Heinrich Himmler

Biography

Heinrich Luitpold Himmler was a German Nazi politician and military leader who rose to become one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany. As Reichsführer of the SS, he oversaw all internal and external police and security forces, including the Gestapo, and coordinated the killing of millions during World War II, including six million Jews and others deemed unworthy. Himmler's influence extended to his leadership of the concentration camps and extermination camps. He committed suicide in 1945 before facing prosecution for his crimes.