With the unification of the police and the SS, the Gestapo becomes the supreme police agency of Nazi Germany. Gestapo Law was enacted in Prussia, giving them exclusive right to make arrests, and entitled to investigate all activities considered hostile to the state.
Same law gives Gestapo complete independence of the courts.
Hitler sends German troops to the Rhineland Province, defying the Treaty of Versailles once again. Hitler proclaims that due to the pact signed between France and Russia, Germany is no longer bound by the Locarno treaty. French make no move to stop Hitler's troops of which at the time they could have crushed. Britain appeases Hitler in the name of peace. Last great chance is missed by the two western powers to bring Hitler down.