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and Amt V was therefore very close»
V»hereaa the Gestapo was concerned with
crimes menacing the German Reich, the
Kripo was supposed to deal with crimes
menacing the German people„ The Nasi
regime extended the concept of com~
hatting crime to include prevention
in the most ruthless sense. It was
the duty of the Kripo not only to
protect public safety in the face of
crime but be/ond that to strengthen
and safeguaru the German nation. This
led to the arrest of potential criminals
and the persecution of "anti-social"
elements.
Amt VI - Aus.-and (Foreign Countries J
Head of this office was SS~Brigade~
fuhrer Schel'.enbsrg, &s the foreign branch
of the SD intelligence system, the Ausland
was mainly concerned with espionage»
sabotage, ana Subversion in territories
not under the direct control of the Reich,
so that its functions cid not overlap
those of Ant III. The work was reinforced
after June 1944 by the military intelli­
gence and sabotage services of the former
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