 As the first generation of Nazi leaders, which founded the party and came to power alongside Hitler, begins to die off, Nazi officials are increasingly well-educated technocrats in the mould of Albert Speer.The police force (the "Orpo", or uniformed police, and the "Kripo", or criminal investigation bureau) is integrated with the SS, with police officers having honorary SS ranks.According to the main characters, however, German society in the early 1960s is becoming more and more rebellious.