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Ernst Hermann Himmler (23 December 1905 in

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– 2 May 1945) was a German

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and younger brother of ''

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Life

Ernst Hermann Himmler was born on 23 December 1905 in Munich, The third and youngest son of a headmaster (''Oberstudiendirektor'') Joseph Gebhard Himmler (born 17 May 1865 in

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; died 29 October 1936 in Munich), and Anna Maria Heyder (born 16 January 1866 in

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; died 10 September 1941 in Munich). His siblings were

(born 7 October 1900 in Munich; died 23 May 1945 in

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) and

Gebhard Ludwig Himmler Gebhard Ludwig Himmler (29 July 1898 – 22 June 1982) was a German Nazi functionary, mechanical engineer and older brother of ''Reichsführer-SS'' Heinrich Himmler. Upbringing Gebhard Ludwig Himmler was born on 29 July 1898 in Munich, the fir ...

(born 29 July 1898 in Munich; died 1982 in Munich). Ernst Himmler completed his university course in electrical engineering in 1928. He joined the

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on 1 November 1931 (member no. 676,777). In 1933, he joined the SS, and, with Heinrich's help, he got a job with the

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radio. He quickly became director within the Reich broadcasting organization. On several occasions, Ernst supplied Heinrich with internal information from the broadcasting world. He ultimately reached the rank of SS-''

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'' in 1939. Ernst Himmler was killed in action serving with the ''

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'' during fierce fighting in the

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. ''Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945'' ("The Cultural Encyclopedia of the Third Reich. Who was What before and after 1945"). Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer, 2007, 720 pages, hardcover, , p. 248 Ernst Himmler was the grandfather of author

Katrin Himmler Katrin Himmler (born 1967) is a German author. She is the granddaughter of Ernst Himmler (1905–1945), who was the younger brother of Heinrich Himmler, one of the leading figures of Nazi Germany. Therefore, she is the great-niece of Heinrich Himm ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Himmler, Ernst Hermann 1905 births 1945 deaths Ernst Hermann German electrical engineers Technical University of Munich alumni SS-Sturmbannführer German military personnel killed in World War II Engineers from Munich Volkssturm personnel