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State citizens were encouraged to report on one another

Lots of the criticisms were based on rumors or people trying to seek revenge on neighbours they didn’t like

They were more common in large towns than smaller knit communities

Out of the 174 cases of race defilement only 1% was actually recorded by the Gestapo, the rest were from ordinary citizens

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Heinrich Himmler appointed head of the SS in 1929

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The gestapo were set up by a decree on 30th of November  1933

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The gestapo were set up by a decree on 30th of November  1933

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brutal methods

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The first concentration camps began in 1934, being run by the SA and the SS. People were sent to these 'if by their attitude or manner they endangered the existence or security of the people and the state.' Records show that people were arrested for 'refusal to work', 'spreading religious propaganda', 'working against the Reich', 'loafing on the job' and 'defeatist attitudes'

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The Gestapo gained a reputation for efficiency

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The Gestapo gained a reputation for efficiency

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The Gestapo depended on ordinary citizens to report on each other, and reports were usually based on malicious rumours

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It was the informers among the general population that kept the Gestapo and the terror state functioning.

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It was the informers among the general population that kept the Gestapo and the terror state functioning.

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Were inadequate in number but managed to keep an illusion that they were everywhere, making the fear of them far more present in the German people.

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The Gestapo arrested people for refusal to work, spreading religious propaganda, for loafing on the job, working against the Reich and for defeatist statements.

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the Gestapo was not a massive organisation, they were under-resourced and had inadequate numbers 

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the Gestapo was not a massive organisation, they were under-resourced and had inadequate numbers 

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The Gestapo was responsible for the internal security of the Reich

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The Gestapo was responsible for the internal security of the Reich

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In November 1934 Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS, became responsible for the operations of the Gestapo

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In November 1934 Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS, became responsible for the operations of the Gestapo

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Gestapo set up by a decree on the 30th of November 1933

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Responsible for the internal security of the Reich

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The Gestapo was originally under control of Herman Göring

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SS (Schutzstaffel) translates as defense squad

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The Gestapo had the power to imprison people without the need for judicial proceedings