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I think Northwest may have Gestapo confused with Waffenn SS. While both were under Himmler and there was some overlap in its command structure with the regular SS, fundamentally it was a police investigatory body and not a fighting unit.  

I think Northwest may have Gestapo confused with Waffen SS. While both were under Himmler and there was some overlap in its command structure with the regular SS, fundamentally it was a police investigatory body and not a fighting unit.  

In a Gau, for instance, which had only a party operative as Gauleiter, the party was forced to have the presence of Himmler's gestspo which may have been staffed with some SS officers; in other Gau's where a Gauleiter may have held dual positions in the SS and party ranks, the Gestapo may have been heavily staffed with SS.

In a Gau, for instance, which had only a party operative as Gauleiter, the party was forced to have the presence of Himmler's gestspo which may have been staffed with some SS officers; in other Gau's where a Gauleiter may have held dual positions in the SS and party ranks, the Gestapo may have been heavily staffed with SS.

The question of Waffenn SS serving in the Gestapo, which could have occurred very late in tbe war, is something that would have to be looked into. If it did occurr, it certainly wasn't widespread and didn't last long.  It may have happened as fronts were collapsing in Poland and France. But the Gestapo itself was never issued any tanks or other military hardware, AFAIK. It simply would have been a dual use of personal brought about by a state of emergency, and the heavy weapons belonged to Waffen SS. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|CIA vs Trump. Who's gonna win?]]}

The question of Waffenn SS serving in the Gestapo, which could have occurred very late in tbe war, is something that would have to be looked into. If it did occurr, it certainly wasn't widespread and didn't last long.  It may have happened as fronts were collapsing in Poland and France. But the Gestapo itself was never issued any tanks or other military hardware, AFAIK. It simply would have been a dual use of personal brought about by a state of emergency, and the heavy weapons belonged to Waffen SS. [[User:RobSmith|RobS]]^{[[User talk:RobSmith|CIA vs Trump. Who's gonna win?]]}