Originally organised by Hermann Goering, the gestapo was Prussia's secret state police. However, it eventually became part of the SS and operated throughout Germany and in occupied areas. Members of the Gestapo generally operated in civilian clothing but, in occupied areas, often wore SS uniform with police-style (rather than SS) rank insignia. Membership of the Gestapo didn't necessarily mean membership of the SS.
The Gespato was the German Secret Police when Adolf Hitler was rounding up Jews for death camps.
There were several different military police. The Army had a military police who were wore the standard army uniform but wore a different eagle and swatika on their uniform and helmet. They wore one on their LEFT sleeve. The SS were the political police and were the ones who wore black uniforms. Before the war, the SA were the police. They wore brown shirts and the small hat (similiar to a kepi) and were called the "Brown shirts". They were replaced by the SS.
Yes, from 1934 Himmler was head of the SS and the entire German police, uniformed and secret. He was head of the entire Nazi terror apparatus.
The SS or Schutzstaffel developed AFTER World War I, so the question is inapt. In World War II, the SS police was a Nazi paramilitary police force.
Schutzstaffel- roughly protective staff or units. The Waffen-SS was in effect the fourth branch of the German armed forces, alongside the Army ( Heer), Navy ( Kriegsmarine) and Luftwaffe ( Air Force) the Nazis did not have a Marine corps or specific amphibious assault troops, by the way.AnswerThere was no such term as 'SS-Gestapo'. The Gestapo was one of the Nazi's secret police organisations which, like all German police organisations, came under the control of the SS. Membership of the Gestapo did not necessarily mean membership of the SS.
Heinrich Himmler was head of the SS. Reinhard Heydrich was head of the Gestapo.
Originally organised by Hermann Goering, the gestapo was Prussia's secret state police. However, it eventually became part of the SS and operated throughout Germany and in occupied areas. Members of the Gestapo generally operated in civilian clothing but, in occupied areas, often wore SS uniform with police-style (rather than SS) rank insignia. Membership of the Gestapo didn't necessarily mean membership of the SS.
The Gespato was the German Secret Police when Adolf Hitler was rounding up Jews for death camps.
A section of the SS was the secret German (Nazi) police and bodyguards for Hitler. They were the feared warriors of the Nazis. They had a fighting group that was considered one of the best fighting groups the Allied Forces had ever encountered. They were also called The Waffen SS. The SS would kill a person without provocation. So the general populous really feared them. ___ The Gestapo.
The SS were his special police force but needed certain qualities to become one one was 6 ft tall and purebred German.
Polizeibeamter in German means police officer in English.
There were several different military police. The Army had a military police who were wore the standard army uniform but wore a different eagle and swatika on their uniform and helmet. They wore one on their LEFT sleeve. The SS were the political police and were the ones who wore black uniforms. Before the war, the SA were the police. They wore brown shirts and the small hat (similiar to a kepi) and were called the "Brown shirts". They were replaced by the SS.
Yes, from 1934 Himmler was head of the SS and the entire German police, uniformed and secret. He was head of the entire Nazi terror apparatus.
"Grobmutter" in German translates to "grandmother" in English.
Germany was run by a Gestapo or police-state. The main source of enforcement came from the SS(Hitler's protection squads) which was led by Heinrich Himmler. The SS was in charge of terrorizing Jews and instilling fear into citizens.
The SS or Schutzstaffel developed AFTER World War I, so the question is inapt. In World War II, the SS police was a Nazi paramilitary police force.