Himmler's Rise To Hitler's Right Hand Man

Heinrich Himmler, born to a middle-class family, became the principal architect of the Holocaust and the Nazi racial ideology. Despite his ordinary upbringing, his insecurities and radicalization led him to prominence within the Nazi party. This is the story of how a man became a monster.
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The sheer horror of Himmler’s Lebensborn program is difficult to wrap your head around. It’s chilling to think how racial theories could be turned into something so calculated and systematic.

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Funny how he was the man when in power and a coward when the bottom fell out on the nazis. What in the world did he think the allies would do when it was all over?

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"found an audience among students" -- sounds familiar?

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