Befehlshaber der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD
| Befehlshaber der Sicherheistpolizei und des SD | |
|---|---|
SD sleeve insignia | |
| Type | Commanding officer |
| Status | Abolished |
| Abbreviation | BdS |
| Member of | Schutzstaffel (SS) |
| Reports to | Reich Security Main Office |
| Appointer | Reinhard Heydrich (1939–1942) Heinrich Himmler (1942–1943) Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1943–1945) |
| Precursor | Inspekteur der Sicherheistpolizei und des SD (IdS) |
| Formation | 2 June 1939 |
| Abolished | 8 May 1945 |
| Deputy | Kommandeur der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD (KdS) |
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Befehlshaber der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD (BdS), or Commanders of the Security Police and the SD, were regional commanders of the Nazi Sicherheitspolizei (SiPo – security police) and the Sicherheitsdienst (SD – security service). They reported directly to the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) of the Schutzstaffel (SS). The first of these positions was created in 1939 before the Second World War to administer security and intelligence functions in German-occupied Europe. They were instrumental in executing the Nazi policy of terror, mass murder and genocide during the Holocaust.