Reinhard Heydrich's Influence On The World

There are several cases of assassinations, many which have gained more recognition by the public than others. One of those more "unrecognized" assassinations, is the assassination of a man named Reinhard Heydrich. Reinhard Heydrich was a Nazi general, who sought destruction in the Jewish economy. The assassination of Reinhard Heydrich was unjust because he experienced a rather challenging time growing up with being bullied, and he was rumored to have a Jewish bloodline. But these actions he suffered growing up caused him to be the man he grew to be. Now some may view Heydrich's assassination as just because of all the hate crimes he committed. Whether or not we can agree or disagree on the assassination being just or unjust, we should still be informed on who Heydrich was, and his impact on the world.

To start off, Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich,was born March 7, 1904 in Halle Germany.

Heydrich had a rather high voice, and was raised a Catholic in a mainly Protestant area. Because of these different, and rather unique qualities, Heydrich began to receive bullying from the other students at his school. His mother was very stern on discipline, and believed in giving lashes. Due to this, Heydrich was very involved in school sports and was excelling in academics. When he turned 16 Heydrich joined an anti-Semitic organization. It was there that Reinhard Heydrich grew fond of the German Völk's beliefs of blond hair and blue eyes. Soon after Germany's defeat in World War I, Heydrich joined a small German Navy. This was then where the teasing began again. At 18 years old he was bullied for his height, high pitched voice, and "awkwardness". The cadets called him names such as "Billy Goat" because of his laugh, and "Moses Handel" for his rumored Jewish bloodline. Heydrich had a plan to get the respect he deserved, he soon got promoted to second lieutenant in 1926, afterward the teasing came to a

halt.

In the event of being bullied, Heydrich received Jewish racial slurs, because of his suspected Jewish bloodline. This was something that really drove Heydrich on edge. Whenever the teasing stopped, the rumors started. At the peak of his career, joining the SS organization, fellow members surfaced these rumors in spite of his sudden rise to fame. They believed he had Jewish bloodlines because of his father's mother. When she remarried her husband's name had a "Jewish feel" to it. This almost ruined Heydrich's career, but after having a talk with Hitler himself, he was allowed to stay due to his workmanship and diligence. The rumors still got to him, all he wanted was to fit in and succeed. The rumors made him hate Jews more than ever, it also caused him to hate himself. His self confidence was at an all time low, he could not help but feel hatred towards himself.

However, many readers may suspect that Reinhard Heydrich assassination was just because of all the innocent people he murdered, but he actually was a good child growing up. He made excellent grades, participated in school sports, and he even played the violin when he was very young. The bullying he received growing up had a huge impact on his life, it left a scar that Heydrich needed to cover up. As a human being, we all have the urge to want to belong somewhere in the world, Heydrick tried to fulfill this urge best he could. In 1930 he lost all of his hard earned success to an act of adultery. Heydrich's fiance, Lina von Osten, encouraged him to join the Nazi party and SS, security service for Hitler, organization. He started off receiving small jobs, but soon later rose to success in 1933, becoming SS Brigadier General.

Under those circumstances, have you gained a better understanding on Heydrich's background growing up? Has your opinion changed? Reinhard Heydrich was suspect to have killed over 6 million Jews, in just Europe. This is also where people will speculate on whether his assassination was just or unjust, because 6 million is a tremendous amount of people to have murdered. You, as a reader, should now have a better understanding of why Heydrich did what he did. It was less for his hatred of Jews, but more so for his hatred of himself.