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Heinrich Himmler

Heinrich Himmler

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A German Nazi leader who led the SS and helped plan the killing of millions of Jewish people
  • proper noun
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: Heinrich Himmler
  • Heinrich Himmler played a central role in organizing the Holocaust during World War II.

Examples

  • Many historians study Heinrich Himmler to understand the Holocaust.

  • Few Nazi officials were as powerful and feared as Heinrich Himmler.

  • The notorious crimes of Heinrich Himmler remain a grim chapter in history.

  • The infamous Heinrich Himmler was a key figure in the Nazi regime.

  • Heinrich Himmler played a central role in organizing the Holocaust during World War II.

  • Few Nazi officials were as powerful and feared as Heinrich Himmler.

  • The notorious crimes of Heinrich Himmler remain a grim chapter in history.

Synonyms

Himmler
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A senior German Nazi official who led the SS and helped plan the Holocaust

is the full personal name form rather than the shorter surname form

Surface Forms

Heinrich Himmler main

Morphology

Heinrich + Himmler

This is a proper name referring to a historical person, so its meaning (a German Nazi leader who oversaw the SS and the Holocaust) is not compositionally derived from the constituent parts. Knowing the first name 'Heinrich' and the surname does not transparently yield the biographical role; identification of the referent requires specific lexical/historical knowledge rather than productive combination of word meanings.

Etymology

Heinrich Himmler was a German Nazi leader. The surname Himmler may come from the German word 'Himmel' meaning 'heaven' or 'sky', but today the name is remembered for his role leading the SS and organizing the Holocaust.