2007-05-02 12:00:50 · 2 answers · asked by Jazzmine G 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Officially? August 2, 1923. But he had been a member of right-wing organizations since the end of WWI.
In November of 1923, Himmler took part in Hitler's "Beer Hall Putsch" under Ernst Röhm. He joined the SS in 1925, and in 1927 was appointed deputy reichsführer-SS.
"Heinrich Himmler : Biography, Rise in the SS" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himmler#Biography
"Himmler received a diploma in agriculture after World War I and soon joined militant rightist organizations. As a member of one of these, the Reichskriegsflagge, he participated in Adolf Hitler's abortive Munich (Beer Hall) Putsch in November 1923. Himmler joined the Nazi Party in 1925."
"Himmler, Heinrich", Encyclopædia Britannica CD 2000
The German Wikipedia gives the exact date of his NSDAP membership : 2 August 1923. Membership Nr. 42404.
"Heinrich Himmler : NSDAP", Wikipedia : http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Himmler#NSDAP
2007-05-02 12:25:05 · answer #1 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In 1928 Himmler married and became a poultry farmer. He also joined the Sturm Abteilung (SA) and was a devout follower of Adolf Hitler. Himmler believed Hitler was the Messiah that was destined to lead Germany to greatness. Hitler, who was always vulnerable to flattery, decided in January, 1929, that Himmler should become the new leader of his personal bodyguard, the Schutzstaffel (SS).
2007-05-02 12:08:50 · answer #2 · answered by r19c18 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋