I have heard people mention this before but what is it?
2006-11-11 05:22:08 · 17 answers · asked by ? 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
it was the secret police of nazi germany
2006-11-11 05:25:58 · answer #1 · answered by SimpsonsLover 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Gestapo (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei; "Secret State Police") was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Under the overall administration of the SS, it was administered by the RSHA and was considered a dual organization of the Sicherheitsdienst and also a suboffice of the Sicherheitspolizei
2006-11-11 20:28:51 · answer #2 · answered by knowitall 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Gestapo was the secret police of Nazi Germany.
2006-11-11 13:26:05 · answer #3 · answered by utuseclocal483 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
during hitlers reign over germany he had many difffernt branches to do specific things... the luftwaffe was the air force the SS fought in battles and killed jewish people primarily and the gestapo was a police force with no rules.... you had no rights when dealing with the gestapo they murdered or imprisoned anyone who was even thought to be against his veiws or hiding jewish people (etc.)
2006-11-12 10:06:08 · answer #4 · answered by brian B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Gestapo was the German secret police during WWII. They were feared and they were ruthless.
2006-11-11 13:54:05 · answer #5 · answered by liberal democratic republican 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They were Hitler's secret police during WWII, and are responsible for running many concentration camps. Here's a link if you want more info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestapo
2006-11-11 13:26:53 · answer #6 · answered by FootballFan1012 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They were the secret police in Germany, largely responsible for Kristallnacht.
To Kathleen: Nice little bit of Holocaust denial there.
2006-11-11 13:28:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Was.
The gestapo was the secret police of the nazi germany. These were the people Hitler used to capture and murder his enemies. They were renowned for brutality, torture and murder.
2006-11-11 13:26:25 · answer #8 · answered by cp_scipiom 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Geheimestatz Politzei. German sercret police in World War 2.
2006-11-11 13:30:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
it was the nazi's secret police. they were ran by Heinrich Himmler who happened to be a chicken farmer before he joined the nazi party. which is kind of fitting since they were secret and brutal he was the head chicken
2006-11-11 13:32:19 · answer #10 · answered by stanyazfan 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NAZI secret police in Germany at the time of Hitler
2006-11-11 17:33:42 · answer #11 · answered by Peiper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋