Hans Scholl fourth interrogation

February 20, 1943

CWRS Staff . Hans Scholl, Interrogation transcripts . anti-Semitism, Anton Mahler, Wittenstein

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Harder’s second profile

February 18, 1943

CWRS Staff . Crime lab reports, White Rose group . anti-Semitism, Augustine, Bible, Bolshevism, Leaflet 1, Leaflet 2, Leaflet 3, Leaflet 4, Leaflet 5, Leaflet 6, Leaflet 7, Lutheran, Munich, passive resistance, propaganda, Wilhelm Stapel

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Professor Harder – Munich 22, February 18, 1943
Ludwig Str. 14, 1st staircase
Confidential.

After two leaflets (A and B) were submitted to me yesterday, I received four additional leaflets (Leaflets of the White Rose No. I – IV) today. I will designate these with the letters C – F and once again use line numbers. In addition I have been advised that it has been proven through technical means that the author of A B is identical to the author of C – F. Continue reading →

Huber’s political views

February 9, 1943

CWRS Staff . Hans Scholl, Kurt Huber . anti-Semitism, Bolshevism, Catholicism, funding, metaphysics, nationalism, politics, Universalism

I can say the following about Professor Huber’s political views: He is a great Nationalist. He regards bolshevism as the destroyer of European culture. He holds strong anti-Semitic views. Continue reading →

Gestapo comments about third leaflet

July 1, 1942

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Crime lab reports, Hans Scholl . anti-Semitism, Augustine, Harder, Leaflet 3, Lutheran, monarchist, Munich, passive resistance, propaganda, sabotage, Wilhelm Stapel

Yesterday’s expert analysis, page 3, number 4, Christian overtones: This now comes clearly into view. Christian expressions multiply. E 14, Creature. … E 38, cloak of wisdom (compare with A 26). E 19, according to God’s will. E 35, scattered throughout the world as dust upon the wind. E 39, spawn of hell. … In E 11, there was already a reference to civitas dei, which is a Latin quote from Augustine. … Continue reading →

Gestapo comments about second leaflet

June 28, 1942

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Crime lab reports, Hans Scholl . anti-Semitism, Bolshevism, Harder, Leaflet 2, Lutheran, passive resistance, propaganda, Wilhelm Stapel

Yesterday’s expert analysis, page 3, number 4, Christian overtones: This now comes clearly into view. Christian expressions multiply. … D 33, It is not given to us. D 48, May God grant that. Corresponding to the archaic relative pronoun “so”, here there likewise appears the unmistakable sign of theological method of speech, “now there our eyes are opened” [Note 1] (D 79). D 76 is the fanatical call of a hellfire-and-brimstone preacher. Continue reading →

Gestapo comments about first leaflet

June 25, 1942

CWRS Staff . Crime lab reports, Hans Scholl . anti-Semitism, Bolshevism, Harder, Leaflet 1, Lutheran, Nemesis, passive resistance, propaganda, Wilhelm Stapel

Yesterday’s expert analysis, page 3, number 4, Christian overtones: … C 38, once again the accusation of godlessness, atheistic war machine. … C 34, member of the Christian and western culture. …

Yesterday’s expert analysis, page 6, 2nd paragraph: I determined that the appeals did not have the tone of an embittered loner. … [As] in B – complains about their indifference ( C 3 ff., D 5 ff.). … Continue reading →