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do Reichssicherheitahauptamt (RSHA)(Reich Security
Main Office of Security) Former address:
Albrechtspalais, Prinz Albrecht
Str. 8-9
Berlin S.W. 11
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Chief of the Relchssicherheitshauptamt wGs SS-Obergruppeh-
fuhrer Ernst Kaltenbrunner. The ReichsSicherheitshauptamt
was one of the main offices of the Supreme Command of the SS
and at the sa^e time «.division within the Ministry of the
Interior. It represented a amalgamation of the functions
#nd administration of the regiiiar police forces with those
of the Party, In 1934 The Hauptamt Sicherheitspolizei (Main
Office of the Security Police) was merged with the SS-Slch-
erhe11shnuptarnt der ReIchsfuhrung SS (Reich Main Office of the
SD, ice-, the Security Office) to form the Relchsaicherhelt-
shauptar.t.
This office because the combined headquarters of the
Sipo and SD. It also controlled a number of police train­
ing schools.
The RSHA was divided into eight offices:
Amt I ° Personal (Personnel). Chief was SS
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Crruppenfonrer Erwin Schulz. The office was
concerned with p* rsonnel matters of both
Sipo and SD. However, Amt VI retained a
considerable measure of autonomy in the admin­
istration of SD personnel and agents at?o>ad
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