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Who did Ernst Kaltenbrunner succeed as Chief of the RSHA?

  • Heinrich Himmler

  • Adolf Eichmann

  • Josef Mengele

  • Reinhard Heydrich

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Heydrich, the former Chief of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA) and a prominent figure in the Nazi hierarchy, was assassinated in 1942. His successor, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, assumed the role of leadership and continued to oversee the RSHA's operations, including its involvement in the Holocaust, intelligence gathering, and political repression.
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