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What branch of the SS did Schellenberg ultimately head?

  • Gestapo

  • Waffen-SS

  • Sicherheitsdienst

  • Totenkopfverbände

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The Sicherheitsdienst (SD) was the intelligence and security service of the Nazi Party and the SS. It was founded in 1933 by Reinhard Heydrich, and was headed by him until his death in 1942. In 1942, Schellenberg took over as head of the SD, and he remained in this position until the end of the war.
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