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Jews would be killed because when hitler came to power hitler had lost lots land and money,jobs,and businesses so hitler thought that they lost the war becuase of the jews so that when he started taking the to concentration camps and torture.

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The Gestapo were the secret police formed under Nazi Germany who were apart of the SS. They were responsible for state security and the consignment of people to concentration camps.

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The Gestapo was the (political) secret police.

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How many people were killed in the holocaust just by the gestapo and s.s.?

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What is a Holocaust word that starts with E?

Eichmann is a Holocaust word. SS Lieutenant Colonel Adolph Eichmann was the head of the Gestapo.


What are some holocaust words that start with G?

gas chambers gestapo Genocide Ghettos


What does the word gestapo mean in relation to the Holocaust?

very little, they were essentially police, but the rounding up of Jews was done by the local (ie French police in France) police forces. The Gestapo's largest role in the Holocaust was to investigate statments submitted by informants.


What is a holocaust word that begins with E?

* Eichmann, SS Lieutenant Colonel Adolph - head of Gestapo Einsatzgruppen


Did Anne Live in the secret Annex during 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.


Did the US contribute to the death rate of the holocaust?

No.


What does gestapo mean during holocaust?

It means the Secret Police... They were the ones always trying to find the Jews to put them in the camps.


What was the name of the German police during the holocaust?

the police were still the police, but there were also extra police-type forces, like the Gestapo.


How many people did the Gestapo kill in all?

The Gestapo killed about 6 million Jews including gypsies, homosexuals, russians ---------------------------------------------------- The Gestapo were part of the police, the people that they killed had nothing to do with the Holocaust. They killed some under tourtue and executed some, most likely the figure is in the thousands. The 6 million Jews and the others were killed mainly by the SS, and also by the army.


Did the concentration camps contribute the holocaust?

Concentration camps were very common during and before the Holocaust.


How did Jewish people in hiding during the Holocaust get caught?

They were usually discovered by being betrayed by their neighbors, just as Anne Frank and her family was tipped off to the Gestapo by a burglar one night. Sometimes they were found through the routinely checks by Gestapo officials.