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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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

At the height of World War II, Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler embarked on a quest to locate the Holy Grail.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2022

"Yet we shall never speak of this in public," Himmler cautioned.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2022

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

From Washington Times • Nov. 29, 2021

But it was Himmler, Enos said, who was in charge of the ghetto.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

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