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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459580703321

Autore

Browder George C. <1939->

Titolo

Foundations of the Nazi police state : the formation of Sipo and SD  / / George C. Browder

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2004

©1990

ISBN

0-8131-3153-7

0-8131-4850-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (375 p.)

Disciplina

363.2/83/094309043

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Germany Politics and government 1933-1945

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical referencesb.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Factionalism in Pursuit of Power; Illustrations; 2. The Roots of the SD; 3. The Weimar Police; 4. Plans, Preparations, Penetrations; 5. Prussian Beginnings; 6. Himmler in Bavaria; 7. The Vortex of Intrigue; 8. The SD Emergent; 9. Toward Command of a Reich Political Police; 10. Acquiring the Prussian Power Base; 11. The SD and Conservative Opposition; 12. The Roehm Purge; 13. The Conservative Counterattack; 14. The Selling of the Police State; 15. The Military Factor; 16. Persistent Opposition

17. A Conservative Victory?18. Himmler's Triumph; 19. The Formation of Sipo and SD; Appendix. Comparative Officer Ranks; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index to First Citations; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

The abbreviation ""Nazi,"" the acronym ""Gestapo,"" and the initials ""SS"" have become resonant elements of our vocabulary. Less known is ""SD,"" and hardly anyone recognizes the combination ""Sipo and SD."" Although Sipo and SD formed the heart of the National Socialist police state, the phrase carries none of the ominous impact that it should.  Although no single organization carries full responsibility for the evils of the Third Reich, the SS-police system was the executor of terrorism



and ""population policy"" in the same way the military carried out the Reich's imperialistic aggression.