The first Gestapo was developed in Prussia, soon after Hitler was elected. Hitler elected Hermann Goring as minister of Prussia, taking over the police (Gutman 576). Soon after this, Goring would appoint Rudolf Diels as executive director. Diels worked to give this force more power and eliminate their vulnerabilities. He did this by making and issuing laws that would get passed and approved, allowing the Gestapo to form and gain power. Diel’s first law gave him the authority of a police commissioner, his second made the secret force officially known as the Gestapo (Gutman 576). Diels allowed the Nazis to get the power that they would soon abuse. This was the first step in the misuse of the organization’s
The first Gestapo was developed in Prussia, soon after Hitler was elected. Hitler elected Hermann Goring as minister of Prussia, taking over the police (Gutman 576). Soon after this, Goring would appoint Rudolf Diels as executive director. Diels worked to give this force more power and eliminate their vulnerabilities. He did this by making and issuing laws that would get passed and approved, allowing the Gestapo to form and gain power. Diel’s first law gave him the authority of a police commissioner, his second made the secret force officially known as the Gestapo (Gutman 576). Diels allowed the Nazis to get the power that they would soon abuse. This was the first step in the misuse of the organization’s