Kriminalpolizei

  • Criminal Police
  • Kripo
Identifier
402
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

History

The Kriminalpolizei was headed by Arthur Nebe. They eventually came under control of the Sicherheitsdienst. In the occupied areas these men wore SS uniforms. Their duties related mainly to nonpolitical crimes, but on occasion they would lend support to the Geheime Staatspolizei in operations against Jews joining the Einsatzgruppen.

Places

  • Founded and active in Germany.

Sources

  • Dictionary of the Holocaust : Biography, geography, and terminology / E.J. Epstein, P. Rosen. – Westport, 1997. – p. 165