1939Gestapo Raids Czech Student Buildings

The Gestapo raids the Czech student buildings in Prague and ...
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1939

👮 Gestapo Established

The Gestapo secret police is established in Germany.
Gestapo Established (1933)
Gestaposecret policeNazi Germanyrepressionsurveillanceterrorinternal securitypolitical control

👮 Gestapo Raids Czech Student Buildings

The Gestapo raids the Czech student buildings in Prague and arrests 1,900 students. Nine are shot (including historian Josef Matoušek) while 1,000 were sent to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
Gestapo Raids Czech Student Buildings (1939)
CzechoslovakiaPragueGestapostudent protestsrepressionconcentration campNazi GermanyWWII

🏫 Hitler Orders Closure of Czech Universities

Hitler orders to close all Czech universities and colleges for three years and to hand the buildings to the German authorities.
CzechoslovakiaeducationNazi GermanyoccupationuniversitiesPragueWWIIrepression