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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: M. Murray who wrote (540312)10/23/2025 2:24:51 PM
From: S. maltophilia   of 540711
 
Yep, a bunch of thugs who couldn't even pass an open book test. At least the 1930's version dressed professionally and most were at least marginally literate.

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To join the Gestapo, one needed to be a German male who met specific professional criteria and political standards, though recruitment strategies shifted over time. The Gestapo was not primarily an SS organization, and most agents were career police officers rather than Nazi zealots, especially during its early years.

Core requirements
  • Prior police experience: The Gestapo was staffed largely by professional detectives from the Weimar Republic's police forces. These were experienced civil servants valued for their investigative skills rather than their Nazi ideology.
  • Political loyalty: As the Nazis consolidated power, SS leader Heinrich Himmler and his deputy Reinhard Heydrich installed loyal Nazi ideologues to key Gestapo positions. This ensured the political police enforced the Nazi worldview with ideological fervor, sometimes with little formal police training.
  • Specific career paths: The requirements varied depending on whether a candidate was pursuing a junior or executive track:
    • Junior detective: A detective trainee needed to be a policeman or an SS soldier with at least 4.5 years of service.
    • Executive detective: Entry for senior trainees was more stringent. External recruits needed a university entrance exam (Abitur) and passed a special selection process (Ausleselager). Internal recruits came from lower police ranks and were selected by a civil service exam. ....
  • https://www.google.com/search?q=gestapo+entrance+requirements&sca_esv=2e2d5a80f5c2708e
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