Tag Archives: Freiburg

Gestapo memorandum in support of indictment

. 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 . , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Secret State Police [Gestapo]
State Police Headquarters Munich

Munich, March 23, 1943 Continue reading →

Wolf Jaeger visits Hans Scholl

. Gisela Schertling, Hans Scholl, Willi Graf . , ,

It is possible that I saw the student Jaeger [Note 1] in Scholl’s apartment on either February 12 or 13, 1943. On that occasion, Jaeger brought Scholl a book from the National Library [Staatsbibliothek]. They talked for about half an hour. Willi Graf was also present. I could tell from the conversation which primarily was about literary matters that Jaeger had studied at the University of Freiburg. Continue reading →

Willi Graf recruits Heinz Bollinger

. Hans Scholl, Willi Graf . , , , ,

Question: During the conversation between yourself, Scholl, and Dr. Huber at the latter’s residence at the beginning of January 1943, you volunteered to use your connections to the Rhineland to distribute the leaflets in question. It is therefore likely, if not completely certain, that your trip to Bonn, Freiburg i.Br., and Ulm served that primary purpose. I therefore ask you: Which persons from your circle of friends in the above-named places did you approach about the distribution of leaflets? Continue reading →

Willi Graf visits Helmut Bauer

. Willi Graf . , , ,

I spent the evening of January 23, 1943 with the medical student Helmut Bauer from Saarbrücken, currently a student at the University of Freiburg, since Dr. Bollinger (whom I wanted to visit) was not in town at the time. Once again, I assure you that I did not initiate Bauer in any way into our plans and intentions of producing and distributing leaflets. Continue reading →

Willi Graf visits Helmut Bauer

. Willi Graf . , ,

From Bonn, I traveled to Freiburg i.Br. on January 23, 1943 and arrived between 4 and 6 pm. I wanted to visit an old college friend named Rudi Alt, residing in Freiburg, Ludwig Str. 22?, but I did not meet up with him. Instead, I visited the medical student Helmut Bauer, who is from Saarbrücken, my homeland. I spent the evening with him.

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Source: Sixth interrogation of Willi Graf, March 1, 1943

Willi Graf agrees to recruit in Bonn

. Hans Scholl, Kurt Huber, Willi Graf . , , , ,

Question: During the conversation between yourself, Scholl, and Dr. Huber at the latter’s residence at the beginning of January 1943, you volunteered to use your connections to the Rhineland to distribute the leaflets in question. It is therefore likely, if not completely certain, that your trip to Bonn, Freiburg i.Br., and Ulm served that primary purpose.

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Source: Sixth interrogation of Willi Graf, March 1, 1943