Bayreuth those institutions was never reversed. Being a stronghold of right-wing parties since the 1920s, Bayreuth became a center of Nazi ideology. In 1933, it was made capital of the Nazi Gau of Bavarian Ostmark ("Bayerische Ostmark", in 1943 "Gau Bayreuth"). Nazi leaders often visited the Wagner festival and tried to turn Bayreuth into a Nazi model town. It was one of several places in which town planning was administered directly from Berlin, due to Hitler's special interest in the town and in the festival. Hitler loved the music of Richard Wagner, and he became a close friend of Winifred Wagner
Bavarian Political Police the Nazis took power in Bavaria on 9 March 1933, and split off the political department of the Munich police into a separate entity, the Bavarian Political Police (BPP). The Bavarian Political Police operated outside the framework of the law in the state. The new force experienced no great changes in staffing compare to the pre-Nazi era, with almost all previous staff being either retained or new staff coming from the existing Bavarian police force. The Bavarian Political Police pre-dated its Prussian counterpart, the Gestapo, which was formed on 26 April 1933. In the early stages the two organisations were