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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

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 document revealed that in the early 1930s, the Gestapo had ordered the arrest of a young scientist named Klaus Fuchs because he was a member of the Communist Party.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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