Editing Amt für Politische Sicherheit (section)

== History ==

The Amt für Politische Sicherheit was established in 1953, during the consolidation of the [[NSTAP]] as the ruling political organization of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. Its creation followed the expansion of the party into civil administration, youth organizations, and internal state offices.

Before the office was established, questions of political loyalty were handled by local party officials, commanders of the [[Allgemeine SS]], and early security formations. These arrangements were inconsistent and depended heavily on individual commanders. The creation of a central office allowed the party to maintain standardized political security records and internal review procedures.

During the 1950s and 1960s, the office became closely connected to the expansion of party membership and civil administration. Officials entering administrative service were often reviewed through political security procedures before being approved for promotion or sensitive assignments.

Under [[Eef Paap]], the office remained active as a tool for supervising political reliability across the regime. It operated alongside the security services but retained a separate party function. Its files were used to evaluate loyalty, investigate suspected dissent, and monitor officials considered politically unreliable.

The office continued to operate until the collapse of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen in November 2024.