<p>Robert sits down with Prop to discuss the early life of Heinrich Himmler, the man who built the SS into Hitler's engine of genocide.</p> <p>(6 part series)</p> <p><strong>LIVE SHOW ALERT:</strong></p> <p>We are doing a new Behind the Bastards Live show! In the Alberta Rose Theatre, Portland, September 25th at 8pm! All performer proceeds go to support the Portland Defense Fund.</p> <p>Tickets: <a href="https://albertarosetheatre.com/event/behind-the-bastards-live/alberta-rose-theatre/portland-oregon/">https://albertarosetheatre.com/event/behind-the-bastards-live/alberta-rose-theatre/portland-oregon/</a> </p> <p>Sources:</p> <p><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goebbels-himmler/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goebbels-himmler/&source=gmail&ust=1757021592176000&usg=AOvVaw3IZmdyfDhTCuXAN9nraXX5">Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945) | American Experience | Official Site | PBS</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/THE%20CAREER%20OF%20HEINRICH%20HIMMLER_0001.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/THE%2520CAREER%2520OF%2520HEINRICH%2520HIMMLER_0001.pdf&source=gmail&ust=1757021592176000&usg=AOvVaw20AO_2AYFY4eadhib0CpVW">THE CAREER OF HEINRICH HIMMLER_0001.pdf</a></p> <p><strong>Longerich, Peter. Heinrich Himmler: A Life (p. 13). OUP Oxford. Kindle </strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/1851620?read-now=1&seq=8#page_scan_tab_contents" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1851620?read-now%3D1%26seq%3D8%23page_scan_tab_contents&source=gmail&ust=1757021592176000&usg=AOvVaw3exqvZ_zVvjexwKQlNasvX">The Unsuccessful Adolescence of Heinrich Himmler on JSTOR</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/heinrich-himmler-holocaust" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/heinrich-himmler-holocaust&source=gmail&ust=1757021592176000&usg=AOvVaw0736lSFfPN6hSsahWtwTjk"><strong>An Architect of Terror: Heinrich Himmler and the Holocaust | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/heinrich-himmler-holocaust" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/heinrich-himmler-holocaust&source=gmail&ust=1757021592176000&usg=AOvVaw0736lSFfPN6hSsahWtwTjk">An Architect of Terror: Heinrich Himmler and the Holocaust | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans</a></p> <p><a href="https://mjhnyc.org/blog/in-memory-of-the-girl-in-the-red-coat-heinrich-himmlers-annotated-volumes-of-mein-kampf/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://mjhnyc.org/blog/in-memory-of-the-girl-in-the-red-coat-heinrich-himmlers-annotated-volumes-of-mein-kampf/&source=gmail&ust=1757021592176000&usg=AOvVaw0h5AT1eDMCim8AtjBLvNWI">"In Memory of the Girl in the Red Coat:" Heinrich Himmler’s Annotated Volumes of Mein Kampf</a></p> <p><a href="https://ia803406.us.archive.org/29/items/docuv3/Books/The%20Third%20Reich/The%20Celebrations%20in%20the%20Life%20of%20the%20SS%20Family%20by%20Fritz%20Weitzel%20%281939%29.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ia803406.us.archive.org/29/items/docuv3/Books/The%2520Third%2520Reich/The%2520Celebrations%2520in%2520the%2520Life%2520of%2520the%2520SS%2520Family%2520by%2520Fritz%2520Weitzel%2520%25281939%2529.pdf&source=gmail&ust=1757021592176000&usg=AOvVaw3U8oEQ2rBT_5HwDE3dBZ-8">https://ia803406.us.archive.org/29/items/docuv3/Books/The%20Third%20Reich/The%20Celebrations%20in%20the%20Life%20of%20the%20SS%20Family%20by%20Fritz%20Weitzel%20%281939%29.pdf</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/himmlers-bridal-bootcamp-school-nazi-brides.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/himmlers-bridal-bootcamp-school-nazi-brides.html&source=gmail&ust=1757021592176000&usg=AOvVaw1Vx3PiH6uID8-yNODIIR9Q">https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/himmlers-bridal-bootcamp-school-nazi-brides.html</a></p> <p><a href="https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/nazi-germany-1933-1945/himmler-s-secret-directive-to-all-members-of-the-ss-and-the-police-on-the-care-of-all-legitimate-and-illegitimate-children-of-good-blood-october-28-1939" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/nazi-germany-1933-1945/himmler-s-secret-directive-to-all-members-of-the-ss-and-the-police-on-the-care-of-all-legitimate-and-illegitimate-children-of-good-blood-october-28-1939&source=gmail&ust=1757021592176000&usg=AOvVaw30TwI944jdy1CPD8rp1SY0">https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/nazi-germany-1933-1945/himmler-s-secret-directive-to-all-members-of-the-ss-and-the-police-on-the-care-of-all-legitimate-and-illegitimate-children-of-good-blood-october-28-1939</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hitlers-Master-Dark-Arts-Yenne-ebook/dp/B004NNUY2Y" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Hitlers-Master-Dark-Arts-Yenne-ebook/dp/B004NNUY2Y&source=gmail&ust=1757021592176000&usg=AOvVaw2MAPJK6DwbeZ_PDDBmoGhS">https://www.amazon.com/Hitlers-Master-Dark-Arts-Yenne-ebook/dp/B004NNUY2Y</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/01/26/266698688/heinrich-himmlers-private-letters-published-in-german-newspaper" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/01/26/266698688/heinrich-himmlers-private-letters-published-in-german-newspaper&source=gmail&ust=1757021592176000&usg=AOvVaw0gCoP1L6fgDpjzEWRQS_S0">https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/01/26/266698688/heinrich-himmlers-private-letters-published-in-german-newspaper</a></p> <p><a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-private-heinrich-himmler/id6505124720" 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