Akce referátu II A brněnské řídící úřadovny Gestapa proti levicovému odboji na Moravě v letech 1939–1943
Actions of Department II A of the Gestapo headquarters in Brno against left-wing oriented resistance in Moravia in the years 1939–1943

Summary/Abstract: As the main German force in the fight against left-wing oriented resistance in Moravia, Department II A played a significant role in the life of Moravians during World War II. The aim of this study therefore is to explore and describe the activities of Department II A of the Gestapo headquarters in Brno from its establishment on 22 March 1939 until 15 July 1943, when all of the Gestapo local headquarters were internally reorganised according to the order of the RSHA and Department II A thus transformed into Department IV 1a. First the initial course of action of Gestapo Brno will be drafted, then the actual establishment of Department II A and its activities, both from the organisational (bureaucratic) and repressive perspective, including both martial law periods, when several members of Department II A played the role of associate judges at martial courts. Special attention is given to 25 major arresting actions focused mostly – but not fully – on the underground communist resistance.

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