Can anyone help me with a list with all different German Police Ranks and with translation of the ranks ?
Kriminaldirektor (KD) = Criminal Police Director
Kriminalrat (KR) = Criminal Police Councillor
Kriminalkommissar (KK) = Detective Chief Inspector
Kriminaloberinspektor (KOI) = Detective Senior Inspector
Kriminalinspektor (KI) = Detective Inspector
Kriminalobersekretär (KOS) = Criminal Police Senior Secretary
Kriminalsekretär (KS) = Criminal Police Secretary
Kriminaloberassistent (KOA) = Assistant Senior Detective
Kriminalassistent (KA) = Detective Constable
Kriminalangestellte (K.Ang.) = Criminal Police Employee
Police Ranks
The ranks you mentioned are only for the kriminalpolizei, part of the Reichsicherheitshauptamt (RSHA) under Heydrich and later Kaltenbrunner. I do not yet have enough knowledge of the KRIPO to help you with those ranks.
I do know something about the Ordnungspolizei:
Within the Ordnungspolizei there is a basic rank structure which differs a little between various branches of the ORPO.
This LINK to my website offers an overview of the changes over time to the rank-system of the Ordnungspolizei.
for a comparative chart of ORPO ranks set out to WaffenSS and USA ranks, take a look at the site of Axis Biograhpical Research:
http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/RANKS/TOR.htm
hope this helps
Ernst
I do know something about the Ordnungspolizei:
Within the Ordnungspolizei there is a basic rank structure which differs a little between various branches of the ORPO.
This LINK to my website offers an overview of the changes over time to the rank-system of the Ordnungspolizei.
for a comparative chart of ORPO ranks set out to WaffenSS and USA ranks, take a look at the site of Axis Biograhpical Research:
http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/RANKS/TOR.htm
hope this helps
Ernst
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Hello,
there is 3 higher ranks in Sicherheitspoliz"ei (common ranks to Gestapo and Kripo officials)
following Kriminaldirektor
- Regierung und Kriminalrat Government and Criminal Councillor
- Ober Regierung und Kriminalrat Senior ...
- Regierung und Kriminaldirektor Government and Criminal Director
- Reichskriminaldirektor Criminal Director of the Reich
there is 3 higher ranks in Sicherheitspoliz"ei (common ranks to Gestapo and Kripo officials)
following Kriminaldirektor
- Regierung und Kriminalrat Government and Criminal Councillor
- Ober Regierung und Kriminalrat Senior ...
- Regierung und Kriminaldirektor Government and Criminal Director
- Reichskriminaldirektor Criminal Director of the Reich