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Gestapo (infosec.pub)

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Photo: Heinrich Himmler and Hermann Göring at the meeting to formally hand over control of the Gestapo (Berlin, 1934)

The Geheime Staatspolizei ([ɡəˈhaɪmə ˈʃtaːtspoliˌtsaɪ] ⓘ, lit. ''Secret State Police''), abbreviated Gestapo ([ɡəˈstaːpo] ⓘ),[3] was the official secret police of Nazi Germany and in German-occupied Europe.

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[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano once noted Göring wearing a fur coat that looked like what "a high-grade prostitute wears to the opera"

DEFINITELY speaking from experience there

[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 4 points 1 year ago

Absolutely lol. He's an Italian politician from the mid 20th century. I can pretty much guarantee that he has encyclopedic knowledge about prostitutes.