the disciples of the Wolf: Reinhard Heydrich by ric Gustafson
Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich had blond hair, blue eyes and Nordic features. He was cold blooded efficient and was Himmler's second in command. Heydrich was raised a Catholic. His father founded a musical conservatory and his mother was a professional pianist. He blamed the troubles of his upbringing on the Jews. He became quiet and withdrawn and put his energy into athletics. After school, he enlisted in the navy and was discharged in 1931. He applied to join the growing SS and was noticed by Heinrich Himmler.
Himmler asked Heydrich to start a new security service called the SD which would be independent of the Gestapo. He excelled and was promoted to Brigadier General in two years. On January 20 1942, Heydrich gathered top Nazi officials to a villa in Wannsee. At this meeting was the planning and implementation of a Hermann Goering order. This order gave the go ahead for the rounding up, transportation and extermination of eleven million Jews in Europe.
Heydrich was promoted by Hitler to be the Deputy Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. On the morning of May 27 1942 as Heydrich was being driven in a open topped Mercedes, two Czech OSS agents ambushed his vehicle and mortally wounded him. Heydrich died from blood poisoning.
research help: ' The Nazi Files' by Paul Roland
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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