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Fourth interrogation of Katharina Schüddekopf

April 1, 1943

CWRS Staff . Interrogation transcripts, Katharina Schüddekopf . Geith

II A Sond./Gei. [Special Commission/ Geith]

Munich, April 1, 1943

Schüddekopf Katharina (personal data known), led out from police custody, made the following statements: Continue reading →

Payment of expense reports (first trial)

April 1, 1943

CWRS Staff . Official (prosecutor's file) . Bischoff, expense reports, Freisler, Kosemund, People's Court, Stier, Vogelgesang, Weyersberg

File No. 8J 35/43.
[Trial] Date of February 22, 1943 in Munich.
Criminal Proceedings against Scholl et al. Continue reading →

Schertling’s April 1 interrogation

April 1, 1943

CWRS Staff . Gisela Schertling, Interrogation transcripts . Gestapo agent Beer, Volksgemeinschaft

[Note 1] Gisela Schertling was led forth from custody on April 1, [1943]. She stated: Continue reading →

Eickemeyer learns truth about arrests

March 31, 1943

CWRS Staff . Hans Hirzel, Manfred Eickemeyer . Leopold Str. 38, Mayer, studio, Wilhelm Geyer

I did not learn until the end of March 1943 that the Scholl siblings were caught as they distributed seditious leaflets at the University of Munich in February 1943 and that they were condemned. [At that time], I had come to Munich on business. … Continue reading →

Schertling’s damning interrogation

March 31, 1943

CWRS Staff . Gisela Schertling, Interrogation transcripts . Elfriede Maier, Gestapo agent Beer, Hildegard Schüle, Wolf Jaeger, Ziche

[Note 1] Schertling was led forth out of custody on March 31, 1943. She made the following statements:

When I am asked whether Sophie Scholl ever told me what was behind the ‘accommodation address’ of Hildegard Schüle, I must say that that is not the case. I had no idea what relation there was to the letters that bore the return address of Hildegard Schüle. I never opened any of these letters. Continue reading →

Katharina expects to appear before Special Court

March 31, 1943

CWRS Staff . Katharina Schüddekopf . Special Court, verdict

I am waiting for the verdict in a few days, perhaps on Wednesday. It is still possible that I will have to go before the Special Court and be placed in protective custody [Note 1] from ? till ?. Continue reading →

Alexander Schmorell re Schertling

March 30, 1943

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Gisela Schertling, Interrogation transcripts . Anton Mahler, Gestapo agent Beer, Neudeck prison

Secret State Police [Gestapo]
State Police Headquarters Munich
Munich, March 30, 1943
II A/Sond/Be/Mah. [Special Commission / Beer / Mahler] Continue reading →

Falk Harnack statement re Schertling

March 30, 1943

CWRS Staff . Falk Harnack, Gisela Schertling, Interrogation transcripts . Cornelius prison, Gestapo agent Beer

Secret State Police [Gestapo]
State Police Headquarters Munich
Munich, March 30, 1943
II A /Sond/Be. [Special Commission / Beer] Continue reading →

Disposition of Grimminger’s funds

March 30, 1943

CWRS Staff . Eugen Grimminger, Other legal documents . court costs, Neudeck prison

I. Request of Neudeck Prison to keep 50 RM [$400] of the excess funds.

II. To the Office of Department 1 Continue reading →

Weimar Gestapo to Munich Gestapo re Schertling

March 30, 1943

CWRS Staff . Gestapo memorandum, Gisela Schertling . Harth Str. 30, Jurk, Kegel Platz 1, Liess, Lindwurm Str. 13, Lotte Pressler, Paul Schertling, Pössneck, Reiber, Weimar

Copy.

Secret State Police [Gestapo]
State Police Headquarters Weimar
Weimar, March 30, 1943
II A 1 – Vol. No. 994/43 Continue reading →

Deisinger’s petition (Schmorell)

March 30, 1943

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Correspondence, Other legal documents . defense, Hugo Schmorell, People's Court, Power of Attorney, Siegfried Deisinger

[Illegible] [Note 1] Deisinger, J.D. and [Illegible], Attorney-at-Law
Nussbaum Str. 12 / 1st Floor
Office Hours: [Illegible] except for Saturdays
Telephone: [Illegible]
[Illegible] Bank Account: Munich No. [Illegible]

Munich, March 30, 1943 Continue reading →

Schertling taken into custody

March 29, 1943

CWRS Staff . Gisela Schertling, Interrogation transcripts . arrest, Robert Mohr, treason

Decree:

Due to suspicion of collusion in the matter of high treason Hans Scholl, Schertling is taken into custody [Note 1] on March 29, 1943. Continue reading →

Continuation of Schertling interrogation

March 29, 1943

CWRS Staff . Gisela Schertling, Interrogation transcripts . Elfriede Maier, Gestapo agent Beer, Hildegard Schüle

Continuation of the interrogation at 3 pm.

I have nothing else to add regarding the meeting with Harnack. I cannot recall that anything was said on that occasion about Harnack meeting Prof. Huber. Harnack was in a hurry during this meeting. He said he could not stay long because he had to go to the theater. Continue reading →

Schertling interrogation interrupted

March 29, 1943

CWRS Staff . Gisela Schertling, Interrogation transcripts . Gestapo agent Beer

The interrogation was interrupted at 1:55 pm.

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Source: Gisela Schertling’s interrogation on March 29, 1943

Gestapo memo re Verena Schiel letter

March 29, 1943

CWRS Staff . Gestapo memorandum, Interrogation transcripts, Katharina Schüddekopf, Traute Lafrenz . Geith, Verena Schiel

II A Skdo./Gei. [Special Commission/Geith]

Munich, March 29, 1943

The student Katharina Schüddekopf, currently in police custody (personal data known) wrote a letter to her friend Frl. Dr. Verena Schiel, Erfurt, Ludendorff Str. 40. In that letter, she told her about the circumstances surrounding her arrest. Since the letter may not be mailed, it was held back and confiscated. Continue reading →

Hugo Schmorell to Reich prosecutor

March 29, 1943

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Correspondence . Elisabeth Schmorell, Hugo Schmorell

Hugo Schmorell, M.D. – Munich 9, March 29, 1943
General Practitioner
Benediktenwand Str. 12

/Stamp: Reich Prosecutor’s Office
[illegible]
March 30, 1943/ Continue reading →

Schertling interrogation

March 29, 1943

CWRS Staff . Gisela Schertling, Interrogation transcripts . Gestapo agent Beer, revolution

Secret State Police [Gestapo]
State Police Headquarters Munich

Munich, March 29, 1943

Vol. No. 13226/43 II A Sond. Be. [Special Commission / Beer]

Summoned, Gisela Schertling (personal data known) appeared and continued to be interrogated: Continue reading →

Gestapo confiscates letter to Verena Schiel

March 27, 1943

CWRS Staff . Katharina Schüddekopf . arrest, Erfurt, Ludendorff Str. 40, Verena Schiel

Katharina Schüddekopf’s “C.V.”

March 27, 1943

CWRS Staff . Correspondence, Hans Scholl, Katharina Schüddekopf, Kurt Huber, Official (prosecutor's file), Sophie Scholl, Traute Lafrenz . Curriculum Vitae, education, freedom, friendships, history, National Socialism, philosophy, politics, treason

My political thinking and my attitudes towards the National Socialist State are conditioned by and based on the understanding of an academically educated person and on the understanding of a woman. [Note 1] Continue reading →

Letter from Katharina Schüddekopf to Verena Schiel

March 27, 1943

CWRS Staff . Correspondence, Katharina Schüddekopf . Erfurt, Ludendorff Str. 40, Verena Schiel

/Envelope: [Bears a 12-Pfennig Hitler stamp.]

[Addressed to] Miss [Frl. Dr.] Verena Schiel, Erfurt, Ludendorff Str. 40. Continue reading →

Transmittal letter: Case files

March 27, 1943

CWRS Staff . Official (prosecutor's file) . Bischoff, Kummer, Lautz

File No.: 1 Js-So 394 ff/43.
When responding, please cite above-mentioned file number.

Munich, March 27, 1943 Continue reading →

Third interrogation of Katharina Schüddekopf

March 26, 1943

CWRS Staff . Interrogation transcripts, Katharina Schüddekopf . Geith

II A Sond./Gei. [Special Commission/Geith]

Munich, March 26, 1943

Schüddekopf Katharina, personal data known, was led out from police custody. She additionally stated:

I am no longer able to make useful [Note 1] statements. I have made my statements to the best of my ability and I am prepared to answer for them. Continue reading →

Kummer’s response

March 26, 1943

CWRS Staff . Official (prosecutor's file), White Rose group . District Court, Kummer

Journal No. 168

/Stamp: Munich/ Continue reading →

Telegram regarding expedited trial

March 26, 1943

CWRS Staff . Gestapo memorandum, White Rose group . 2nd trial, Bischoff

Postal Service of the German Reich

Telegram [Illegible]

CHIEF PROSECUTOR OF THE DISTRICT COURT IN MUNICH 1 = Continue reading →

Cover sheet: Willi Graf’s arrest

March 25, 1943

CWRS Staff . Official (prosecutor's file), Other legal documents, Willi Graf . arrest record, Neudeck prison

File No.: [Illegible] Js-So 394 ff./43.

Record of Arrest

For the suspect Graf Wilhelm Continue reading →

Bischoff telex: Jurisdiction

March 25, 1943

CWRS Staff . Gestapo memorandum, White Rose group . Bischoff, Eichberger, jurisdiction, Meseck, Mies, People's Court

Telex No. 778

~~From~~ To State Police Headquarters, Munich Continue reading →

Eugen Grimminger’s arrest record

March 25, 1943

CWRS Staff . Eugen Grimminger, Other legal documents . arrest record

File No.: 1d Js-So 394 ff./43.

Arrest Record for the accused Grimminger Eugen.

Day taken into temporary custody: March 2, 1943 – page [blank]. Continue reading →

Arrest warrant – Alexander Schmorell

March 25, 1943

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Official (prosecutor's file) . arrest warrant, Dietz, Neudeck prison

File No. ER 3 Gs 243/43

Munich 7, March 25, 1943.
Mariahilfplatz 17

District Court Munich
Department of Criminal Court
(Investigative Judge.) Continue reading →

Eugen Grimminger’s arraignment

March 25, 1943

CWRS Staff . Eugen Grimminger, Other legal documents . arraignment, arrest warrant, Dietz, District Court, J.G. Weiß’che Buchdruckerei, Mariahilfplatz 17, treason

File No. ER 3 Gs 245/43
Munich 7, March 25, 1943
Mariahilfplatz 17

District Court Munich
Department of Criminal Court
(Investigative Judge.) Continue reading →

Trenker telex: Trial update

March 25, 1943

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Eugen Grimminger, Falk Harnack, Hans Hirzel, Kurt Huber, Susanne Hirzel, Willi Graf . Franz Josef Müller, Freiburg, Heinrich Bollinger, Heinrich Guter, Helmut Bauer, Paul Giesler, People's Court, Rudi Alt, Trenker

Telex No. [illegible]

From: The State Police Headquarters In: Munich Continue reading →

Eickemeyer: Studio in his absence

March 24, 1943

CWRS Staff . Manfred Eickemeyer . studio, Wilhelm Geyer

I returned to Munich only at the end of March 1943. I cannot say what happened in my studio – for which Geyer had the keys and entered and exited the studio with my permission – during my absence.

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Source: Second interrogation of Manfred Eickemeyer, April 7, 1943

Second interrogation of Katharina Schüddekopf

March 24, 1943

CWRS Staff . Interrogation transcripts, Katharina Schüddekopf . farewell party, Geith

II A Sond./Gei. [Special Commission / Geith]

Munich, March 24, 1943

Schüddekopf Katharina, personal details known, was led out of police custody for continuation of the interrogation. She further stated: Continue reading →

Neudeck request re Grimminger money

March 24, 1943

CWRS Staff . Eugen Grimminger, Other legal documents . Neudeck prison, Rawitsch

Warden of Neudeck Prison
Munich, March 24, 1943
Tel: [blank], Extension: 281 Continue reading →

Grimminger prison intake (Neudeck)

March 24, 1943

CWRS Staff . Eugen Grimminger, Other legal documents . Neudeck prison, prison transfer, treason

Warden of Neudeck Prison
Received on March 24, 1943, 11:30 am

From: Gestapo Munich Continue reading →

Grimminger – prison transfer to Neudeck

March 24, 1943

CWRS Staff . Eugen Grimminger, Other legal documents . Neudeck prison, prison transfer

Secret State Police [Gestapo]
Munich, March 24, 1943, [blank] o’clock
State Police Headquarters Munich
D.St. II A Sond. [Special Commission] Continue reading →

Prison transfer – Alexander Schmorell

March 24, 1943

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Gestapo memorandum . Neudeck prison, prison transfer

Secret State Police [Gestapo]
State Police Headquarters Munich – Munich, March 24, 1943, ______ o’clock
D.St. II A Sond.

Reason for being in prison: High treason

Status: Medical student

Name: Schmorell Alexander Continue reading →

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