RSHA

The RSHA (German: Reichssicherheitshauptamt) was the Reich Main Security Organization, a division of the SS, headed by Heinrich Himmler. It was first commanded by Reinhard Heydrich, and then Ernst Kaltenbrunner.

While there were organization changes over time, the basic structure had six Amter, or Offices:

• Amt I: Personnel
• Amt II: Administration and Finance
• Amt III: Internal intelligence (Inland-SD); Otto Ohlendorf
• Amt IV: Gestapo, Heinrich Mueller
• Amt V: KriPo (Kriminal Polizei), German Criminal Police; Artur Nebe
• Amt VI: External intelligence (Ausland-SD); Walter Schellenberg
• Amt VII: Indexes and records, archives