Supreme High Command hands off to People’s Court

March 23, 1943

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Falk Harnack, Willi Graf . Franz Josef Müller, jurisdiction, military, People's Court, Supreme High Command

In accordance with an agreement made with the Supreme High Command of the Armed Forces and the Reich Minister of Justice, the trial against the accused who are soldiers has been remanded to the jurisdiction of the People’s Court. Their decision shall stand. Continue reading →

Gestapo memorandum in support of indictment

March 23, 1943

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Christoph Probst, Eugen Grimminger, Falk Harnack, Gestapo memorandum, Hans Hirzel, Hans Scholl, Kurt Huber, Manfred Eickemeyer, Sophie Scholl, Susanne Hirzel, Traute Lafrenz, White Rose group, Willi Graf . Anton Mahler, Elsbeth Duwenhögger, foreign radio broadcasts, Franz Josef Müller, Freiburg, graffiti, Heinrich Bollinger, Heinrich Guter, Helmut Bauer, leaflets, Peter Hirzel, Rudi Alt, Walter Hetzel, Wilhelm Geyer, Willi Bollinger

Secret State Police [Gestapo]
State Police Headquarters Munich

Munich, March 23, 1943 Continue reading →

Initial interrogation of Katharina Schüddekopf

March 23, 1943

CWRS Staff . Interrogation transcripts, Katharina Schüddekopf . Allinger-Csollich, Anna Schüddekopf, arrest, Friedrich Schüddekopf, Geith, Katharina Ohlmeier, Krupp, Magdeburg

Secret State Police [Gestapo]
State Police Headquarters Munich
II A Sondk./Gei. [Special Commission / Geith] Continue reading →

Transfer of evidence to prosecutor’s office

March 23, 1943

CWRS Staff . White Rose group . Erika typewriter, Helm, Remington typewriter, Roto Präziosa

A clerk named Helm in the office of the Munich prosecutor wrote to the Reich Chief Prosecutor: “Out of the above items, 2 portable typewriters (with cases) and 1 duplicating machine were sent to you on March 29, 1943 as ordered. No other typewriter was received.”

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Source: September 17, 1943 list of stored evidence

Katharina describes her arrest

March 23, 1943

CWRS Staff . Katharina Schüddekopf . arrest

I can do nothing but laugh, laugh… [Note 1]

I have been billeted [Note 2] on the Gestapo [Note 3] since Tuesday! Don’t make a dreadful face. I am doing quite well. I am only ‘down’ physically, because a lot has happened recently: … Continue reading →