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Himmler, Heinrich

  1. A German police official of the twentieth century. Himmler, a confidant of the leader Adolf Hitler , organized the Nazi elite forces ( SS ) and secret police ( Gestapo ). He supervised the execution of millions of Jews (see also Jews ) in concentration camps during World War II . He committed suicide in 1945.


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The director of the Gestapo answered only to Heinrich Himmler, and Himmler, only to the Fuhrer himself.

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