Chapter 14 - The Terror State Flashcards
Between 1933-36 who was there competition with over the control of the police?
Himmler, Rohm and Goering
Who was killed during the Night of the Long Knives?
Rohm
Who was in control of the SS,SD and Gestapo?
Himmler
By 1936 how much of the Reich police system and concentration camps did the SS control?
All of it
What were the key values of an SS member?
Loyalty and honour
What was the membership of the SS by 1939?
240,000
What was the SD established as in 1931?
Internal security of the Nazi party and to investigate claims infiltrated by political enemies
Who was the SD led by?
Reinhard Heydrich
How many officers did the SD have by 1939?
50,000
How many officers did the Gestapo have to cover the whole country?
20,000
What was the Front of German Law in April 1933?
The merging of various professionals of judges and lawyers with the league of national socialist lawyers
What were the Peoples Court 1934 set up for and who was part of them ?
Deal with political crimes
Had three nazi judges alongside two professional judges
Between 1934-39 how many people were tried in the peoples court?
3,400
What party was the first party to be banned?
KPD
In September 1935 how many strikes were reported?
37
