▁and ▁according ▁to ▁political ▁functions . ▁▁ ▁Him ml er ' s ▁orders ▁arrived ▁under ▁the ▁heading ▁A ktion ▁G itter . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁the ▁order ▁was ▁extended ▁so ▁that ▁pre - 1 9 3 3 ▁assembly ▁members ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁Centre ▁Party ▁were ▁also ▁to ▁be ▁det ained , ▁although ▁this ▁bro aden ing ▁of ▁the ▁scope ▁of ▁The ▁A ktion ▁was ▁partially ▁res c ind ed ▁two ▁days ▁later . ▁ ▁Im plementation ▁The ▁arr ests ▁went ▁ahead ▁as ▁instruct ed , ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁hours , ▁either ▁by ▁Gest ap o ▁officers ▁acting ▁alone ▁or ▁by ▁Gest ap o ▁officers ▁acting ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁local ▁police ▁officers . ▁▁ ▁Est im ates ▁indicate ▁that ▁approximately ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁were ▁arrested ▁across ▁Germany , ▁and ▁most ▁were ▁prompt ly ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁closest ▁concentration ▁camp . ▁▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁receiving ▁the ▁largest ▁numbers ▁of ▁" A ktion ▁G itter " ▁d eta ine es ▁were ▁at ▁Neu eng am me ▁near ▁Hamburg ▁( 6 5 0 ), ▁Buch en wald ▁near ▁We imar ▁( 7 4 2 ) ▁and ▁D ach au ▁near ▁Mun ich ▁( 8 6 0 ). ▁▁ ▁In ▁Berlin ▁d eta ine es ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁Gest ap o ▁prison ▁in ▁Prince ▁Al bre cht ▁Street , ▁and ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁from ▁this ▁area ▁were ▁also ▁sent ▁to ▁Rav ens br ück . ▁▁ ▁The ▁arr ests ▁had ▁in ▁many ▁cases ▁been ▁undert