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Sicherdienst (SD)

Germany · Government / NSDAP Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1936–1939Date range
2Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1936

Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich1936

Government / NSDAP Government

The SD and the Gestapo are united under the Reichssicherheitshauptamt (RSHA) under Heydrich, who is promoted to SS colonel. Appointed Head of the Sicherheitspolizei, incorporating the SD

1939

Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich1939

Government / NSDAP Government

The SD, the Gestapo, and the Criminal Police are unified under one office, the Reich Central Security Office RSHA, which is placed under Heydrichs control

Adolf Hitler1939

Government / NSDAP Government

The SD, the Gestapo, and the Criminal Police are unified under one office, the Reich Central Security Office RSHA, which is placed under Heydrichs control

Names involved

Adolf HitlerReinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich

Provenance

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