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Nearing the end of the Second World War, the situation in the entire European theatre was chaotic. People went missing, never to be found again, others purposefully disappeared. We’ve all probably heard of Nazis fleeing to Argentina to start a new life there or about Operation Paperclip, the secret program to recruit German scientists, engineers and technicians. Now, it is a bit more likely that you haven’t heard of the most senior Nazi that vanished in the wake of the Second World War: Heinrich Müller, also known as Gestapo-Müller. Presumed to have committed suicide or killed during the final days of the Second World War, a series of events and KGB defectors in the 1960s suddenly cast much doubt on his fate.

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0:00 Introduction
0:56 Gestapo Müller
4:54 Disappearance

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Born in München, Bavaria in 1900 Müller volunteered for the German army in 1917, during the last year of the First World War. He served as a pilot with distinction earning the Iron Cross decoration. Following Germany’s defeat in 1918, he joined the police force of München. The years of the Weimar Republic were incredibly tumultuous with violence from communists and right-wing extremists alike. The police were, in theory, supposed to maintain peace and order. But Bavarian police were notorious for collaborating with right-wing paramilitary organisations. Müller rapidly rose through the ranks as a competent and ambitious policeman. Because of police protocol, he could not join any ideological or political movement, and he wouldn’t until after Hitler came to power.
In 1929 Müller was promoted to secretary of the ‘Politische Polizei’, a department of the Bavarian Police that was solely responsible for combating communist organisations. Following Hitler’s power-grab in 1933 and him becoming Führer in august 1934, Müller joined the Schutzstaffel, more commonly known as the SS. This elite force was the principal agency of security and surveillance within Nazi-Germany. As you can imagine, a man such as Müller with adequate experience prosecuting communists was a valuable asset to the organisation. The SS leadership recognised him for his efficiency, diligence and dedication. After joining the SS, he transferred to Berlin. There he started working for the Geheime Staatspolizei, or Gestapo. The literal translation of this body was the secret state police. It had been created the year before under supervision of Hermann Göring. In the next several years, the Gestapo would grow out to be one of the most efficient and dangerous intelligence organisations the world has ever seen.

Müller quickly rose through the ranks of the Gestapo although he only joined the NSDAP, Hitler’s party in 1938, because not being a member prevented him from rising as quickly as he wanted to. Besides that, he also served as commander of the Sicherheitsdienst, which was the intelligence department of the SS.



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