Eichmann and Sassen interview

Heinrich Himmler

Heinrich Himmler in uniform in 1938.
Heinrich Himmler in 1938. Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-R99621. Photo source. Resized image under CC BY-SA 3.0 DE.

Head of the SS and German police, with central power over the camps and the murder of Europe’s Jews.

About

Heinrich Himmler led the SS from 1929 and became chief of the German police in 1936.

He held central power over the SS, police, camp system, and mass murder of Europe’s Jews. H.H. is one set of initials used for him in the interview.

In this interview

Eichmann describes H.H. as a handwritten file mark and says papers bearing it were returned with orders to destroy them.

Selected pages

  • Page 25

    Eichmann says a paper marked H.H. was burned.

  • Page 33

    Eichmann mentions a paper returned with a destroy-file note and H.H.

  • Pages 112 to 113

    Eichmann expands H.H. as Heinrich Himmler while describing a handwritten note on a secret file.