1934 ⟶ Himmler Takes Command of German Police Forces

All German police forces come under the command of Heinrich ...
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👮 Himmler Takes Command of German Police Forces

All German police forces come under the command of Heinrich Himmler.⟶
Himmler Takes Command of German Police Forces (1934)
policeHimmlerSSNazi Germanysecurityconsolidation of powerauthoritarianismGermany

🛡️ SS Becomes Independent of Nazi Party

The SS becomes an organization independent of the Nazi Party, reporting directly to Adolf Hitler.⟶
SS Becomes Independent of Nazi Party (1934)
SSNazi PartyHitlerpower consolidationparamilitarysecurityGermanyauthoritarianism

🇩🇪 German Forces Enter Estonia

First German forces enter Estonia from Latvia.⟶
GermanyEstoniainvasionEastern FrontBaltic StatesWorld War IIoccupationmilitary advance

🪖 Himmler Orders Gypsies to Concentration Camps

German SS leader Heinrich Himmler orders that Gypsies and "part-Gypsies" are to be put "on the same level as Jews and placed in concentration camps."⟶
Himmler Orders Gypsies to Concentration Camps (1943)
The HolocaustPersecutionGypsiesRomaniConcentration CampsNazi GermanyGenocideHimmlerSS

👮 Heinrich Himmler Arrested

SS Commander Heinrich Himmler, attempting to pass with a forged identity as a common soldier, is arrested at a checkpoint manned by liberated Soviet POWs acting under command of British forces. He would be remanded to British custody on 23 May and there correctly identified.⟶
Heinrich Himmler Arrested (1945)
HimmlerSSArrestWar CriminalNazi GermanyBritish ForcesSoviet POWsIdentificationEnd of War

💀 Heinrich Himmler's Suicide

Heinrich Himmler, head of the notorious SS, dies of suicide via cyanide pill.⟶
Heinrich Himmler's Suicide (1945)
HimmlerSuicideSSNazi GermanyWar CriminalDeathEnd of WarAccountability