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    18 hours ago

    I’d argue the Stazi were far more effective than the Gestapo, and that German police stating peaked in the mid 1980s.

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        17 hours ago

        The Gestapo relied almost entirely on public informants. The Stasi had an extensive and qualitative surveillance apparatus.