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Garfield · 08-12-2002, 01:56 AM

Herb:

I believe that you have your wires crossed. The SD was the Security Service in charge of gathering intelligence, both foreign and domestic. Perhaps you are confusing the SD with the Sipo or security police to which the Kripo (Criminal Police) and the Gestapo (Secret State Police) were subordinate. While Heydrich ran both the Sipo and the SD, the SD was a seperate and distinct entity. It appears that there considerable rivalry existed between the SD and the Gestapo. The SD had nothing to do with running or guarding of the concentration camps. For that matter, neither did the Sipo.

08-12-2002, 01:56 AM	#17
Garfield User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A little SE of Nome Posts: 239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Herb: I believe that you have your wires crossed. The SD was the Security Service in charge of gathering intelligence, both foreign and domestic. Perhaps you are confusing the SD with the Sipo or security police to which the Kripo (Criminal Police) and the Gestapo (Secret State Police) were subordinate. While Heydrich ran both the Sipo and the SD, the SD was a seperate and distinct entity. It appears that there considerable rivalry existed between the SD and the Gestapo. The SD had nothing to do with running or guarding of the concentration camps. For that matter, neither did the Sipo.