Rudolf Diels was a German civil servant and head of the Gestapo in 1933–34. He obtained the rank of SS-Oberführer and was a protégé of Hermann Göring.
Rudolf Diels in 1933
December 1933: Rudolf Diels addressing inmates at KZ Esterwegen, which was under control of the Prussian Interior Ministry
The Geheime Staatspolizei, abbreviated Gestapo, was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe.
Gestapo headquarters at Prinz-Albrecht-Straße 8 in Berlin (1933)
Rudolf Diels, first Commander of the Gestapo; 1933–1934
Heinrich Himmler and Hermann Göring at the meeting to formally hand over control of the Gestapo (Berlin, 1934)
1938 Gestapo border inspection stamp applied when leaving Germany