▁SS - ▁und ▁Pol ize if ühr er ▁( H SS PF ) ▁Russ land - N ord ▁or ▁High er ▁SS ▁and ▁Police ▁Le ader ▁for ▁northern ▁Russia ▁in ▁R iga , ▁Lat via , ▁until ▁ 1 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁As ▁an ▁econom ist ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁the ▁parallel ▁office ▁for ▁southern ▁Russia . ▁From ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Sp ac il ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁the ▁last ▁Che f ▁die ▁Amts gruppe ▁II ▁( Organ isation , ▁Verwalt ung ▁und ▁Recht ) ▁des ▁Reich ss icher heit sh aupt am tes ▁or ▁Chief ▁of ▁Section ▁II ▁( organ ization , ▁administration ▁and ▁law ) ▁of ▁the ▁Reich ▁Main ▁Security ▁Office . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁SS ▁Stand arten führ er ▁( Col onel ) ▁and ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Deutsch es ▁Kreuz ▁in ▁Sil ber ▁( G erman ▁Cross ▁in ▁silver ) ▁for ▁distinguished ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁" Sp ac il ' s ▁R SHA ▁Bureau ▁II ▁had ▁admin ister ed ▁the ▁assets ▁everyone ▁knew ▁had ▁been ▁st olen ▁from ▁those ▁sh ipped ▁off ▁to ▁slave ▁labor ▁and ▁death ▁cam ps . ▁Sp ac il ▁had ▁issued ▁a ▁fl ur ry ▁of ▁decre es ▁aim ed ▁at ▁extr ic ating ▁wealth ▁from ▁over run ▁cities ▁and ▁territ ories ▁in ▁the ▁East ."