Ahnenerbe: Nazis and the Search for Relics

Few know of the Ahnenerbe organization, a secret society that was created by Heinrich Himmler, Hermann Wirth and Richard Walter Darre—but the names may sound familiar. Herman Wirth was a Dutch historian obsessed with Atlantis, while Walter Darre was the creator of the Nazi ‘Blood and Soil’ ideology, as well as the head of the Race and Settlement Office. As for Himmler, he later became known for his appointment as the leader of the SS (Schutzstaffel).