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Göring became the commander of this new force on April 26, 1933. At the same time that Goring was organzing the Gestapo, Heinrich Himmler was directing the SS (Schutzstaffel, German for “Protective Echelon”), Hitler's elite paramilitary corps.
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A profile of German intelligence agencies. ... Secret Police [GESTAPO]; Geheime Staatspolizei ... The GESTAPO was the political police force of the Reich. Much of its personnel consisted of transferees from former political police forces of the States.
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April 26, 1933 - The Gestapo is Born. ... The Gestapo is Bor ... Although the Gestapo is generally associated with SS Leader Heinrich Himmler, it was actually founded by Hermann Göring in April 1933.
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The Gestapo's main tool was the protective custody procedure which allowed it to take actions against "enemies of the Reich." With Jews and Gypsies the Gestapo simply rounded them up; it was not necessary to give even the appearance of legality to their actions.
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The Nazi Police State was to ensure that everybody did as they were told - or paid the price. ... The Nazi Police were controlled by Heinrich Himmler and his feared secret police - the Gestapo - did as it pleased in Nazi Germany. Children’s loyalty could be developed with a policy of indoctrination via education and...
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The Gestapo is the term used for the Nazi security police from 1933 to 1945. ... The Gestapo is the term used for the Nazi security police from 1933 to 1945. This organization was formed as the political security force for the Nazi party in 1933 by Hermann Goring. In 1934, Goring's rival, Heinrich Himmler, took control of...
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www.lycos.com/info/gestapo.html
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The Geheime Staatspolizei (German for "secret state police"), commonly abbreviated as Gestapo, formed the official state secret police force of Nazi Germany. ... The role of the Gestapo was to investigate and combat "all tendencies dangerous to the State." They had the authority to investigate treason,
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