Police forces of Nazi Germany

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There were three constituents of the police forces of the Third Reich:

• Ordnungspolizei (Orpo) "regular police"
• Kriminalpolizei (Kripo) "criminal police"
• Sicherheitspolizei (Sipo) "security police"

In 1942 the Sipo and Kripo were amalgamated to form the Reichssicherheitshauptamt (RSHA).

[edit] See also

• Gestapo
• Hilfspolizei (Hipo), "auxiliary police"