Eichmann and Sassen interview

Heinrich Müller

Heinrich Mueller wearing a civilian suit.
Heinrich Mueller around 1938 or 1939. Bundesarchiv, R 9361 III Bild-544451-001. Photo source.

Head of the Gestapo and Eichmann’s direct superior in RSHA Office IV.

About

Heinrich Müller led the Gestapo from 1939. Within the RSHA he headed Office IV, while Eichmann led section IV B 4 beneath him.

Müller helped direct political policing, deportation, and mass murder across German-held Europe. He disappeared in Berlin in May 1945, and his death or later whereabouts have never been established.

In this interview

Eichmann describes Müller as his permanent and immediate superior. He recalls frequent meetings, desk-officer conferences, travel orders, transport duties, and the flow of orders through Office IV.

The transcript spells the name both Mueller and Müller.

Selected pages

  • Page 6

    Eichmann names Heinrich Müller as the superior he dealt with several times each week.

  • Page 10

    Eichmann mentions Müller chairing weekly desk-officer conferences.

  • Page 143

    The discussion places transport duties within Müller’s Gestapo command structure.