Category Archives: White Rose group

Graffiti operation February 8/9, 1943

. Gestapo memorandum, White Rose group . , ,

The “Down With Hitler” and “Freedom” graffiti have recently been painted on university buildings in the night of February 8/9, 1943. The same oil-based paints were used for all the graffiti operations (this time it was green), so that both graffiti operations were carried out by the same perpetrator or perpetrators. An investigation of the chemical composition of the paint has been commissioned. Since the perpetrator or perpetrators obviously targeted the university buildings, we have placed the buildings under appropriate surveillance.

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Source: ZC13267, Schaefer’s memorandum dated February 11, 1943

Crime lab report

. Gestapo memorandum, White Rose group .

The criminal labs of the police department of the city of Munich have been able to determine that the leaflets of the so-called “Resistance Movement” were all typed on the same typewriter. This expert opinion has allowed the fairly certain conclusion that the stencils for these leaflets were prepared on the same typewriter as those of the well-known leaflets of the so-called “White Rose” (see Vol. No. IV A 1 d – 3 247/42 in your files). Continue reading →

Search for the White Rose February 1943

. Gestapo memorandum, White Rose group . ,

The large-scale search undertaken subsequent to the telex dated February 5, 1943 with regards to the perpetrators of the distribution of leaflets has been unsuccessful. The search was carried out in the metropolitan area of Munich on February 4 [sic], 1943 with the participation of all available State Police and plain clothes detectives, including cooperation of the security police, train security personnel etc. Continue reading →

More about the Haecker reading

. Hans Scholl, Katharina Schüddekopf, Traute Lafrenz, White Rose group, Willi Graf . , , , ,

I met Graf on the occasion of the evening at Schmorell’s. I never came into closer contact with him. As far as I could tell, he reacted to the political debates very passively. I only met him on the evening at Schmorell’s and Eickemeyer’s. Lafrenz told me that Graf is a good friend of Scholl and often associated with him in his residence. Continue reading →

Schmauβ re first graffiti operation

. Gestapo memorandum, White Rose group . , ,

Schmauβ: In the night of February 3/4, 1943, 29 places in Munich were plastered with the words “Down With Hitler” and a swastika that was crossed out twice. The graffiti was applied using a stencil and black tar-based paint. In addition, the word “Freedom” was applied to the university building.

Source: ZC13267, Schmauβ’s report dated February 20, 1943.

Graffiti operation 3 February 1943

. Gestapo memorandum, White Rose group . ,

In the night of February 3/4, 1943, the inflammatory slogan “Down With Hitler” was painted in several places in the city of Munich. The slogan was painted on houses, advertising pillars, etc., using a template and black oil-based paint. Size 25 x 15 cm [10” x 6”]. See enclosure 6. It has not yet been determined whether a connection can be proved between this graffiti campaign and the so-called “Resistance Movement in Germany”. Continue reading →

Mahler re first graffiti operation

. Gestapo memorandum, White Rose group . , , ,

Mahler: In the night of February 3/4, 1943, “Down with Hitler” (with a crossed-out swastika next to it) was painted in 29 different places in Munich, primarily on public buildings. This was done using a template. Black tar-based paint was used. The same night, the word “Freedom” was painted to the left and right of the main entrance of the University of Munich, using black tar-based paint. The letters were 75 cm [30”] tall. The same night, the words “Down with Hitler” were painted on the Dresdener Bank with red paint.

Source: ZC13267, Mahler’s report dated February 19, 1943.

“All Points Bulletin” for the White Rose

. Gestapo memorandum, White Rose group . , , , , , , , ,

Since the circumstances imply that this case deals with traveling perpetrators who will likely appear in other southern German locations, I have made the plain clothes police [Note 1] in Munich, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Nuremberg, Augsburg, Regensburg, and Würzburg aware of the material contents of the observations to date and requested their cooperation in the war-time search efforts (train inspections). Continue reading →

Scattering operation 28/29 January 1943

. Gestapo memorandum, White Rose group . , ,

The number of leaflets seized from the distribution activities of January 28-29, 1943 comes to around 1300 pieces. A general map has been made available to give an overview of the range of the area covered by these distribution activities within the metropolitan area. Hence it follows that the main train station of Munich is practically the exact center of this operation; the distribution activities appear to extend in nearly equal distances north and south of this point. Continue reading →

Scattering operation 28 Jan 1943

. Gestapo memorandum, White Rose group .

In addition, on January 28, 1943 at 11:30 pm the first leaflets were found in two different places in southern neighborhoods of the city, and were turned in to the police. It can therefore be concluded that the distribution of the leaflets could not have begun much earlier than 11 pm. In that case, there would have been so much brisk traffic that the leaflets would certainly have been found had this occurred at an earlier hour. It has not been possible to estimate when the distribution activities ceased the same evening.

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Source: ZC13267, Trenker’s 5 Feb 1943 memorandum

Hans Hirzel’s discussion with Walter Hetzel

. Hans Hirzel, Kurt Huber, White Rose group . , , , , ,

However, in this context [speaking about the accommodation address] I would not like to keep silent about the fact that I had had political conversations with Hetzel on several occasions. He would have been able to ascertain that I would be receiving letters with political content and that I had secrets to keep in that regards. Continue reading →

Eickemeyer’s observations re political opinions

. Alexander Schmorell, Christoph Probst, Hans Scholl, Manfred Eickemeyer, Sophie Scholl, White Rose group, Willi Graf . , , , , , , , , ,

Question: In your judgment, what were the political viewpoints of Hans Scholl, his sister Sophie Scholl, the artist Wilhelm Geyer, the physiotherapist Harald Dohrn, and the medical students Alexander Schmorell and Willi Graf? Continue reading →

Purchase of Russian revolver (Wagner)

. White Rose group . , ,

[Anton Wagner]: I believe it was in August 1942, I purchased a Russian revolver from an unknown guard. I bought it for personal protection, or rather as a collector [of such items]. While I was on the Eastern Front, I carried it in a body belt and was happy about the acquisition. I learned from the seller of this weapon that it was plunder.

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Note: Date is estimate.

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Source: Anton Wagner’s statement dated March 11, 1943

Katharina describes ‘farewell party’

. Alexander Schmorell, Christoph Probst, Hans Scholl, Katharina Schüddekopf, Kurt Huber, Manfred Eickemeyer, Sophie Scholl, Traute Lafrenz, White Rose group, Willi Graf . , , , ,

In addition, I participated in an event of the extended circle around Scholl. This was shortly before the [male] students went to the front. The meeting was planned as a so-called farewell party. It took place in Eickemeyer’s [Note 1] studio around the middle of July 1942. I believe Miss Lafrenz invited me to this party. Continue reading →

Leaflet mailing 22

. Gestapo memorandum, White Rose group . , ,

The following leaflets were mailed with no record of date of mailing or post office where deposited.

  • To Unknown Persons in Planegg (local branch of municipal government in Planegg, via County Administration). It is unknown which leaflets were mailed to these unknown persons (record 34).
  • Leaflet III to Elisabeth Dane, Private teacher, Munich, Ranke Str. 1/4 (record 13) Continue reading →