Dictatorships find it very useful to have special police organizations whose ruthlessness and cruelty strikes fear in the hearts of anyone who might want to oppose the Dictatorship.
The Holocaust itself was the secret.
The term "secret police" in German is "Geheimpolizei." This term is often associated with various historical secret police organizations, such as the Gestapo in Nazi Germany. Another term that can be used is "Staatssicherheit" or "Stasi," referring specifically to the secret police of East Germany during the Cold War.
Gestapo (Germany)
The word you are looking for is Gestapo. It is the secret police arm of the German Army in World War II. They were responsible for creating the death camps of the Holocaust.
There are very few photos taken during the holocaust itself. The holocaust was top secret and photography was forbidden. A few SS men did, however, take photos, but not all of these are generally available.
It means the Secret Police... They were the ones always trying to find the Jews to put them in the camps.
The Gestapo (State Police) .
The Holocaust itself was the secret.
The term "secret police" in German is "Geheimpolizei." This term is often associated with various historical secret police organizations, such as the Gestapo in Nazi Germany. Another term that can be used is "Staatssicherheit" or "Stasi," referring specifically to the secret police of East Germany during the Cold War.
Gestapo (Germany)
Cheka
The word you are looking for is Gestapo. It is the secret police arm of the German Army in World War II. They were responsible for creating the death camps of the Holocaust.
Yes, Anne Frank and her family hid in the secret annex in Amsterdam during the Holocaust to escape Nazi persecution. They lived there for over two years before being discovered and arrested by the Gestapo.
It sounds as if you are thinking of the Gestapo - which was a secret and political police.
There are very few photos taken during the holocaust itself. The holocaust was top secret and photography was forbidden. A few SS men did, however, take photos, but not all of these are generally available.
them and there families were hidden in secret locations called a annex (example Anne frank)
the secret annex is the small apartment where Anne Frank, her family, and a few others lived during the Holocaust.