Gestapo

n. German secret police during the Nazi regime (known for their brutality and cruelty)

The (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei: “secret state police”) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. The name itself came from the official abbrevation of "Geheimes Staatspolizei-Amt (GeStaPA)" and soon became "Gestapo". Under the overall administration of the Schutzstaffel (SS), it was administered by the Reichssicherheitshauptamt (RSHA) (“head office of the reich security service”) and was considered a dual organization of the Sicherheitsdienst (SD) (“security service”) and also a suboffice of the Sicherheitspolizei (SIPO) (“security police”).
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Noun
1. the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods
(hypernym) secret police
(part-holonym) Schutzstaffel, SS

gestapo, German secret police during the Nazi regime (known for their brutality and cruelty)

n. gestapo, German secret police during the Nazi regime (known for their brutality and cruelty)