RSHA Reich Security Main Office: Organisation, Activities, Personnel

During the Nazi regime in Germany, all police forces were centralized under the command of Reichsführer—SS Heinrich Himmler. The political police (Gestapo), the criminal police (Kripo), and the security service (SD) were all brought together under the RSHA umbrella in 1939, commanded by SS—General Reinhard Heydrich. Using RSHA in Berlin as the center, the web of Heydrich’s control extended into every corner of Nazi—occupied Europe. British and American intelligence agencies tried to get to ...