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of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA), the Gestapo under Himmler had already asserted nationwide authority, laying the groundwork for a unified security apparatus. These moves toward central control were further reinforced by the establishment of the Volksgerichtshof as a political court to enforce Nazi ideology. Then on 27 September 1939, Himmler officially established the RSHA. His assumption of control over all security and police forces in Germany was a significant factor in the growth in power of the Nazi state. With the formation of

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