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Willi Graf in Bonn

. Willi Graf . , ,

The first thing I wanted to do in Bonn was assess the overall mood, who among my friends and acquaintances would come into question to help us with the leaflets or to distribute them. But as soon as I got out from under Scholl’s influence, that is, on the way to Bonn, I began to have some reservations [about the matter]. I then hit upon the idea [large illegible section, approximately 2-1/2 pages long]. Continue reading →

Willi Graf visits Franz Tack

. Willi Graf . , , ,

Since I was not able to go to Bonn as planned over Christmas – for lack of time – I used my trip to Bonn from January 20 through 23, 1943 to pass along Bollinger’s greeting to Chaplain Tack. I took an express train from Munich to Cologne via Dortmund, that is, along the right-hand side of the Rhine River; that train did not go through Bonn, which is why I went all the way to Cologne. Continue reading →

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