Heinrich Müller

Heinrich Müller (May 28, 1900-?) was the head of Nazi Germany's RSHA's Amt IV and led the Gestapo from 1939 until his mysterious disappearance at the close of World War II.

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May 28 - 1900 - Nazi Germany - RSHA - Gestapo - 1939 - World War II

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A protege of Reinhard Heydrich, Müller's rise in the ranks of the SS only took off after the Night of the Long Knives on June 30, 1934. As head of the Gestapo, Müller answered only to Heydrich himself and, after Heydrich's death, to Ernst Kaltenbrunner.

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Reinhard Heydrich - SS - Night of the Long Knives - June 30 - 1934 - Ernst Kaltenbrunner

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Heinrich Müller was an active participant in most of the worst crimes committed by the Nazi regime and was in attendance at the Wannsee Conference. One of his direct subordinates was Adolf Eichmann, who was one of the main organizers of the Holocaust.

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Nazi - Wannsee Conference - Adolf Eichmann - Holocaust

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Müller was last seen at Adolf Hitler's Führerbunker on April 29, 1945. His whereabouts are unknown from then on.

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Adolf Hitler - Führerbunker - April 29 - 1945

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Müller had been assumed dead in 1945, but in 1963 his tomb was opened and found empty. There have been many conspiracy theories about his post-war life and career. Many suspect that, if he did not kill himself or was killed, Müller worked for the Soviet Union as a spy during the Cold War.

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1963 - Conspiracy theories - Soviet Union - Cold War

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