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Himmler and the police state - Gestapo and informers, the camps. Opposition 1933-39

Himmler and the police state - Gestapo and informers, the camps. Opposition 1933-39 . Connector. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmiQYvympV8 What is happening in the video. Outcomes. Heinrich Himmler .

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Himmler and the police state - Gestapo and informers, the camps. Opposition 1933-39

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  1. Himmler and the police state - Gestapo and informers, the camps.Opposition 1933-39

  2. Connector • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmiQYvympV8 • What is happening in the video

  3. Outcomes

  4. Heinrich Himmler • Born in 1900, as a young man was sent by his father (the headmaster at his school) to spy on other pupils, his father called him “a born criminal” • He joined the SS in 1925 and rose through its ranks (it had 52 000 members) and as the SS became separated from the SA • He also created the SD in 1931, and controlled the Gestapo • By 1936 he was made Chief of German Police • By 1939 all law enforcement was drawn under his control under the RSHA (Reich Security Office) and his deputy Heydrich

  5. Diagram from book • Look at your source sheet • 11K, 11L, 11.18, 11M

  6. Gestapo • Traditionally seen as an all knowing totalitarian police state organisation • Actaully this was a myth propagated by the Nazis and by Allied propaganda • See source 11.18 • But • It only had 40 000 agents • Some large cities (500 000 people) had only 40-50 agents • Much work was generated by informants, usually gossip, which made for little paperwork but little return

  7. Need to add opposition and camps

  8. Where did power lie? • An example of a question would be: • “The government of the Nazi state was chaotic and lacked coherence in the years 1933 to 1939” • How far do you agree with the view that the Nazi regime was strong and successful in the period 1935-39? • “Systematic extermination emerged as the Final Solution to the Jewish Question as a result of the chaotic nature of the Nazi state” • “The handling of the economy was poorly co-ordinated and this accounts for the weaknesses in German war production in the years 1939-45”

  9. Polycratic (dualism)- • There were many competing bodies, overlapping civil servants and Nazi organisations • When a problem arose Hitler simply created a new organisation • Would this make the state efficient or choatic?

  10. Feudalist • Has been used to describe the dominance of the Nazi leaders at the top of the party • These leaders, like Barons, owed their allegiance to the King (Hitler/Fuhrer) • Can you think of any examples? • Why would this support Hitler’s leadership?

  11. Chaotic • As there were many overlapping bodies it became unclear where responsibility lay • The confusion was only allieved when Hitler intervened which he rarely did • This stemmed from Hitler’s charismatic leadership- everyone relying on the leader with no clear power structure • Therefore access to Hitler was the key to success with many leading Nazi’s visitng Hitler too keep influence with him

  12. Activity

  13. Source question in book • “The government of the Nazi state was chaotic and lacked coherence in the years 1933 to 1939”How far do you agree with this opinion? • Explain your answer using the evidence of sources V W and X and your knowledge of the issues relating to the controversy.

  14. Review • How powerful was the SS and the Gestapo?

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