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Also Known As Geheime Staatspolizei
Related People Hermann Göring • Heinrich Himmler • Reinhard Heydrich • Klaus Barbie • Ernst Kaltenbrunner

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Gestapo flag
Heinrich Himmler
Reinhard Heydrich
A large group of Russian men, women, and children stand closely together while two Nazi officers face them, delivering instructions, during World War II.
Einsatzgruppen
Gestapo
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