After I was finished, I caught the 8:15 pm express train back to Munich, and arrived around 9:06 pm.
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Source: Second interrogation of Sophie Scholl, February 19, 1943
After I was finished, I caught the 8:15 pm express train back to Munich, and arrived around 9:06 pm.
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Source: Second interrogation of Sophie Scholl, February 19, 1943
On January 25, 1943, I took the express train to Augsburg at around 3 pm. I arrived about an hour later. Continue reading
And indeed I knew that Sophie Scholl and Schmorell had gone on trips at the end of January or beginning of February. Sophie Scholl did not tell me why she was going on that trip. She only told me that she had something to do with her parents in Ulm. … Continue reading
Once we were finished with all of them, we mailed them in the cities for which the letters were destined. On January 25, 1943, I took the express train to Augsburg at around 3 pm. I arrived about an hour later.
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Source: Second interrogation of Sophie Scholl, February 19, 1943
Finally, Scholl had his sister Sophia take around 1000 letters containing inflammatory material to Augsburg and Stuttgart, where she mailed them. … Continue reading
When I am asked about the participation of Sofie Scholl in our treasonous propaganda, I can honestly state that she traveled to Augsburg at the same time as I [Note 1], in order to distribute the “Call to All Germans!” leaflet. I do not know whether she went to other cities after leaving Augsburg. Continue reading
I think it was one day later when my sister Sophie Scholl traveled to Stuttgart via Augsburg with around 2000 letters ready to be mailed, so she could mail the leaflets from the post offices in those cities. Continue reading
With regards to questions on this matter, I hereby expressly state that no other persons financed our operations. I believe Schmorell had already returned from Vienna when my sister Sophie Scholl – at my request – traveled to Augsburg and Stuttgart with around 1000 leaflets. We had prepared around 200 letters for Augsburg and around 800 letters for Stuttgart. My sister mailed these letters in those cities. Continue reading
Question: I must once again pose the question to you: Did you make any financial contributions to the leaflet operation? Continue reading
Question: How is it possible that in contrast to the statements you have made thus far, Scholl maintains that you procured envelopes for him which were to be used in the mailing of leaflets? Continue reading
Schmauβ: Publications of the same name [leaflets of the “Resistance Movement”] were posted in standard envelopes on January 25, 1943 in Augsburg.
Source: ZC13267, Schmauβ’s report dated February 20, 1943
Question: In addition to Dr. Grimminger, who also provided financing for your [plural] cause? Continue reading
Mahler: According to his report, on January 25, 1943 approximately 200 leaflets were mailed in Augsburg, and 86 were turned in (“found”).
Source: ZC13267, Mahler’s report dated February 19, 1943.
As I have already stated, I only gave Hans Scholl 50 Marks on a single occasion for the purpose of purchasing postage stamps. When I gave him that money, I was hoping that I would get it back one day.
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In contrast, it is correct to say that at Hans Scholl’s request I procured around 40 to 60 envelopes and paper which in any event were used to mail propaganda letters. I knew that the envelopes etc. were to be used for that purpose.
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Source: Fourth interrogation of Willi Graf, February 26, 1943
After a short layover in Ulm, I arrived in Munich the night of January 24/25, 1943 around 1 am.
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I left Bonn and returned to Munich early the morning of January 25, 1943. Continue reading