1945
Family/personal history
Born: October 7 1900, Germany
Died: may 23 1945
Spouse: Margarete Boden
Siblings: Gebbard Ludwig Himmler (older brother)
Ernst Hermann Himmler (younger brother)
Children: Gudran (8 August 1929)
Helge (5 February 1942)
Nanette Dorothea (20 July 1944)
Event Information
Activities in 1930's
1925-1930 – propaganda leader for Nazis
1929 – Hitler asked him to create a unit (SS)
1930 – Elected to Reichstag as Nazi deputy, spent time expanding the SS. 1933 = 52,000 men
January 1933 – taking control of German police forces
When?
Wednesday, Jan 1, 1930, 09:00 PM
Where?
Germany
Relationship to Hitler and involvement in WWI and WWII
He was Hitler's personal bodyguard
January 1918, officer training with 11th Bavarian infantry regiment (WWI)
Reich leader of Nazi party from 1929-1945
2nd most powerful man in Germany during WWII
What happened to them after the war?
May 23rd, 1945 he committed suicide one day after being caught by the British