Gestapo

The Gestapo got its reputation through efficiency, brutality, and spread fear through Europe. “We watched the men destroy the whole apartment of five rooms. All the things for which my parents had worked for eighteen long years were destroyed in less than ten…

Heydrich managed to get out of the car and shoot back at the assassins before collapsing in the streets. Himmler’s private doctors could not save him. Hitler was very upset that Heydrich was killed and sent the Gestapo and SS to find and murder all Czechs involved or suspected in the murder. The Gestapo murderer about 1000 Czechs and 3000 Jews were also murdered. In addition the village of Lidice was destroyed on the fake charge by Hitler that it helped the assassins. All the men and boys on the…

they could have won the war without the help of the French Resistance. The French Resistance aided the allies of World War II not only by spying on Germans and helping downed allied airmen make it back to base, but also by physically fighting the Gestapo. The French resistance initially was created by angry French citizens. Starting in May of 1940, the Germans began a quest to conquer France and some other countries on the Western front. By June of 1940 France had fallen…

It ranged from job dismissal, unlawful arrest and imprisonment in concentration camps to execution. Hitler was able to achieve this through the SS, the SA, and the Gestapo. On the 26th of April 1933, the Gestapo or secret police was created and lead by Heydrich. The Gestapo could imprison people without a trial much less a fair one. Between the years of 1933 and 1939, around 225,000 Germans were convicted of political crimes and a further 162,000 people were placed…

in 1943 during World War Two. One pilot, her code name Verity, is parachuted over Nazi Germany and is captured by Nazi soldiers called Gestapo and taken to an abandoned hotel that serves as a prison. Verity is forced to write down secret codes she knows which tell where British airfields are located. In exchange she receives back articles of clothing that the Gestapo has taken from her. Mattie, code named Kittyhawk, is the pilot of the plane Verity had parachuted out of. Mattie’s plane had…

workers-played a role in the Holocaust (Common Questions About the Holocaust). This quote expresses that Hitler was not the only person behind the Holocaust. This quote also shows that during the Holocaust, Hitler had Nazis in positions from the head of the Gestapo to Auschwitz doctors. Positions held by other Nazi leaders demonstrate that Hitler was not the lone perpetrator of the Holocaust since one man could not control all of Nazi Germany. One of the more powerful Nazi leaders during Nazi…

The White Rose Resistance Movement of World War II During World War II, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi government, attempted to destroy the Jewish community. Some people disagreed with what the Nazis were doing, and tried to go against them. One of the first resistance movements of World War II was the White Rose Resistance Movement, a non-violent group of activists. While many believe the resistance movement to be a failure, it achieved one of its main goals by influencing many European…

Under Hitlers rule, there was an undisclosed police force known as thewho imprisoned, confined, and even killed people without trial, often for "crimes" such as being Jewish or opposing with the government. The Gestapo was utilized as a way to assure that people did everything they were told. There were countless people who promoted Hitler as well as various people who didn't, these people had to be dealt with. The secret police was a way of dealing with problems like this. Throughout Hitlers…

Terezín existed long before it became a Nazi work camp with a Gestapo prison during World War II. It was built from 1780 to 1790. The camp was liberated in March 8 1945. It was named by Emperor Joseph II, after his mother. During World War II it served as a concentration camp. Terezín was a Gestapo prison from 1941 to 1945. Terezín concentration camp is more than 65 years old. Today terezín is located in Czech Republic. Before World War II the population was 5,000 Jews .At the height…

Always Preserving in Code Name Verity What would you do if you had been captured by Gestapo in Germany? Well, Verity knows this well in Elizabeth’s Wein novel Code Name Verity. After getting caught trying to impersonate a spy, Verity is captured by the gestapo and they make her tell them secret codes of the british. Instead of speaking these she chooses to write them down and tell the story through her friend Maddie. Through Verity’s flashbacks she tells the story of how she and Maddie never…