Creation
Created in 1939 under Reinhard Heydrich, the RSHA combined the Gestapo, Criminal Police and SD.
Deportation administration
RSHA offices coordinated anti-Jewish policy, deportation expertise and communication with regional police.
Einsatzgruppen
Mobile killing units reported through RSHA channels.
Wannsee
Heydrich chaired the Wannsee Conference as chief of the RSHA; Eichmann’s office prepared and documented the meeting.
Aftermath
RSHA personnel appeared in postwar trials, although many escaped meaningful punishment.
Sources
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