Himmler

American

[him-ler, him-luhr] / ˈhɪm lər, ˈhɪm lər /

noun

Heinrich 1900–45, German Nazi leader and chief of the secret police.

Himmler British

/ ˈhɪmlər /

noun

Heinrich (ˈhainrɪç). 1900–45, German Nazi leader, head of the SS and the Gestapo (1936–45); committed suicide

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Himmler

To gain some perspective, imagine the reaction if the postwar Federal Republic of Germany had erected a statue to Heinrich Himmler.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2023

Some 1.3 million people were sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau before Heinrich Himmler, the leader of the SS, ordered the camp closed and evacuated in January 1945 as the Soviet army rapidly advanced on it.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

And every other dish the Germans order sounds to him like Heinrich Himmler or Joseph Goebbels.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 29, 2021

Referring to a prosecution statement comparing him to Hitler, he said: “Neither Hitler, Himmler or Göring ever went running around in Berlin to flush out Jews to be killed.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2021

Especially when I told her that Himmler looked like Uncle Shepsel.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

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