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

Gestapo agents arrived at the Berlin apartment of Countess Maria von Maltzan in 1943 after being tipped off by one of her neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

In May 1942 her network was infiltrated by the Nazis and soon Gestapo officers were in hot pursuit.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

And then I wonder why the Gestapo hasn’t come for us.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron