gestapo

[US]/ɡes'tɑ:pəu/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the German Nazi secret police, Gestapo.
Word Forms
Pluralgestapoes

Example Sentences

The gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany.

The gestapo was known for its brutal methods of interrogation.

The gestapo arrested anyone suspected of being against the Nazi regime.

Many people lived in fear of the gestapo during World War II.

The gestapo operated in occupied territories to suppress resistance movements.

The gestapo used torture to extract information from prisoners.

The activities of the gestapo were shrouded in secrecy.

The gestapo was notorious for its surveillance and intelligence-gathering operations.

The gestapo was responsible for enforcing Nazi racial policies.

The gestapo was instrumental in carrying out the Holocaust.

Real-world Examples

50 were later executed by the Gestapo.

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2014

These police officers are not storm troopers. They are not the Gestapo as some have described them.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2020

Every so often, Picasso gets visits from the Gestapo.

Source: The Power of Art - Pablo Picasso

They graffitied buildings and braved trains swarming with Gestapo.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

My dear Ricky, you overestimate the influence of the Gestapo.

Source: Casablanca Original Soundtrack

While the Gestapo searched for leads, the White Rose were constantly on guard.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

They needed him in Prague, but there the Gestapo were waiting for him.

Source: Casablanca Original Soundtrack

A custodian noticed what they were doing and reported them to the Gestapo.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

I knew you wouldn't have left Paris, and the Gestapo would have caught you.

Source: Casablanca Original Soundtrack

When the Gestapo searched her on the train, she gave them a casual tour of her “film projector.”

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

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