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On October 4, 1943, Himmler addressed a gathering of SS-Gruppenführer, high-ranking officials of that elite National Socialist organization, at a hotel in the city of Posen (since 1945 Poznań, Poland). There he revealed and confirmed in some horrifying detail the genocide of European Jews.
Arrest and suicide of Heinrich Himmler. May 22, 1945 Bremervörde, Germany. As the leader of the SS, Heinrich Himmler was involved in numerous war crimes. The murder of Jews, Roma and Sinti, and political opponents took place under his responsibility.
Jul 17, 2007 · Heinrich Himmler: The Nazi Leader’s Master Plan. Extermination of the Jews was just the first step in the Nazi SS leader’s quest to purify the human race. by Heather Pringle 7/17/2007. Heinrich Himmler tours a prisoner-of-war camp. (National Archives) Share This Article.
