Nazi Police

• What type of state was Nazi Germany?

  Totalitarian state
• What was the purpose of the Nazi regime's control over the population?

  To ensure absolute loyalty to the Führer
• Who was the leader of the SS?

  Heinrich Himmler
• What was the role of the Gestapo?

  To monitor the population for opposition
• What was the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) responsible for?

  Intelligence gathering for the SS
• What mnemonic helps remember key features of the Nazi police state?

  • Himmler’s - Head of the police state
  • Sight - The SS
  • Gradually - The Gestapo
  • Spreads - The SD
• How did the Nazis control the legal system?

  Judges had to swear loyalty to Hitler
• What was a significant change in the role of lawyers under the Nazis?

  Lawyers had to join the Nazi Lawyers' Association
• What happened to standard punishments for crimes under the Nazis?

  Standard punishments were abolished
• How many crimes that carried the death penalty increased from 1933 to 1939?

  From three to 46
• What happened to many convicted criminals after their sentences?

  They were moved to concentration camps
• What were the changes in the legal system under the Nazis?

  • Judges swore loyalty to Hitler
  • Lawyers had to join Nazi Lawyers' Association
  • Defence lawyers had fewer rights
  • Local prosecutors decided punishments
  • No uniformity in sentencing