Protective Custody (Schutzhaft)

Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Control and Opposition, 1933–1939.

Definition

A legal loophole allowing the secret police to imprison individuals indefinitely without trial.

Exam Context

Protective Custody (Schutzhaft) appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for Living under Nazi Rule (1933–1945), especially Control and Opposition, 1933–1939 and Machinery of terror.

Living under Nazi Rule (1933–1945)Control and Opposition, 1933–1939 Machinery of terror

Found in Revision Notes

Living under Nazi Rule (1933–1945)

Machinery of terror

Control and Opposition, 1933–1939 • Machinery of terror

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Gleichschaltung

Schutzstaffel (SS)

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