How Did Heinrich Himmler's Impact On The Third Reich

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The next man in line to Adolf Hitler, Heinrich Himmler. The second most powerful man in Nazi Germany, and perhaps the most evil. What was his impact on the Third Reich? Let’s find out. First off who is Heinrich Himmler? He was born on October 7, 1900 in Munich, Germany. During WWI Himmler served as a clerk. After the war Himmler attended a University in Munich. While at the university Heinrich showed a lot of interest in militant politics. After Himmler left the university he joined the Nazi Party in 1923. After Hitler’s arrest Himmler went back to a normal life and started a chicken farm. Soon after Hitler’s release Heinrich got back into politics and became head of the SS, who were bodyguards during this time, in 1929. A few years later in 1933 the Nazi Party came to power in Germany with Adolf Hitler being appointed Chancellor. When Himmler became head of the SS there were about 300 men, but by 1934 Himmler raised that number to 200,000. It now included the Waffen SS, a special task force, and the Gestapo, ho were Germany’s secret police. Himmler and Hitler both saw Ernest Rohm, head of the SA, as a threat to their power. Together the plotted a plan and had Ernest and all other high ranking SA men killed. Himmler and Hitler then became the …show more content…
Himmler was such a good leader that he was appointed Minister of Interior in 1943 and later head of the Replacement Army. Heinrich Himmler was one of the main planners for the “Final Solution.” He ordered 18 concentration camps to be built and unlike other high ranking Nazi officials, he was a frequent visitor of the camps. Towards the end of the war Himmler knew that Germany and Hitler would fall. Himmler wanted to become the next leader of post-war-Germany, so he contacted the U.S president and tried to negotiate with him. Himmler stated that he would have Germany surrender if he would not be tried and executed for war crimes. The President declined Heinrich’s
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