The word ?Gestapo? has become synonymous with the terrible brutality of the Nazi regime in World War II. The Gestapo came into existence in 1933 and was given the job of investigating and combating all tendencies dangerous to the state. It was also responsible for destroying opposition to Hitler. The Schutzstaffel (German for ?Protective Squadron?), or SS was a major Nazi military organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. This first English translation of the training manual used before and during World War II provides a rare glimpse into the actual operating procedures of the Gestapo, SS and Waffen-SS procedures until now virtually undocumented. Illustrated throughout
