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{{Quote|It is natural that people do not want to be involved with us too much. There is no problem down to the smallest egotistical longing which the Gestapo cannot solve. Regarded in this way we are, if a joke is permitted, looked upon as a cross between a general maid and the dustbin of the Reich.|[[Reinhard Heydrich]]}}

The '''''Geheime Staatspolizei''''' (Secret State Police), abbreviated '''Gestapo''', was the official secret police of [[Nazi Party|Nazi Germany]] and German-occupied Europe.

The '''''Geheime Staatspolizei''''' (Secret State Police), abbreviated '''Gestapo''', was the official [[secret police]] of [[Nazi Party|Nazi Germany]] and German-occupied Europe.

The force was created by [[Hermann Göring]] in 1933 by combining the various security police agencies of Prussia into one organisation. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it passed to the administration of ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'' (SS) national leader [[Heinrich Himmler]], who in 1936 was appointed Chief of German Police by Hitler. The Gestapo at this time became a national rather than a Prussian state agency as a suboffice of the ''Sicherheitspolizei'' (SiPo; Security Police). Then, from 27 September 1939 forward, it was administered by the ''Reichssicherheitshauptamt'' (RSHA; Reich Main Security Office). It became known as Amt (Dept) 4 of the RSHA and was considered a sister organisation to the ''[[Sicherheitsdienst]]'' (SD; Security Service). During [[World War II]], the Gestapo played a key role in the [[The Holocaust|Nazi plan]] to [[Genocide|exterminate]] the Jews of Europe.

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 |type of villains = Arrogant Terrorists}}
 {{Quote|It is natural that people do not want to be involved with us too much. There is no problem down to the smallest egotistical longing which the Gestapo cannot solve. Regarded in this way we are, if a joke is permitted, looked upon as a cross between a general maid and the dustbin of the Reich.|[[Reinhard Heydrich]]}}
-The '''''Geheime Staatspolizei''''' (Secret State Police), abbreviated '''Gestapo''', was the official secret police of [[Nazi Party|Nazi Germany]] and German-occupied Europe.
+The '''''Geheime Staatspolizei''''' (Secret State Police), abbreviated '''Gestapo''', was the official [[secret police]] of [[Nazi Party|Nazi Germany]] and German-occupied Europe.
 The force was created by [[Hermann Göring]] in 1933 by combining the various security police agencies of Prussia into one organisation. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it passed to the administration of ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'' (SS) national leader [[Heinrich Himmler]], who in 1936 was appointed Chief of German Police by Hitler. The Gestapo at this time became a national rather than a Prussian state agency as a suboffice of the ''Sicherheitspolizei'' (SiPo; Security Police). Then, from 27 September 1939 forward, it was administered by the ''Reichssicherheitshauptamt'' (RSHA; Reich Main Security Office). It became known as Amt (Dept) 4 of the RSHA and was considered a sister organisation to the ''[[Sicherheitsdienst]]'' (SD; Security Service). During [[World War II]], the Gestapo played a key role in the [[The Holocaust|Nazi plan]] to [[Genocide|exterminate]] the Jews of Europe.