Prussian Secret Police
19th and 20th-century political police in Prussia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Prussian Secret Police (German: Preußische Geheimpolizei) was the secret police of Prussia in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Quick Facts Prussian Secret Police Preußische Geheimpolizei, Agency overview ...
Prussian Secret Police Preußische Geheimpolizei | |
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Formed | 1854; 170 years ago (1854) |
Dissolved | 1933; 91 years ago (1933) |
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Operations jurisdiction | Prussia |
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In 1851 the Police Union of German States was set up by the police forces of Austria, Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, Baden, and Württemberg (Deflem 1996). It was specifically organised to suppress political dissent in the wake of the 1848 revolutions which spread across Germany. For the next fifteen years the Union held annual meetings to exchange information.