By Kyarixa Casanova Denissa Juarez Alex Munoz Joshua Vasquez What is the Gestapo The Gestapo or the Secret State Police was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and Germanoccupied Europe ID: 480789
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The Gestapo
By: Elianette Santiago Rodriguez, Yadlyn Slide2
-Who were the Gestapo?
(Geheime Staatspolizei)Secret state police of Nazi Germany and German occupied Europe.Gestapo were secret police, formed out of the existing state police after the Nazis took power.Gestapo was organized in 1933- finished on May 8, 1945Gestapo: 32,000 officersGestapo controlled the policeGestapo was known for its brutal methods and operationsSlide3
-Why did the Gestapo start?
The Geheime Staatspolizei, or Gestapo, a German secret police force, was created in 1933 after Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany.
The Gestapo was created to help solidify Nazi control by identifying and arresting anti- Nazi agents in Germany.Slide4
-What was the Gestapo purpose?
To
hunt out those considered a threat to Nazi Germany.Hunt down everyone who was suspected of treachery to Hitler and anyone who told a joke about Hitler.Slide5
-Terror State:
Gestapo was run by Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo employed an army of spies who would inform on people -Who usually got arrested?Anybody considered a “threat”People who made fun of Hitler were arrested and killedSlide6
-How was The Gestapo ran?
The
Gestapo could do whatever they wanted toIf you didn’t say anything, nothing would happen to youIf you did get arrested, you had less than 3 minutes to pack and say goodbyeAfter being arrested you would get sent to a concentration campSlide7