Gossip about leaflets

July 1, 1942

CWRS Staff . Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, Traute Lafrenz . Hubert Furtwängler, leaflets

Question: When and through whom did you first learn of the leaflet “The White Rose”? What did you have to do with this matter? Continue reading →

Alexander Schmorell re “sabotage” text

July 1, 1942

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Hans Scholl . Leaflet 3, passive resistance, sabotage

I am not able to say why Scholl and I disparaged our Führer in such a particularly venomous form at that time. I can only say that this action could be reconciled with our political attitudes. At that time, we saw so-called passive resistance and the commission of acts of sabotage as the only means of shortening the war.

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Source: Schmorell’s initial interrogation.

Alexander Schmorell re Leaflet III

July 1, 1942

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Hans Scholl . addresses, Leaflet 3

We worked in the same manner for the production and distribution of the “White Rose” leaflet, editions 2 and 3. I therefore describe both of these editions as the intellectual property of both me and Scholl, because we did everything jointly. We worked in my parents’ home (where I have my own room on the third floor) in such a manner that my parents could not possibly notice. Continue reading →

Gestapo comments about third leaflet

July 1, 1942

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Crime lab reports, Hans Scholl . anti-Semitism, Augustine, Harder, Leaflet 3, Lutheran, monarchist, Munich, passive resistance, propaganda, sabotage, Wilhelm Stapel

Yesterday’s expert analysis, page 3, number 4, Christian overtones: This now comes clearly into view. Christian expressions multiply. E 14, Creature. … E 38, cloak of wisdom (compare with A 26). E 19, according to God’s will. E 35, scattered throughout the world as dust upon the wind. E 39, spawn of hell. … In E 11, there was already a reference to civitas dei, which is a Latin quote from Augustine. … Continue reading →

Leaflet mailing 10

July 1, 1942

CWRS Staff . Gestapo memorandum, White Rose group . Leaflet 1, Leaflet 2, Leaflet 3

According to the Gestapo, copies of Leaflet II were mailed on July 1 at 09:00 a.m.:

To Werner Jacobs, Professor, Munich, Dorotheen Str. 15 – from Post Office 23 (record 12)
To Josef Eisenberger, Grocery Store Owner, Zell, township of Ruhpolding, House No. 281/2 – from Post Office 2 (record 33)
To Mr. Baer, Member of the Public Health Department, Munich 9, Hochleite – from unknown post office (record 26)
To Josef Schneider, Dr. of Veterinary Medicine, Bad Tölz, Bahnhof Str. 13 (Changed by Post Office to “Thanning bei München”) – from Post Office 1 (record 22) Continue reading →