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Extracts from the armed forces' pocket diary, including the SS recruit's oath to Adolf Hitler

Authors

Heinrich Himmler (Reichsfuehrer-SS and Chief of Police; Minister of Interior)

Born: 1900-10-07 (Munich)
Died: 1945-05-23 (Lüneburg)
Country of citizenship: German Empire (period: 1900-10-07 through 1918-01-01); Nazi Germany (since: 1923-01-01); Weimar Republic (period: 1915-01-01 through 1937-01-01)
Occupation: farmer; laboratory technician; occultist; politician
Member of political party: Bavarian People's Party (period: 1919-01-01 through 1923-01-01); National Socialist Freedom Movement; Nazi Party
Member of: Academy for German Law (since: 1933-01-01); Altreichsflagge (until: 1926-01-01); Artaman League; Bund Reichskriegsflagge
Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch (date: 1923-11-09); Nazi human experimentation (role: administrator); Night of the Long Knives
Significant person: Rudolf Brandt (role: secretary, stenographer; since: 1934-01-01)

Date: 01 August 1942

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: English

Evidence Code: NO-1441

Citation: NMT 1 (page 2080)

HLSL Item No.: 2276

Notes:This Staff Evidence Analysis was prepared by Henry Sachs on 14 Jan 1947.

Staff Evidence Analyses

NO-1441: The Oath of the SS Recruit