GESTAPO & S.S

GESTAPO & S.S

• Description of the organizations
• Job descriptions within organizations
• How the two are different
• Heinrich Himmler

GESTAPO

• The German state secret police
• Organized in 1933
• Its known for its brutal methods and operations
• Gestapo is shorter for Gerheime staats polizei
• They did as they pleased

S.S

• Its a elite military unit of the nazi party that served as Hitler's body guard
• Aldolf hitler founded the Schutz Staffel (S.S) in april 1925
• S.S was formed before Gestapo
• They controled the German police forces and the Concentration Camp System

GESTAPO JOBS

• Private/Private First Class was the highest rank
• The Gestapo controlled the police

S.S. JOBS

• S.S duties: protecting hitler and others nazi leaders and speakers
• They provide security for politicals meetings

DIFFERENTS BETWEN THEM

• The S.S. was formed before Gestapo
• The S.S was more powerful than gestapo
• S.S control the concentration camps.

HEINRICH HIMMLER

• Born: October 7, 1900
• Death: May 23, 1945 at age of 45.
• In 1929, he was appointed commander of the S.S
• In 1933, he took command of the Gestapo, and expanded it.
• 40,000 members

NAZI POLICE

• Nazi police state had to ensure everyone would do as told, or paid the price
• Was controled by Heinrich Himmlerip and his feared secret police.

1. How did heinrich himmler die?

2. Who controlled the Concentration Camps?

3. WHEN WAS HEINRICH HIMMLER BORN?

4. How old was he when he died?

5. Who controlled the police?