Nebe rose through the ranks of the Berlin and Prussian police forces to become head of Nazi Germany's Criminal Police (Kripo) in 1936, which was folded into the Reich Main Security Office (RSHA) in 1939.
Nebe naik pangkat melalui pasukan kepolisian Berlin dan Prusia menjadi kepala Kepolisian Kriminal Jerman Nazi (Kripo) pada tahun 1936, yang mengurusi Kantor Keamanan Utama Reich (RSHA) pada 1939.