Gestapo

Example Sentences

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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

The Soviets handed her over to the Gestapo at the beginning of World War II, and she describes coming to the Nazi camp system and being issued clothes and utensils to eat with.

From Slate • Feb. 17, 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

He was being hounded by the Gestapo, the police, and the army.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple