Himmler

[ him-ler; German him-luhr ]

/ ˈhɪm lər; German ˈhɪm lər /

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noun

Hein·rich

[hahyn-rikh], /ˈhaɪn rɪx/, 1900–45, German Nazi leader and chief of the secret police.

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How to use Himmler in a sentence

Himmler, for example, wanted to drop the imperfect British pounds on the United Kingdom by airplane.
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The director of the Gestapo answered only to Heinrich Himmler, and Himmler, only to the Fuhrer himself.
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It was like appointing case officer Himmler to control an agent called Cohen.
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He said, "After all, I came to the conclusion that Himmler wasn't a bad boy at all."
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And he told the story of the Vlassov army but, in between, he injected a lot of praise for such people like Himmler.
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British Dictionary definitions for Himmler

Himmler

/ (German ˈhɪmlər) /

noun

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

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