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Difference Between SS and Gestapo

SS vs Gestapo

SS and Gestapo are the police organizations of Nazi Germany under the sole dictatorship ruling of Adolf Hitler. They follow the teaching and governance of the Nazi party and have been accounted for numerous violations of human rights during the World War II.

Gestapo

The Gestapo is short for the German term GEheime STAatsPOlizei which means secret state police in English. The organization was founded around April 20, 1934 to 1939 only under a Nazi army leader Heinrich Himmler. Their abusive power comes from a law called Schutzhaft or “protective custody”. This law enables the Gestapo Police officers to arrest and put anyone inside the prison cell without the need for any judicial process.

SS

The SS is the short-term for Schutzstaffel which means “protection squad” and still under the tyranny leadership of Heinrich Himmler from 1929 until 1945 in the course of World War II. They have been consistently committing a great amount of crimes, humanity violations, and other evil deeds. The sole purpose supposedly of the SS is to protect personally the Nazi supreme commander Adolf Hitler.

Difference between SS and Gestapo

The Gestapo is a short-lived police organization that existed around 1934-1939 only while the SS is longer since they existed for sixteen years around 1929-1945 before being abolished. The original foundation date of the Gestapo can be traced back in April 1933 whereas the foundation date of the SS is originally on 1923. It was only on the later years that they began to abuse their ranks and powers. The first commander and leader of the Gestapo police is Hermann Goring, a World War I veteran. In the case of the SS, it was Hitler’s personal friend, Emil Maurice.

The Nazi’s and their cronies have been accounted for profuse number of deaths, murders, massacres, and any other crimes during the World War II with the dictator leadership of Adolf Hitler. The most unforgettable crime that the Nazi’s ever committed and have been part of the world history is the Holocaust which killed over 6 million Jews. A slaughter if others may say about it.

In brief:

• SS and Gestapo are the police organizations of Nazi Germany.

• The original founder of Gestapo police is Hermann Goring and Emil Maurice for the SS squadron.

• The foundation of the Gestapo can be traced back on April 1933 while the SS is as early as 1923.