1. Kristallnacht - Important Facts
Thirdly, the concept of the "Terrorist police control", which not only supports but also, supervises the party. ... The Gestapo (or Secret Police Office) and the SD (Security Service), were both linked to the SS (Protection Squads) of Himmler, even before he absorbed the title of SS Reichsfuhrer and Chief of German Police in 1936. It was made certain that Himmler's special police forces crushed all signs of political oppositi...
When Henrich Himmler took over the SS in 1929 they began wearing the distinctive black uniforms and Death's head symbols and became the party's police force. ... When Hitler became Chancellor in 1932 the SS contained 52000 men, up from 280 in 1925, and they became not only the party's police and security force but also Germany's. By the start of 1934 most of Germany's police forces were co-ordinated under Himmler's SS. In April 1934 the Gestapo - Prussia's secret police force, where co-ordinated form Hermann GÖring to the SS. ... Clearly by the end of 19...
Although strict sanctions had been put in place, Hitler was able to easily circumvent these by creating arms and munitions that were meant for "police" or a "small standing army". ... Just before the invasion of Poland Hitler secretly met with Joseph Stalin to secure what is now known as the Nazi-Soviet Pact. ...