Robert takes us up to Heinrich Himmler's adolescence and frustrating wait through the war years, which leads him into the world of far-right politics and eventually the welcoming arms of the Nazi party itself.

LIVE SHOW ALERT:

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.

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Sources:

Heinrich Himmler (1900-1945) | American Experience | Official Site | PBS

THE CAREER OF HEINRICH HIMMLER_0001.pdf

Longerich, Peter. Heinrich Himmler: A Life (p. 13). OUP Oxford. Kindle 

The Unsuccessful Adolescence of Heinrich Himmler on JSTOR

An Architect of Terror: Heinrich Himmler and the Holocaust | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

An Architect of Terror: Heinrich Himmler and the Holocaust | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans

"In Memory of the Girl in the Red Coat:" Heinrich Himmler’s Annotated Volumes of Mein Kampf

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

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/himmlers-bridal-bootcamp-school-nazi-brides.html

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

https://www.amazon.com/Hitlers-Master-Dark-Arts-Yenne-ebook/dp/B004NNUY2Y

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/01/26/266698688/heinrich-himmlers-private-letters-published-in-german-newspaper

https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-private-heinrich-himmler/id6505124720

https://www.amazon.com/Himmler-Evil-Genius-Third-Reich-ebook/dp/B01M2A6B3G/ref=sr_1_17?crid=E50LI9MCINFL&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.z6x_l5l35NMXS2OQuWFaVyTyeQToCbFtWufYLO0Ky4L51lUaUoGgVfmp9dpb0YgMMGMBzk6Ds5M4KY8XSGQdvzs_UWlPu3KkmHJV0_w1Lis71gwuHqxL4QpDLUxg_RgLfXjB7BuAQbn7kAstKkyA7w_NZpcXTr-nDXe0RoewTewNaEu0ci8AQ1anNJXxG-Dy.nKYUB17tVmFaGgeBMu1awu8zpzoH45_FAeO3Um6YpBs&dib_tag=se&keywords=himmler+biography&qid=1756935132&sprefix=himmler+biography%2Caps%2C139&sr=8-17&xpid=KnVwOODWUvtST

Robert takes us up to Heinrich Himmler's adolescence and frustrating wait through the war years, which leads him into the world of far-right politics and eventually the welcoming arms of the Nazi party itself.
LIVE SHOW ALERT:
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.
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>&nbsp;<a href="https://albertarosetheatre.com/event/behind-the-bastards-live/alberta-rose-theatre/portland-oregon/"></a>
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Longerich, Peter. Heinrich Himmler: A Life (p. 13). OUP Oxford. Kindle&nbsp;
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<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&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1757021592176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0736lSFfPN6hSsahWtwTjk">An Architect of Terror: Heinrich Himmler and the Holocaust | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans</a>
<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/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1757021592176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0h5AT1eDMCim8AtjBLvNWI">"In Memory of the Girl in the Red Coat:" Heinrich Himmler&rsquo;s Annotated Volumes of Mein Kampf</a>
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<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&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1757021592176000&amp;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>
<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&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1757021592176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2MAPJK6DwbeZ_PDDBmoGhS">https://www.amazon.com/Hitlers-Master-Dark-Arts-Yenne-ebook/dp/B004NNUY2Y</a>
<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&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1757021592176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0gCoP1L6fgDpjzEWRQS_S0">https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/01/26/266698688/heinrich-himmlers-private-letters-published-in-german-newspaper</a>
<a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-private-heinrich-himmler/id6505124720" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-private-heinrich-himmler/id6505124720&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1757021592176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3-xcyr_tClKDWfD02maj9n">https://books.apple.com/us/book/the-private-heinrich-himmler/id6505124720</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Himmler-Evil-Genius-Third-Reich-ebook/dp/B01M2A6B3G/ref=sr_1_17?crid=E50LI9MCINFL&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.z6x_l5l35NMXS2OQuWFaVyTyeQToCbFtWufYLO0Ky4L51lUaUoGgVfmp9dpb0YgMMGMBzk6Ds5M4KY8XSGQdvzs_UWlPu3KkmHJV0_w1Lis71gwuHqxL4QpDLUxg_RgLfXjB7BuAQbn7kAstKkyA7w_NZpcXTr-nDXe0RoewTewNaEu0ci8AQ1anNJXxG-Dy.nKYUB17tVmFaGgeBMu1awu8zpzoH45_FAeO3Um6YpBs&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=himmler+biography&amp;qid=1756935132&amp;sprefix=himmler+biography%2Caps%2C139&amp;sr=8-17&amp;xpid=KnVwOODWUvtST" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.com/Himmler-Evil-Genius-Third-Reich-ebook/dp/B01M2A6B3G/ref%3Dsr_1_17?crid%3DE50LI9MCINFL%26dib%3DeyJ2IjoiMSJ9.z6x_l5l35NMXS2OQuWFaVyTyeQToCbFtWufYLO0Ky4L51lUaUoGgVfmp9dpb0YgMMGMBzk6Ds5M4KY8XSGQdvzs_UWlPu3KkmHJV0_w1Lis71gwuHqxL4QpDLUxg_RgLfXjB7BuAQbn7kAstKkyA7w_NZpcXTr-nDXe0RoewTewNaEu0ci8AQ1anNJXxG-Dy.nKYUB17tVmFaGgeBMu1awu8zpzoH45_FAeO3Um6YpBs%26dib_tag%3Dse%26keywords%3Dhimmler%2Bbiography%26qid%3D1756935132%26sprefix%3Dhimmler%2Bbiography%252Caps%252C139%26sr%3D8-17%26xpid%3DKnVwOODWUvtST&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1757021592176000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3lC9zuGoQSEtOo9TW9dmhU">https://www.amazon.com/Himmler-Evil-Genius-Third-Reich-ebook/dp/B01M2A6B3G/ref=sr_1_17?crid=E50LI9MCINFL&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.z6x_l5l35NMXS2OQuWFaVyTyeQToCbFtWufYLO0Ky4L51lUaUoGgVfmp9dpb0YgMMGMBzk6Ds5M4KY8XSGQdvzs_UWlPu3KkmHJV0_w1Lis71gwuHqxL4QpDLUxg_RgLfXjB7BuAQbn7kAstKkyA7w_NZpcXTr-nDXe0RoewTewNaEu0ci8AQ1anNJXxG-Dy.nKYUB17tVmFaGgeBMu1awu8zpzoH45_FAeO3Um6YpBs&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=himmler+biography&amp;qid=1756935132&amp;sprefix=himmler+biography%2Caps%2C139&amp;sr=8-17&amp;xpid=KnVwOODWUvtST</a>

There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of their lives. Listeners will learn about the young adult novels that helped Hitler form his monstrous ideology, the founder of Blackwater’s insane quest to build his own Air Force, the bizarre lives of the sons and daughters of dictators and Saddam Hussein’s side career as a trashy romance novelist.

Everything you don't know about History's greatest monsters

Behind the Bastards

Part Two: How Heinrich Himmler Went From Nerdy Boy To Master of the SS

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/626754d9-4d1e-4f85-abc5-b34d0163626f/transcript

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