Ernst Hermann Himmler
Ernst Hermann Himmler was a German Nazi functionary, engineer and younger brother of Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler.Life
Ernst Hermann Himmler was born on 23 December 1905 in Munich, the third and youngest son of a headmaster Joseph Gebhard Himmler, and Anna Maria Heyder. His siblings were Heinrich Himmler and Gebhard Ludwig Himmler.
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 in 1939. Ernst Himmler was killed in action serving with the Volkssturm during fierce fighting in the Battle of Berlin.
Ernst Himmler was the grandfather of author Katrin Himmler.
