The RSHA (Reich Main Security Office) came into existence on 27/9/39 after being separate offices of the SD (security service) and SS (nazi paramilitaries) since the mid 1930's. AMT I & AMT II were formed officially on 1/10/39 but reorganised completely after March 1941, heads of department were regularly transferred to different departments and the Einsatz Squads of paramilitary murderers when new countries were invaded as all had perceived 'undesirables' to be eliminated.
Head Officers
Rolf Muhler
Notes
SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Rolf Werner Muhler, Born in Limbach 14/2/1910. SS number 272255, NSDAP number 4583198, he became head of the SD in Marseille, investogated for war crimes in France after 1945 he was sentenced to 20 years hard labour, although released in 1956 and returned to West Germany. Died in 1967.
Sources
CIA war criminal investigation files 1945 (www.foia.cia.gov) & wiki.de
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