TOPIC TWO Nazi Police State Flashcards
What was the SS?
Hitler’s personal bodyguards
Who led the SS?
Himmler
Additional facts on the SS
Totally loyal to Hitler and were racially pure Aryans
Who ran the concentration camps?
Death’s Head Unit (a smaller group within the SS)
What did the decree for the protection of people and state do?
Removed German’s rights and allowed people to be sent to camps
What was the name of the first concentration camp?
Dachau
Who was sent to concentration camps (enemies of the state)?
Jews, disabled, gypsies, communists, trade unionists, homosexuals
What does the Gestapo stand for?
Secret state police
What did the Gestapo do?
Hunt down Nazi enemies
How did the Gestapo get its information?
Through informants - regular people telling on others. They also used torture
When was the Gestapo Law introduced?
1936
What was the Gestapo law?
This placed them above the law - they had the right of imprisonment without trial
What is clan responsibility?
If someone was openly against Hitler their entire family could be arrested
What did the SD do?
Monitored security of the Reich
Who led the SD?
Heydrich
What did the Kripo do?
Investigated general crimes eg robberies
What were Law Courts?
Unfair Nazi courts
Why were the Law Courts unfair?
Judges had to swear and oath of loyalty, defendants were often accused and not allowed to defend themselves, judges were Nazis, no juries or defence lawyers
What was the People’s Court?
A type of Nazi Court
How many people were sentenced in the People’s Courts?
250,000
When was the People’s Court created?
1934
