16 Jun 1936
- Adolf Hitler departed Venice, Italy, returning to Germany. ww2dbase [Adolf Hitler | CPC]
- Heinrich Himmler was named the head of the first German national police force. Prior to this, police forces had always been under the jurisdiction of local states and not the national government. ww2dbase [Heinrich Himmler | CPC]
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