How the German National Socialists dealt with dissent.
“HITLER FIRING SQUAD ACTIVE ALL DAY; FATE OF HUNDREDS STILL UNCERTAIN; HINDENBURG PUBLICLY HAILS ‘VICTORY’
PRESIDENT BACKS HITLER
Decision Is Held to Have Been Made Because of Fear of Chaos.
Civil officials were warned of “appropriate punishment” for all acts of “disobedience or sabotage.”
General fear of the secret police was shown in Berlin. Cafés and other public gathering places were far from busy and shopping fell off sharply.
At the Vatican fear was felt that the Hitler government would take advantage of the psychological situation to impose further severe restrictions on Catholics,”
