The Police State Flashcards
(14 cards)
When was the SS set up and how many did it start with?
1925 - 240 men
Who ran the SS in 1925?
Heimlich himmler
When did the SS wear their iconic uniforms and what colour
1932 - black
How many SS were there in the 1930s?
240000
When/what was the SD
Set up 1931 - security force
Who ran the SD?
Reinhard heydrich
What did the SD do?
The kept an index of anyone suspected of opposing the nazis
When were the gestapo set up and who were they controlled by?
Set up 1933 by Hermann Goering
1934-36 controlled by Heydrich
How many were arrested for political offences by gestapo in 1939?
160000
What did the gestapo do?
They arrested enemies and could torture. They were the secret police
How many people were sent to concentration camps under ‘protective arrest’ in 1939?
150000
Who ran the concentration camps?
The SA and SS
When/where was the first concentration camp?
1933 - Dachau
Who were sent to concentration camps?
Minority groups like Jews, political prisoners, prostitutes and homosexuals
