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Gestapo

[guh-stah-poh, guh-shtah-poh] / gəˈstɑ poʊ, gəˈʃtɑ poʊ /
NOUN
SWAT team
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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

Among the evidence Antony's investigation has unearthed is a list made by the Gestapo, detailing specific artefacts and paintings which were seized from his relatives.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025

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

We talked about escaping, being interrogated by the Gestapo, phoning Mr. Kleiman and being courageous.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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