Ernst Kaltenbrunner
On 21 April 1940, Fehlis became leader of the Einsatzkommando in Oslo and in November he succeeded Walter Stahlecker in the dual command of the SD and SiPo in Norway and Oslo. He rose to the rank of "SS-Standartenführer", reporting to Reinhard Heydrich and Ernst Kaltenbrunner in Berlin and Wilhelm Rediess and Josef Terboven in Norway. In June 1944 he was promoted to "SS-Oberführer".