Geheime Feldpolizei
secret military police of the German Wehrmacht until the end of the Second World War
The Geheime Feldpolizei (Secret Field Police) was the secret military police of Nazi Germany until 1945 when it was disbanded.
Secret Field Police | |
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Geheime Feldpolizei | |
Active | 1939–1945 |
Disbanded | 8 May 1945 |
Country | Germany |
Allegiance | Nazi Germany |
Branch | German Army (later under the 'control' of the RSHA, though still mostly part of the German Armed Forces) |
Type | Military police, Secret police |
Role | Counterpropaganda Counterinsurgency Counterintelligence Covert operation Criminal investigation Crowd control Force protection Intelligence assessment Law enforcement Raiding Security checkpoint |
Commanders | |
Leader (1939-1942) | Chief of Heer (German Army) Police |
Leader (1942-1945) | SS-Oberführer and Police Colonel Wilhelm Krichbaum |