Gestapo

official secret police of Nazi Germany
Organization secret_police Q43250
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Gestapo

Summary

Gestapo is a secret police[1]. Gestapo has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Gestapo is in the country of Nazi Germany[3].
  • Gestapo's instance of is recorded as secret police[4].
  • Gestapo's instance of is recorded as political police[5].
  • Gestapo's founder is recorded as Hermann Göring[6].
  • Gestapo followed Prussian Secret Police[7].
  • Gestapo's headquarters location is recorded as Prinz-Albrecht-Palais[8].
  • Gestapo's child organization or unit is recorded as Q133575633[9].
  • Gestapo's Commons category is recorded as Gestapo[10].
  • Gestapo's chairperson is recorded as Rudolf Diels[11].
  • Gestapo's chairperson is recorded as Reinhard Heydrich[12].
  • Gestapo's chairperson is recorded as Heinrich Müller[13].
  • Gestapo comprises Q133575633[14].
  • April 26, 1933 marks the founding of Gestapo[15].
  • Gestapo was dissolved in May 8, 1945[16].
  • Gestapo was dissolved in October 10, 1945[17].
  • Gestapo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.507222, 'lon': 13.3825}[18].
  • Gestapo's parent organization or unit is recorded as Reich Main Security Office[19].
  • Gestapo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gestapo[20].
  • Gestapo's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Nazi Germany[21].
  • Gestapo's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[22].
  • Gestapo's replaces is recorded as Prussian Secret Police[23].
  • Gestapo's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Geheime Staatspolizei'}[24].
  • Gestapo's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gestapo'}[25].
  • Gestapo's different from is recorded as Geheime Feldpolizei[26].
  • Gestapo's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[27].

Body

Founding

Gestapo's founder is recorded as Hermann Göring[6]. April 26, 1933 marks the founding of Gestapo[15].

Identity

Gestapo's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Geheime Staatspolizei'}[24]. Gestapo followed Prussian Secret Police[7].

Leadership

Chairpersons include Rudolf Diels[11], a civil servant[28], 1900–1957[29], of Germany[30]; Reinhard Heydrich[12], a politician[31], 1904–1942[32], of German Reich[33], awarded the German Order[34]; and Heinrich Müller[13], a police officer[35], 1900–1945[36], of Germany[37], awarded the Honour Cross of the World War 1914/1918[38].

Operations

Gestapo's headquarters location is recorded as Prinz-Albrecht-Palais[8]. Gestapo's parent organization or unit is recorded as Reich Main Security Office[19]. Gestapo's child organization or unit is recorded as Q133575633[9].

Dissolution

Dissolution dates include May 8, 1945[16] and October 10, 1945[17].

Why It Matters

Gestapo has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Gestapo is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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