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Himmler was a piece of work.
According to the pre-war standards he set for membership in the SS, he would never have been allowed in.
Of course once the SS started losing men the standards were relaxed.

Hitler’s inner circle were nearly all old pre-war party henchmen.
Hess, Himmler, Goering and others were all old party hands who never defied the leader.
To do so was a death sentence.
Even if you were a loyal party member, inner party politics and jostling for power could get you killed.
Just ask Ernst Rohm.

99 posted on 02/01/2017 2:38:21 PM PST by oldvirginian (If someone tells you biscuits and gravy ain't a meal, just walk away. You don't need the negativity.)

I thought Rohm was killed because he was a homosexual? Or was that just the excuse?

101 posted on 02/01/2017 3:14:55 PM PST by Fantasywriter (Any attempt to do forensic work using Internet artifacts is fraught with pitfalls. JoeProbono)