In June 1936, Hitler appointed Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler as head of the German police. The SS, which Himmler had taken over in 1929 and which was then only 80 strong, had in the meantime become so interwoven with the police apparatus that it already formed a state within the state. With it Hitler created an instrument that could no longer be controlled by anyone except himself and Himmler. The Totenkopf units guarding the concentration camps later became the core of the Waffen-SS. The police, especially the GESTAPO and de SD, filled their higher leadership positions almost exclusively

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Adolf Hitler appoints Himmler as head of the German police forces, 1936. In June 1936, Hitler appointed Reichsführer SS Heinrich Himmler as head of the German police. The SS, which Himmler had taken over in 1929 and which was then only 80 strong, had in the meantime become so interwoven with the police apparatus that it already formed a state within the state. With it Hitler created an instrument that could no longer be controlled by anyone except himself and Himmler. The Totenkopf units guarding the concentration camps later became the core of the Waffen-SS. The police, especially the GESTAPO and de SD, filled their higher leadership positions almost exclusively with senior SS ranks. No Nazi organization therefore had comparable influence. [automated translation]. Date created: 01/01/1936-31/12/1936