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About this sound Kriminalpolizei (English: Criminal Police) is the standard term for the criminal investigation agency within the police forces of Germany Austria and the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland. In Nazi Germany during 1936 the Kripo became the Criminal Police Department for the entire Reich. In September 1939 the Kripo became Amt V (Department V) the Criminal Police in the RSHA; which was also known as the Reichskriminalpolizeiamt (Reich Criminal Police Department or RKPA).

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formation year
1872-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
headquarter
Berlin, SS-Reichssicherheitshauptamt, Niederkirchnerstraße
jurisdiction
Nazi Germany, German-occupied Europe
leader
Heinrich Himmler, Gruppenführer
location
Berlin, SS-Reichssicherheitshauptamt, Niederkirchnerstraße
number of employees
12792
parent organisation
SS-Reichssicherheitshauptamt, Sicherheitspolizei, Allgemeine SS
successor
Landespolizei (Germany)
latitude
52.5072
longitude
13.3825

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