Gestapo

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Does anyone think it would have been a good idea to keep an allegedly “reformed” Gestapo in place as a postwar law enforcement agency?

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

“To say the men and women of ICE are Gestapo is wrong,” Lyons said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Cabaret performer Werner Finck opened a club in 1929 and dared Gestapo members in the audience to write down his every word.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

Fraenkel chose to continue representing clients in the Berlin courts from the beginning of 1933 up until 1938, when he had to flee because he was targeted by the Gestapo.

From Slate • May 27, 2025

As I think about it now, I realize the Gestapo officer could have lied to me and I would not have known, but for some reason he didn't.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson