Daily Archives: February 19, 1943

Nikolai’s passport

. Alexander Schmorell . , , , ,

That same day, because I did not know where I should go, I twice looked up the Bulgarian student Nikolai Nikolaeff (he lives at Isabella Str. 26, Munich). The second time, Nikolaeff allowed me to wait in his room for a short time. I used the opportunity to steal Nikolaeff’s passport, so I would have another form of identification for my flight. Continue reading →

Report of search (Schmorell)

. Alexander Schmorell, Gestapo memorandum . , , ,

Secret State Police [Gestapo] – Munich, February 19, 1943
State Police Headquarters Munich

Vol. No. 13 226/43 II A Sond./Za. [Special Commission – Zacher]

Report of Search

As ordered, a thorough search of the furnished room belonging to single medical student Alexander Schmorell –born September 16, 1917 in Orenburg, residing at Benediktenwand Str. 12, second floor, Munich, his parents’ home – was undertaken by police deputy Grimm (District II B) and the undersigned. Continue reading →

List of suspects

. Alexander Schmorell, Christoph Probst, Gestapo memorandum, Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, Willi Graf . , ,

[Note 1] Scholl cited the following as motive: Prior to [Note 2] Stalingrad, he was a soldier. There he was able to determine that the German army would never be capable of defeating the Russians. Germany would absolutely lose the war and therefore it was preferable that the war ended before that happened. Every additional day that war was waged meant more unnecessary bloodshed and could not be justified by the leadership. Therefore, students and the intelligentsia should purge the National Socialist system from the people. Continue reading →

Search of Eickemeyer’s studio

. Gestapo memorandum, Hans Scholl, Manfred Eickemeyer, Sophie Scholl . , , , , , ,

During the course of the interrogation, the accused Scholls admitted that several objects used in the publication of the leaflets were stored in the basement of the studio of the architect Eichemeier [sic]. …

On February 19, 1943, an immediate search of the location described by the accused Sofie Scholl turned up a set of keys. Following that, the undersigned carried out a search of the studio and all its rooms. In the studio proper, no evidence turned up. The following evidence was found in a corner of the basement, hidden by boxes and other objects. Continue reading →

Elisabeth Schmorell: Turn yourself in

. Alexander Schmorell . ,

On February 19, 1943, I called home again and this time was able to speak with my mother. My mother told me on the telephone that the police were there and that it would be good if I would voluntarily turn myself in. I told my mother I would, but in reality there was no way I could even consider that.

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Source: RGWA, February 26, 1943 interrogation of Alexander Schmorell.

Turning point in Hans Scholl’s second interrogation

. Hans Scholl . ,

After the letters etc. that were found in my desk have been produced for me, among these an envelope containing 140 8-Pfennig stamps, and after I have been repeatedly and carefully exhorted to tell the truth, I am ready to tell the whole truth. My previous statements are only partially correct. I will now make a coherent description of my activities.

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Source: Hans Scholl’s second interrogation, February 18, 1943