-The vast power of Nazi Germany had spread throughout Europe, throughout Africa, and into eastern Russia. There had never been such a large empire since Roman times, led by one ruler and his companions. Hitler was in command of everything, with his fellow rulers at his side; Hermann Göring, Dr. Joseph Geobbels, Joachim von Ribbentrop and Heinrich Himmler. Quoting a long-time leader of the Nazi Party, Emil Klein: 'We felt as if we ran the world. Hitler had promised us so much and had kept every one of those promises. Yes, the war was still going on, but we had absorbed so much territory and the manufacturing capacity of so many countries that it would only be a matter of time before we could stop the Allies. . . Then, we believed, they would ultimately have no choice but to accept an armistice.' p.1-Himmler had a large share of Nazi power. He controlled various empires throughout Europe. He was the Reichführer-SS, head of the Schutzstaffel - the SS - and the Waffen-SS, of the Sicherheitsdienst - the SD - the secret services of the SS, and he was also...