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Technically, the Gestapo was under the control of the SS after 1934, so the head was Heinrich Himmler, who was the worst of all Nazis in my opinion, and made Hitler look like a political moderate. Before 1934, Herman Goring, one of the least culpible Nazis was in charge and this led to a rivalry between the P.O.S. Himmler and the World War 1 hero and fighter pilot ace Goring. However, because of their fear of the S.A and its leader, Ernst Rohm, the made a truce and convinced Hitler to get rid of the SA leadership in what became known as the night of the long knives. After that the Gestapo became a branch of the SS under nominal control of Himmler, who appointed Reinhard Heydrich as the figurehead of the orginazation with Heinrich Muller running most of it's day to day operations. It is important to note that the gestapo was more of a security force, comprable to the CIA and KGB, and though some of the lower ranked commisioned officers were no doubt guilty of some horrible instances of war crimes, they were not part of pos Himmlerts roving death squads.
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∙ 12y agoReinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich (7 March 1904 - 4 June 1942) was an SS-Obergruppenführer, chief of the Reich Security Main Office (including the Gestapo, SD and Kripo Nazi police agencies) until his assassination in Czechoslavkia.
Henrich Himmler was over-all commander of the SSand sub-ordinate units and he commanded the Gestapo after Heydrich's death.
The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. The name itself came from the official abbrevation of "Geheimes Staatspolizei-Amt (GeStaPA)" and was shortened to Gestapo". Under the overall administration of the Schutzstaffel (SS), it was administered by the Reichssicherheitshauptamt (RSHA) ("head office of the Reich security service") and was considered a dual organization of the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) ("security service") and also a suboffice of the Sicherheitspolizei (SIPO) ("security police").
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∙ 16y agoThe German SS was headed by Heinrich Himmler, a very, very evil man whose twisted mind rivaled the depths of Hitler himself.
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∙ 15y agoHeinrich Himmler was leader of SS and Gestapo and all security forces.
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∙ 12y agoHeinrich Himmler, who was head of the entire Nazi terror apparatus.
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∙ 16y agoHeinrich Himmler.
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∙ 15y agoReichsfuehrer Heinrich Himmler.
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Who was Herman goring and what did he have to do with the gestapo?
Hermann Goering is the founder of the Gestapo.
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 Stapo?
The Nazi secret police aka 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.
What did the Gestapo do?
The Gestapo (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei; "secret state police") was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Under the overall administration of the SS, it was administrated by the RSHA and was considered a dual organization of the Sicherheitsdienst and also a suboffice of the Sicherheitspolizei.
Who was Herman goring and what did he have to do with the gestapo?
Hermann Goering is the founder of the Gestapo.
In Nazi Germany the leader of the Gestapo was?
Also known as the GESTAPO, or secret police was under the leadership of Heinrich Himmler
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.
Nazi who founded the Gestapo?
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.
Which leading Nazi controlled the secret police?
Himmler was the Reichsführer (Imperial Leader) of the dreadful SS and Gestapo + Common Police (Schupo).
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 is worse ss or Gestapo?
The Gestapo was actually a branch of the SS. The were known as the Nazi secret police.
Who was Nazi behind the establishment of the secret police called the Gestapo?
Hermann Göring founded the Gestapo in 1933.
What was the Stapo?
The Nazi secret police aka Gestapo
