Volkspolizei - Wikipedia
The Deutsche Volkspolizei (DVP, German for "German People's Police"), commonly known as the Volkspolizei or VoPo, was the national uniformed police force of the German Democratic …
Stasi - Wikipedia
It was one of the most repressive police organisations in the world, infiltrating almost every aspect of life in East Germany, using torture, intimidation and a vast network of informants to crush …
Stasi | Meaning, Facts, Methods, & Files | Britannica
2024年12月11日 · Stasi, secret police agency of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). It sought to infiltrate every institution of society and every aspect of daily life, …
THE FALL OF THE WALL AND THE EAST GERMAN POLICE
As familiar social and political institutions fell along with the Berlin Wall, crime patterns changed almost overnight and the policing system in East Germany experienced fundamental …
History of the Volkspolizei - Wikipedia
The Volkspolizei (German for "People's Police") served as the armed forces and the national police of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from 1946 to 1956. The …
The Stasi: The Most Terrifying Secret Police in History?
2021年8月13日 · Secret police have long helped authoritarian states maintain their control and hegemony on power, normally by operating outside the law to repress any discontent or …
The East German secret police and the Berlin Wall
2021年8月12日 · The Berlin Wall divided Germany for almost three decades, separating families and isolating the city's east. What role did the secret police, the Stasi, play?
The Stasi: Inside the Twisted World of East Germany‘s Secret Police
2024年5月25日 · In the annals of 20th-century history, few organizations have left a more chilling legacy than the Stasi, the notorious secret police of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). …
The Lingering Trauma of the East German Police State - The Atlantic
2019年11月9日 · Thirty years after reunification, memories of the East German police state continue to exact a profound psychological toll. BERLIN—It has been 30 years since the fall of …
The History of the Stasi: East Germany's Secret Police, 1945-1990 …
In its first developmental phase, the Ministry for State Security took on and fulfilled the classic functions of a political secret police and intelligence service.