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German Nazi leader of the SS (1900–1945)

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Heinrich Luitpold Himmler (German:[ˈhaɪnʁɪçˈluːɪtpɔltˈhɪmlɐ]^ⓘ; 7 October 1900 – 23 May 1945) was a German politician who was the 4th Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel (Protection Squadron; SS), a leading member of the German Nazi Party, and one of the most powerful men in Nazi Germany.

He is primarily known for being a principal architect of the Holocaust.

After serving in a reserve battalion during the First World War without seeing combat, Himmler went on to join the Nazi Party in 1923. In 1925, he joined the SS, a small paramilitary arm of the Nazi Party that served as a bodyguard unit for Adolf Hitler.

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Subsequently, Himmler rose steadily through the SS's ranks to become Reichsführer-SS by 1929.

Under Himmler's leadership, the SS grew from a 290-man battalion into one of the most powerful institutions within Nazi Germany.

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