[ Autograph ] Heinrich Himmler 1900 -1945 Hitler's Chief of the Gestapo placed in charge of security and responsible for the construction and operation of extermination camps. he chose suicide rather than face a hangman's noose at Nuremburg. War date T.L.S. withholograph subscription, 1p. 4to. on Der Reichsfuhrer S.S. letterhead,Berlin, Mar. 29, 1939 to Party leader Burckel. Himmler greets his friend and offers his best wishes for the man's birthday, closing: ''I greet you in sincere and heart-felt friendship, Heil Hitler! Your, H. Himmler' with Burckel's letter thanking Himmler for his greeting. Two pieces.