Reinhard Heydrich was the chief of the SD and the chief of the RSHA.
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The Pete Quiñones ShowOct 10, 2026
Multiple sources confirm Reinhard Heydrich was chief of the SD (Sicherheitsdienst), from 1931 until 1942 per the USHMM encyclopedia, and chief of the RSHA from its formation on 27 September 1939 until his death in June 1942 per Wikipedia, the German RSHA article, and Spiegel.
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… Rank would have been, or I mean his clout or relative power within the executive, uh. The Reich, you know, Himmler was under Heinrich Muller, who came to be known as Gestapo Muller, who was the head of the Gestapo. Gestapo Muller served directly under Reinhard Heydrich, who was chief of the SD and the chief of the RSH a and after he was murdered, Ernst Kaltenbrenner came into the role. Heydrich and then later Kaltenbrenner served under Himmler. Himmler technically was second only to Hitler because he was the Reichsführer SS, but Hitler and Himmler were not close. …
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Supports. The USHMM Holocaust Encyclopedia states Heydrich was chief of the Security Service of the Reichsführer-SS (SD) from 1931 until 1942 and chief of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA).[1]
Supports. The German Wikipedia article on the RSHA states Heydrich was the head of the RSHA until his death in 1942, when Kaltenbrunner succeeded him; the RSHA was founded 27 September 1939.[2]
Supports. Spiegel describes Heydrich as chief of the Reich Main Security Office (RSHA), and English Wikipedia lists him as director of the RSHA from 27 September 1939 to 4 June 1942.[3][4]
Context. Heydrich founded the SD in the early 1930s, which supports the SD leadership element; the passage's wording matches the sourced roles.[4][5]
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- 1Reinhard Heydrich: In Depth | Holocaust Encyclopediaencyclopedia.ushmm.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2Reichssicherheitshauptamt - Wikipediade.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3The First In-depth Look at a Nazi 'God of Death'spiegel.de · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Reinhard Heydrich - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Reinhard Heydrich: The Infamous Head of Hitler's Reich Securityworldhistory.org · not rated · cited for: context
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