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  1. Gestapo - Wikipedia

    'Secret State Police', abbreviated Gestapo [ɡəˈstaːpo] ⓘ), [3] was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe. The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by …

  2. Gestapo | Definition, History, Flag, Facts, & Tactics | Britannica

    6 days ago · The Gestapo was the political police of Nazi Germany. It ruthlessly eliminated opposition to the Nazis within Germany and its occupied territories and, in partnership with the Sicherheitsdienst …

  3. Gestapo - World History Encyclopedia

    Jan 27, 2025 · The Gestapo was the secret political police organisation of Nazi Germany. Created in 1933, the Gestapo became one of the most feared instruments of state terror, its members having …

  4. Demystifying the Gestapo: The Truth Behind Hitler‘s Secret Police

    May 26, 2024 · Under Himmler and Heydrich, the various Nazi police and security forces were streamlined and centralized. The Gestapo was organized into a headquarters office in Berlin and a …

  5. The Gestapo: Definition and History of the Nazi Secret Police

    Sep 27, 2019 · The Gestapo was the secret police of Nazi Germany, a notorious organization tasked with destroying political opponents of the Nazi movement, suppressing any opposition to Nazi …

  6. Comparing ICE to the Gestapo reveals people’s fears for the US – a ...

    Jul 21, 2025 · The Nazi regime established the Gestapo, short for the German phrase Geheime Staatspolizei, meaning secret state police, soon after Hitler became chancellor of Germany in …

  7. Gestapo - Wikiwand

    The Geheime Staatspolizei, was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe.

  8. Within two years, the Gestapo was recognized as the secret state police for all of Germany, and by the advent of World War II in 1939, the Reich Security Main Ofice (RSHA) was the centralized security …

  9. Nazi Germany police the Gestapo - histclo.com

    The Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo--Secret State Police) was created by Hermann Göring. When Hitler was made Chancellor in January 1933, it was part of a coalition government.

  10. Gestapo | Research Starters - EBSCO

    The Gestapo, or Geheime Staatspolizei, was the secret police force of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945, playing a central role in the regime's oppressive tactics.