# Gestapo — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/gestapo-whe-definition-discussion/890>\
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**Created:** [January 27, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/gestapo-whe-definition-discussion/890 "2025-01-27T10:00:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 10:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/gestapo-whe-definition-discussion/890/1 "2025-01-27T10:00:02Z")

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The Gestapo was the secret political police organisation of Nazi Germany. Created in 1933, the Gestapo became one of the most feared instruments of state terror, its members having few or no legal restrictions to their actions. The Gestapo arrested, interrogated, assaulted, imprisoned, and executed hundreds of thousands of people across Europe ranging from Jewish civilians to Allied prisoners of war.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Gestapo/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gestapo/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/gestapo-whe-definition-discussion/890/2 "2026-07-28T18:04:49Z")

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