After the necessary police inquiries had been made, the lockdown of the university was lifted around 4 pm. Several persons had to be held for a longer time to check out their identification papers. All of those apprehended were taken to the State Police.
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Source: Undated case summary
After about half an hour, we could leave the university again after showing our ID cards.
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Source: Initial interrogation of Gisela Schertling, February 18, 1943
Question: Today after you were taken into custody, have you spoken with any of your acquaintances? If so, what did you talk about?
Answer: Yes. As I was being led out of the university, I ran into Gisela Schertling still inside the building. Like all the other students, she also had to wait in the university foyer until the university was re-opened. I told her these exact words: “Go home and tell Alex, if he’s there, he should not wait for me.” Continue reading
When I then got to the university entrance, I learned from the students gathered there that no one could leave the university.
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Source: Initial interrogation of Gisela Schertling, February 18, 1943
White Rose History: January 1933 - October 1943 