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He was originally a member of the Sturmabteilung ("Assault Section", SA for short), which was the Nazi Party's private paramilitary force. Soon thereafter he became a member of the Schutzstaffel ("Protection Staff", SS for short), which was Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard. He quickly became the leader of the SS.

After the Night of the Long Knives in June 1934, the SS became the primary security agency of Nazi Germany, and Himmler was its leader, making him extremely powerful in the regime. As the SS was largely responsible for carrying out the Holocaust, Himmler was at least partially responsible for it happening.

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