When he refused, the camp commander contacted Heinrich Himmler, head of the SS (Schutzstaffel, Hitler’s elite guard), and asked permission to execute Dickmann in the presence of all other camp inmates.
Sewaktu ia menolak, komandan kamp menghubungi Heinrich Himmler, kepala SS (Schutzstaffel, pengawal elit Hitler), dan meminta izin untuk mengeksekusi Dickmann di hadapan semua narapidana lain.