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The Gestapo was founded in April 26, 1933 as the "Geheime Staatspolizei" or the "Secret State Police" headquartered in Prinz-Albrecht-Strabe, Berlin. The Gestapo numbered roughly 32,000 employees.
The Gestapo was under the administration of SS leader Heinrich Himmler the Chief of German Police. After September 1939 it was led by the "Reichssicherheitshauptamt" or the "Reich Main Security Office".
The Gestapo was dissolved May 8, 1945 after the Nazi defeat at the end of WW2.
The predecessors of the Gestapo were the Prussian Secret Police.
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What were the nazi secret police called?
The Gestapo.
What was the abbreviation for nazi secret state police?
Gestapo.
What was the Japanese counterpart to the Nazi Gestapo?
The Japanese Gestapo - or Kempeitai - were very similar to the Gestapo in the way they operated, but had been around for much longer than the Gestapo (1881-1945). Their numbers were considerably larger than that of the Gestapo, however - about 70,000, compared to the Gestapo's 32,000.
How did Gestapo operate?
The Nazi secret police, also known as the 'Gestapo' were free from the law. The Gestapo law assured that and it stated that activities by the Gestapo were free from review by courts. This extreme power allowed the Gestapo to torture and even execute Nazi opposition. Unlike the German police, they were allowed to arrest on suspicion, this lead to many Germans to keep their thoughts to themselves, an overheard comment by a Nazi official would lead to an arrest and a sentence to a labour camp.
Gestapo is an acronym for what?
At that time the Germans often created words (acronyms of sorts) based on syllables. Gestapo stands for 'Geheimne Staatspolizei', which means 'Secret State Police', if translated literally. It was founded in 1933, and by about 1936 the word had come to denote the entire Nazi terror apparatus.
Who was Nazi behind the establishment of the secret police called the Gestapo?
Hermann Göring founded the Gestapo in 1933.
What were the nazi secret police called?
The Gestapo.
Did the Nazis have anything to do with gestapo?
The Gestapo were the Secret Police for the Nazis. The Gestapo belonged to the Nazi Party.
What languages were spoken by the Gestapo?
The Gestapo of the Nazi era spoke German.
3 What was the name of the Nazi secret police organization?
The Nazi secret police were the Geheime Staats Polizei; which was shortened to Gestapo.
What was the Nazi's name of their secret police?
Gestapo.
Who was Herman goring and what did he have to do with the gestapo?
Hermann Goering is the founder of the Gestapo.
Who is worse ss or Gestapo?
The Gestapo was actually a branch of the SS. The were known as the Nazi secret police.
What was the Stapo?
The Nazi secret police aka Gestapo
What was the abbreviation for nazi secret state police?
Gestapo.
What was the name of the police units of the Nazi party?
Gestapo
What were Adolf Hitler's secret police called?
The Gestapo was a secret police that showed their strength with the use of terror. Hitler and the Nazi party used this secret police to hunt down Jews, gypsies, etc. Once they found them, they would be sent to the concentration camps.
