Claim: Heinrich Himmler commanded the Schutzstaffel.
Evidence: Heinrich Luitpold Himmler -LRB- -LSB- ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈluˑɪtˌpɔlt ˈhɪmlɐ -RSB- ; 7 October 1900 -- 23 May 1945 -RRB- was Reichsführer of the Schutzstaffel -LRB- Protection Squadron ; SS -RRB- , and a leading member of the Nazi Party -LRB- NSDAP -RRB- of Germany.