Hitler's enforcers : the Gestapo and the SS security service in the Nazi revolution / George C. Browder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Browder, George C., 1939-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germany. Geheime Staatspolizei--History.

Germany.

Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. Schutzstaffel--History.

Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei.

National socialism--History.

National socialism.

Germany--Politics and government--1933-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (379 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This first socio-organizational history of the Gestapo, the SD, and the regular detectives of the Third Reich, 1932-1937, this book explores the roots of their roles in police terror and programs of mass murder. These personnel helped to form the character and missions of their organizations, which were not simply created from above by Hitler, Himmler, or Heydrich. Hitler's Enforcers is based on research at 34 archives in Germany and the United States, including the personnel files of over 1,000 former members, and is the first such study to benefit from the German documents captured by the So

Contents:

Contents; Note on Terminology and Style; Acknowledgments; Map 1. Germany and Austria; Map 2. NSDAP Districts; Introduction; I. INSIDE THE GESTAPO; 1. The Weimar Police; 2. From Police Detectives to Gestapo, 1933-1934; 3. Transformations, 1934-1937; Preliminary Conclusions; 4. From Kripo to Sipo; II. INSIDE THE SD; 5. The Emerging SD, 1931-1934; 6. Early SD Membership, 1932-1934; 7. Toward a Theoretical Perspective; 8. The SD into 1937: In Search of Image and Mission; 9. The Foreign Intelligence Mission; 10. The SD: Personnel and Images; Preliminary Conclusions

Conclusion, Sipo and SD: The Significance of Organization and ImageAppendixes; Notes on Document Citation and Abbreviations; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-351) and index.

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ISBN:

1-280-53376-5

0-19-534451-0

OCLC:

252605667