Police forces of Nazi Germany

Police forces of Nazi Germany

There were three constituents of the police forces of the Third Reich:

*Ordnungspolizei ("Orpo") "regular police"
*Kriminalpolizei ("Kripo") "criminal police"
*Sicherheitspolizei ("Sipo") "security police"

In 1942 the "Sipo" and "Kripo" were amalgamated to form the Reichssicherheitshauptamt (RSHA).

ee also

*Gestapo
*Hilfspolizei ("Hipo"), "auxiliary police"


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