The Nazi Police State Flashcards
What were the 3 components of the Nazi police state?
- SS
- SD
- Gestapo
Who led the SS?
Heinrich Himmler.
Who led the Gestapo and SD?
Einhard Heydrich.
What was the SS?
- Expanded from Hitler’s private army to 240,000
- Black uniform
- Police officers - intimidated people, inflicted fear
Who were the SD?
- Security force - brown uniform
- Operated concentration camps
- Spied on known opponents to the Nazis
Who were the Gestapo?
- Secret police - identified opponents to the Nazis
- Used informants to report to authorities
In 19__, the Gestapo arrested ___ people.
1939
160,000
Name 5 ways in which the Gestapo identified opponents to the Nazis.
- Tapping into phone calls
- Informants
- Searching mail
- Raiding houses
- Torturing people
What were concentration camps?
Where people were placed if they were suspected of or known to be betraying the Nazis.
What was the first concentration camp? When was it created?
Dachau, created in 1933.
How many people were in concentration camps by 1939?
150,000.
How many crimes became punishable by death between 1933-39?
44.
How many people were executed between 1933-39?
534.
Who were the Block Wardens?
Local control in towns, who were the eyes and ears of the party. They operated in addition to the Gestapo.
