Heinrich Himmler is one of the most powerful Nazis and a key force in carrying out the Holocaust. Near the end of the war, he secretly tries to position himself as a logical successor to Hitler. This involves using bureaucracy to change how the concentration camps are managed, in order to give the appearance to other nations that the camps are more humane than they actually are.
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Heinrich Himmler Character Timeline in Schindler’s List
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Chapter 1
...although Schindler doesn’t necessarily disapprove of Germany’s invasion of Poland. His real problem is with Himmler and the SS, and he seems to believe that Gebauer and his Abwehr colleagues are...
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Chapter 33
The former Płaszów women also don’t know about negotiations between Himmler and the Swedish Count Folke Bernadotte. After invading Russians excavated the Lublin camp, news of...
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