13. The Nazi Police SS SD Gestapo Camps Courts

Which of the following statements is true of the Nazi use of the police after 1933?

• The Nazi controlled police existed alongside the original police force.

• The Nazis controlled all policing through the SS.

Which of the following statements is true of the Nazi use of the police after 1933?

• The police were 'Nazified', all officers had to swear an oath to Hitler.

• It was possible to report complaints about the Nazis to the police after 1933.

Which police organisation was run by Heinrich Himmler and was the main organisation to run Germany's police force?

• The SS

• The SD

• The Nazi courts

• The Gestapo

Which police organisation replaced the SA and demanded high standards of loyalty with an oath to Hitler?

• The SS

• The SD

• The Gestapo

• The courts

Who led the SS and so had overall control over the Nazi Police State?

• Heinrich Himmler

• Reinhard Heydrich

• Joseph Goebbels

• Adolf Hitler

Who led the other sections of the SS - the SD and the Gestapo?

• Heinrich Himmler

• Reinhard Heydrich

• Joseph Goebbels

• Adolf Hitler

Who did Heinrich Himmler particularly want as part of the SS (Protection Squad)?

• Anyone who was German

• Men who were racially pure 'Aryans'.

• Anyone who was German born

• Men over 6ft and blonde

What was the role of the SD?

• They were the Nazi Protection Squad

• They were the Nazi Secret Police

• They were responsible for the Concentration Camps

• They were the Security Force to monitor any opposition

What was the official role of the Gestapo?

• They were the Nazi Protection Squad

• They were the Nazi Security Force in charge of monitoring opposition.

• They were in charge of running Concentration Camps

• They were the Nazi Secret Police

How many people were arrested by the Gestapo in 1939?

• 60,000

• 16,000

• 160,000