Gestapo

Example Sentences

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“Music transports them to regions where the Gestapo can do them no harm.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

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

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

Once war broke out, an Anglican church with a British caretaker attracted numerous visits from the Gestapo.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2024

The Jewish Ordners were not as understanding as you’d think, being under the thumb of the Gestapo, and even the Polish police were watching closely.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron