The Hunt for Hitler's Gestapo Chief Who Vanished: Müller
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Heinrich Müller was one of the most influential figures in Nazi Germany's security apparatus and the man who led the Gestapo, the regime's secret police, during the Second World War. A career police officer rather than an early Nazi activist, Müller built a reputation for efficiency and discipline before rising rapidly through the ranks under Reinhard Heydrich. As head of the Gestapo, he became a central figure in the Nazi system of surveillance, repression, and persecution. During the war, Müller played a role in some of the Third Reich's most significant operations. He was involved in Operation Himmler, the series of staged incidents used to justify the German invasion of Poland, and later supervised the Gestapo within the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA). Following the launch of Operation Barbarossa in June 1941, he received reports from the Einsatzgruppen and oversaw key aspects of the security machinery operating behind the advancing German army. He also attended the Wannsee Conf
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