The Gestapo Flashcards
Who were the gestapo?
Nazis secret police.
Who did they work alongside and what did this make them?
They worked alongside the SS and the became one of the most feared organisations in Nazi Germany.
What was there job?
To spy on anyone who they suspected of being anti-Nazi.
What did they have the power to do?
Tap telephones, open letters and collect information on a huge scale about people they suspected.
What led to many people believing the Gestapo were everywhere?
Newspapers often reported on the success of the Gestapo arresting and locking up enemies of the state.
Who did the Gestapo heavily rely on?
A huge network of informers who reported on local people who they believe are anti-Nazi these informers alongside block leaders help the Gestapo to arrest many anti-Nazis without trial torture and imprison them in concentration camps.
