Reich Security Main Office
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 Reich Security Main Office  (Intelligence service, Police)   | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 27 September 1939 |
| Extinction | 8 May 1945 |
See also Sicherheitsdienst, SS or Gestapo
The Reich Security Main Office (German:Reichssicherheitshauptamt, RSHA) was an organization under Heinrich Himmler in his dual capacity as Chef der Deutschen Polizei (Chief of German Police) and Reichsführer-SS, the head of the Nazi Party's Schutzstaffel (SS). The organization's stated duty was to fight all "enemies of the Reich" inside and outside the borders of Nazi Germany.
An event carried out
| Event | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Operation Tannenberg | Poland | A German operation to eliminate all potential Polish leadership |
Employees on Wikispooks
| Employee | Job | Appointed | End | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinhard Heydrich | Director | 27 September 1939 | 4 June 1942 | |
| Franz Krapf | Untersturmfuhrer | 1 February 1938 | 1945 | |
| Willi Krichbaum | Deputy Gestapo Chief | 1 March 1941 | May 1945 | Representative of Gestapo chief Heinrich Müller. |
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