海德里希-A Brief Introduction to Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich.pptVIP

Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich Childhood and Youth Reinhard Tristan Eugene Heydrich was born on March 7, 1904 in Halle on the Saale. His father is a composer ,mother is an actress. Long before he went to school, he learned to read music. At five he started to play the violin. After elementary school, where he was considered a gifted and industrious pupil. Enlistment in the Navy On April 1, 1924 he became am ensign and went with his crew to the naval school at Mürwick, where he remained until March 1925. Reinhard was by this time already an enthusiastic athlete, successful as fencer, marksman, sailor, swimmer and rider. According to his wish he was trained as a communications officer. He also perfected his command of foreign languages like Russian, Spanish, French and English. His superiors evaluated him positively. Heydrich’s teacher at the naval communications school, later Vice-Admiral Gustav Kleikamp, believed his talents, knowledge and ability were above average. On December 30, 1930 he met 18 year old Lina von Osten at a ball of the Sleswig-Holstein Sailing and Rowing Club in Kiel. They fell in love at first sight. Just four days after the met Heydrich proposed marriage to her . But he was in love with another girl at this time. the girl’s father, an influential senior member of the Naval Board of Works, demanded Heydrich to marry his daughter. When he refused, the man complained to Admiral Raeder. The result was that Heydrich had to face a naval court of honor. On the basis of that honor court’s report, Admiral Raeder decided that Senior Lieutenant Reinhard Heydrich should be discharged from the navy. In this time of great unemployment Heydrich stood before nothingness. He had to find a position. His fiancee recommended to him to join the Schutzstaffel (SS) of the NSDAP. A New Path On June 1, 1931 Reinhard Heydrich became a member of the NSDAP (party number 544916). Von Eberstein arran