Contol Through Police Flashcards
What is a police state
A state where police arrest anyone who doesn’t follow the ideals of the state, they have absolute power
What was the purpose of the SS
The main instrument of the state used to terrorise German people and hunt down enemies of the state
How much power did the SS have
They had absolute power over those who didn’t follow Nazi ideals. By 1939 162,000 people had been imprisoned without trial
What were three methods they Gestapo used
Phone tapping, spying on people, informers
How many just gestapo police was there
30,000 in a population of 80 million
How many offices were in large towns like hamburg
50
Were the Gestapo actually that powerful
It was fear of the gestapo rather than them themselves
How were lawcourts used to support terror
Although there was trials, those charged were in definitely found guilty.
The number of crimes punishable by death throws some three and 1933 to 46 10 years later.
All judges took an oath of loyalty to Hitler
What happened from 1933 to 1939
Court sentence 225,000 people to a total of 600,000 years imprisonment
What happened from 1933 to 1945
800,000 people were detained for resistance
32,000 legally executed
Water were in need to use for in concentration camps
Questioning, hard labour, torture and re-education
What percentage of race related charges were initiated by private citizens
54%
What was the ORPO
Local police
What was the SIPO
Security police
What was the SIPO split into
Gestapo (secret state police)
Krupp (criminal police)
