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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestapo

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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[–] hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

He's silently judging that... haircut. It's either that or he is on cocaine. Or both.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Omg, who called the Gestapo hair police??

/s

[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

And yet, on cue, it came back into fashion a couple of generations later.