Ernst Hermann Himmler



Ernst Hermann Himmler (23 December 1905 – 2 May 1945) was a German Nazi functionary, engineer and younger brother of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler.

Life
Ernst Hermann Himmler was born on 23 December 1905, the third and youngest son of a headmaster (Oberstudiendirektor), Joseph Gebhard Himmler (born 17 May 1865 in Lindau; died 29 October 1936 in Munich), and Anna Maria Heyder (born 16 January 1866 in Bregenz; died 10 September 1941 in Munich). His siblings were Heinrich Himmler (born 7 October 1900 in Munich; died 23 May 1945 in Lüneburg) and Gebhard Ludwig Himmler (born 29 July 1898 in Munich; died 1989 in Munich).

Ernst Himmler completed his university course in electrical engineering in 1928. He joined the Nazi Party on 1 November 1931. In 1933, he joined the SS, and, with Heinrich's help, he got a job with the Berlin radio. He quickly became director within the Reich broadcasting organization. On several occasions, Ernst supplied Heinrich with internal information from the broadcasting world. He ultimately reached the rank of SS-Sturmbannführer. Ernst Himmler died in early May 1945 under mysterious circumstances.

Ernst Himmler was the grandfather of author Katrin Himmler.