Gestapo

World War II was a time in which many people were discriminated against, hated, and ridiculed. Nazi Germany is infamous for the stories that came out of the brutality they displayed to the Jewish people. Japan is also very well known for their treatment of American Prisoners of War. Although both forces were, in fact, very savage in their ways, one can argue that the Japanese were ultimately more vicious toward the Allied Powers than the Nazis. The Nazis were very severe in the ways that they…

Did you know that the state of Virginia received just over 2000 weapons, consisting mostly of assault rifles? States like Tennessee have twice the amount and have roughly 900 vehicles, all from the military as well (LESO 1033 Program 2015). This may not seem like a lot; however, this information is part of a larger debate on whether the Federal government should continue militarizing American Law Enforcement by giving them this equipment. Many wonder how militarization started; however, before…

politicians, dictators, and those who have power in a country. Using Hitler, the dictator of Germany during World War Two, he is the figure sending out his hawks to hunt for people who dare to rebel and oppose him. The “eye of power” symbolizes the Gestapos and the SS, which are the eyes and ears Hitler send out to blend into the community and to keep an eye out for those who resist against them, just like a hawk going out to scout for its prey using their strong eyesight, hunting for those…

Imagine that you have a Jewish friend who is persecuted and hated because of his or her race. And he or she is looking for a place to hide, but no one is willing to provide shelter. Then he comes up to you and tells you that you are the last hope. Would you help the Jew despite knowing that you may end up in prison or at a Nazi concentration camp? Well, Corrie ten Boom, a non-Jewish Dutch woman, risked her life and suffered to save the lives of many Jews by taking them into her home to protect…

political and military members of the Third Reich were trialled in the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg. The prosecution accused these major war criminals and also seven organisations which include the leadership of the Nazi Party, the Reich Cabinet, the Gestapo, the ‘General Staff and High Command’, Schutzstaffel (SS), Sicherheitsdienst (SD) and Sturmabteilung (SA). As a result of the first set of trials for those of major war criminals, 12 well known Nazi members were sentenced to death while…

* Used the means of terror and fear to eliminate opposition and gain information * A Gestapo-type police force (Kornbluh 158) * Intended to centralise both the gathering of intelligence and dispensing of repression (Kornbluh 158) * Aimed to eliminate opposition of all kinds (civilian dissent, political opposition, and international opposition, and internal opposition within the military government) (Kornbluh 159) Projects and measures carried out by the DINA * 13,500 were…

Nuremberg Trials The Nuremberg Trials were held by the four major Allies of World War II which included the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and France. After the war was over, Joseph Stalin, the Soviet Leader, Franklin D Roosevelt, President of the U.S., and Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain signed the Moscow Declaration which stated that the Axis power were to take responsibility for the war. In 1943 US Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson got the four…

Two and for Germany’s economic downfall. He took over large amounts of land and made deals with surrounding countries. Nevertheless, before the german people could do anything to stop his malicious acts, Hitler was in complete control (Landau). Gestapo, the abbreviation of Geheime Staatspolizei, was the secret police…

People Who Made a Difference Throughout the history of the world, many humanitarians have had significant impacts on today’s society. Among these, certain few have strongly influenced a time for change and fought for their beliefs during that era. Although facing hardships along the way, many humanitarians strove for everyone’s well being, no matter their race, age, or gender. Three of the most remarkable humanitarians during past and present times include Mother, Irena Sendler, and Dorothea…

agree with the Final Solution, could have attempted to put a stop to it. Whether it was administrators, civil servants, the men who decided who went straight to the gas or who went to work, the individual who watched a life long friend beaten by the Gestapo or even those members of the Jewish community that worked with the Germans in hopes of saving themselves, there is a way that an individual from each category could have attempted to rebel against the Final Solution. Research has shown that…