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Political Department

Department II, one of the six sections of the Office of the Commandant, which was organized in the same way in every concentration camp, was known as the Political Department (Politische Abteilung). It was also called the camp Gestapo. The Gestapo and Kripo (Criminal Police) agents in the camp were based here. It was under the control of the local Gestapo and RSHA (Reich Security Main Office). Its main task was to interrogate the prisoners.