Kriminalpolizei (Nazi Germany)
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Kriminalpolizei (English: Criminal Police), often abbreviated as Kripo, is the German name for a criminal investigation department. This article deals with the agency during the Nazi era.
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Type | Criminal police |
Jurisdiction | Germany Occupied Europe |
Headquarters | RSHA, Prinz-Albrecht-Straße, Berlin 52°30′26″N 13°22′57″E |
Employees | 12,792 c. February 1944[1] |
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Parent agency | Sicherheitspolizei (SiPo) Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) |
In Nazi Germany, the Kripo consisted of the Reich Criminal Police Department (RKPA), which in 1939 became Department V of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA). There were criminal investigation centers directly subordinated to RKPA as well as criminal investigation divisions of the local state and municipal police departments. In 1943 both the latter became directly subordinated to the criminal investigation centers. The personnel consisted of detectives in the junior, executive, and female careers, as well as criminal investigation employees.