Heinrich Müller

German SS police official SS-General and head of the Gestapo from 1939-1945 (1900-1945) · Germany · Politicians · Died at 45

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Chief of the Gestapo through most of the Second World War, Müller ran the apparatus of Nazi state terror and helped plan the Final Solution at Wannsee. He vanished in Berlin in May 1945 and was never found - the highest-ranking Nazi whose fate remains unknown.

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A life in dates

1945Died1 May 1945“We know the Russian methods exactly. I haven't the faintest intention of being taken prisoner by the Russians.”In their wordsApril 29, 1945. Quoted in "U.S. Intelligence and the Nazis" - Page 150 - by Richard Breitman, Norman J. W. Goda, Timothy Naftali, RobertRead the whole statement

1944“You are a very interesting case, General. Do you know what fat file of evidence we have against you here?”In their wordsTo General Walter Dornberger, 1944. Quoted in "Gestapo: Instrument of Tyranny" - by Edward CrankshawRead the whole statement

1922“Soup is never eaten as hot as it is cooked.”In their wordsQuoted in "The SS, Alibi of a Nation, 1922-1945" - Page 33 - by Gerald Reitlinger - History - 1989Read the whole statement

1900Born28 April 1900

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Heinrich Müller

Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0126, Berlin, Besuch der ungarischen Polizeiabordnung

Bundesarchiv Bild 121-0127, Berlin, Besuch der ungarischen Polizeiabordnung

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R98680, Besprechung Himmler mit Müller, Heydrich, Nebe, Huber

Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R98680, Besprechung Himmler mit Müller, Heydrich, Nebe, Huber2

Barbara Hellmuth, Zeugenvernehmungsprotokoll 1967

Bundesarchiv Bild-544451-001, Heinrich Müller

Fo30141711030060-2 Bekransning på æreskirkegården på Ekeberg september 1941 Heydrich

In their own words 6

Heinrich Müller

6 statements, newest first

We know the Russian methods exactly. I haven't the faintest intention of being taken prisoner by the Russians.
Apr 29, 1945, April 29, 1945. Quoted in "U.S. Intelligence and the Nazis" - Page 150 - by Richard Breitman, Norman J. W. Goda, Timothy Naftali, Robert, Own words
You are a very interesting case, General. Do you know what fat file of evidence we have against you here?
1944, To General Walter Dornberger, 1944. Quoted in "Gestapo: Instrument of Tyranny" - by Edward Crankshaw, Own words
Soup is never eaten as hot as it is cooked.
1922, Quoted in "The SS, Alibi of a Nation, 1922-1945" - Page 33 - by Gerald Reitlinger - History - 1989, Own words

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Awards

Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918

Knight's Cross of the War Merit Cross in Gold without Swords

War Merit Cross

Clasp to the Iron Cross

Military Merit Order (Bavaria)

Golden Party Badge

Anschluss Medal

Sudetenland Medal

About this person

Heinrich Müller was born on 28 April 1900 and rose through German police ranks to become a high-ranking SS official. He took command of the Gestapo, Nazi Germany's secret state police, and held that position for most of the war in Europe. In January 1942 he attended the Wannsee Conference, where the deportation and systematic murder of Europe's Jews - the Final Solution - was formalised. Known as "Gestapo Müller" to distinguish him from another SS general of the same name, he was last seen at the Reich Chancellery on 1 May 1945, as Berlin fell. His body was never identified, his fate never confirmed. He remains the most senior figure of the Nazi leadership never accounted for.

Country

Germany

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