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The Nazis used this police/security force to quiet all opposition from 1933 to 1945.<ref>Hoffman (1977) pp. 28–32</ref><ref>McNab (2009) pp. 160, 161</ref> Pursuant to German law passed in 1936, the Gestapo was given the power to arrest, interrogate and imprison people without any judicial review by the courts. German people were terrified of the Gestapo, as they were brutal, often arresting people in the middle of the night, and condemning them without giving them a chance to speak in their own defense. Further, the Gestapo relied on informants and people willing to denounce one another to their agents. The Nazis placed Gestapo agents around Europe in countries occupied by Germany to spread Nazi control and search out opponents.<ref>McNab (2009) pp. 160-163</ref> Gestapo agents were also used to spy on people, including government officials, and military officers. The Gestapo collected histories of people, so when the Nazis invaded that country they would know who would oppose them.
The Nazis used this police/security force to quiet all opposition from 1933 to 1945.<ref>Hoffman (1977) pp. 28–32</ref><ref>McNab (2009) pp. 160, 161</ref> Pursuant to German law passed in 1936, the Gestapo was given the power to arrest, interrogate and imprison people without any judicial review by the courts. German people were terrified of the Gestapo, as they were brutal, often arresting people in the middle of the night, and condemning them without giving them a chance to speak in their own defense. Further, the Gestapo relied on informants and people willing to denounce one another to their agents. The Nazis placed Gestapo agents around Europe in countries occupied by Germany to spread Nazi control and search out opponents.<ref>McNab (2009) pp. 160-163</ref> Gestapo agents were also used to spy on people, including government officials, and military officers. The Gestapo collected histories of people, so when the Nazis invaded that country they would know who would oppose them.
The term ''Gestapo'' is used today as a derogatory term to refer to any corrupted police force that acts in a fashion similar to the actual Gestapo.<ref>[https://www.dictionary.com/browse/gestapo Dictionary.com definition of ''Gestapo'']</ref>
==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==