1900. Henry Himmler was born

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115 years ago, on October 7, 1900, Henry Himmler, one of the main Nazi criminals, the SS Reichsführer (1929-1945) and the Minister of Internal Affairs of Hitler Germany (1943-1945) was born. He was in charge of the system of concentration camps and the "final solution to the Jewish question."

Turning to the commanders of units engaged in the extermination of the Jews, Himmler said: “Most of you should know what it means when 100 corpses lie in rows alone, or 500, or 1000. To withstand all this to the end and remain decent people with some exceptions, which is often called Human weakness. This is what makes us firm. was and will not be written ... "

In his will, Hitler removed Himmler from all posts and expelled from the party for trying to negotiate with the Western powers. Arrested by the British troops, Himmler committed suicide on May 23, 1945, having discharged ampoule with cyanide potassium.