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1.) Letter to be written: To the Secret State Police [Gestapo], State Police Headquarters, Munich. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Roto Präziosa
List of stored evidence
Chief Prosecutor
3 a – 18059.
To:
The Chief Prosecutor of the Reich Continue reading
Payment to Sperling re duplicating machine
Moabit Court Treasury
Berlin, RW 40, May 25, 1943
Turm Str. 91. Continue reading
Disposition of duplicating machine
/Stamp: R. Sperling, [Illegible] in [Illegible] near Grünau
König Street 31
Post bank account/Berlin No. 100667
Telephone: 659346
Office hours: 4-6 pm/
Berlin, May 14, 1943 [Note 1]
/Stamp: Reich Attorney General’s Office, People’s Court, received May 19, 1943/ Continue reading
Typewriters to Berlin
StAM. I, Crim. Reg.
Please cite above file number in future correspondence.
State Attorney General Munich I
Munich, March 29, 1943 April 6, 1943. Continue reading
Transfer of evidence to prosecutor’s office
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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Typewriters in storage
Secret State Police [Gestapo]
State Police Headquarters Munich
Account No. 6/142 with the Reichs Bank Munich
Account No. 5587 with the Post Bank Munich
Vol. No. 13226/43 IIA/So. [Special Commission]
Please refer to the above date and reference when responding to this correspondence. Continue reading
Third interrogation of Alexander Schmorell
II A/So. [Special Commission] – Munich, March 1, 1943
Interrogation.
Led forth from prison, Alexander Schmorell (personal data known) made the following statements: Continue reading
Confiscation of typewriter and duplicating machine
Decree
/Illegible
(case number)/
In the criminal proceedings against Scholl and others, Continue reading
Geith’s search report
Secret State Police [Gestapo] – Munich, February 21, 1943
State Police Headquarters Munich
Vol. No. 13226/43 II A-Skdo/Gei. [Special Commission/Geith]
Report of Search. Continue reading
Summary of case to date
With regards to Operation to scatter leaflets
In the university on February 18, 1943 Continue reading
List of evidentiary material
Secret State Police [Gestapo]
State Police Headquarters Munich – Munich, February 20, 1943
IIA/Sond.
List of Evidentiary Material: Continue reading
Sophie Scholl third interrogation
II A / Sond. / Mo. [Special Commission / Mohr]
Munich, February 20, 1943
Continuation of the Interrogation of Sophie Scholl Continue reading
Search of Eickemeyer’s studio
During the course of the interrogation, the accused Scholls admitted that several objects used in the publication of the leaflets were stored in the basement of the studio of the architect Eichemeier [sic]. …
On February 19, 1943, an immediate search of the location described by the accused Sofie Scholl turned up a set of keys. Following that, the undersigned carried out a search of the studio and all its rooms. In the studio proper, no evidence turned up. The following evidence was found in a corner of the basement, hidden by boxes and other objects. Continue reading
Second interrogation of Hans Scholl
Secret State Police [Gestapo]
State Police Headquarters, Munich
Vol. No. II A/Sond./Mah. [Mahler] – Munich, February 18, 1943
Hans, Fritz Scholl Continue reading
Duplicating machine hidden in basement
I [Hans Scholl] put the duplicating machine in the basement about 5 days ago. It is easy to find the apparatus.
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Source: Hans Scholl’s second interrogation, February 18, 1943 (after 4 a.m.)
Alexander Schmorell re hiding duplicating machine
When we were finished duplicating our leaflets, we took the duplicating machine to the property Leopold Str. 38, studio, cellar, purely out of security considerations. Hans Scholl /added by hand: and/ I carried this out. In so doing, we were in agreement that production of leaflets would be only temporarily suspended and that should the appropriate occasion arise, we would do it again. Continue reading
Gisela confronts Hans Scholl
After I have been urgently admonished to tell the truth, I must admit that I saw the leaflets to students called “Students” [Kommilitonen] in Hans Scholl’s room. This was the day before they took these things (that is, the leaflets) out of Scholl’s apartment. Continue reading
Gisela becomes suspicious
Otherwise, I cannot think of anyone else who participated in meetings with Hans Scholl. I believe I have already characterized the individual persons insofar as I noticed their political conversation. I must emphasize now as before that during all these meetings, I never thought that this circle could have been working actively against the current regime. Continue reading
Alexander Schmorell re production of fifth leaflet
In contrast to the “White Rose” leaflet, we wrote, duplicated, and distributed the leaflet “Call to All Germans” in Scholl’s residence. In the composition of this leaflet, we were solely concerned about continuing our political revolutionary movement [Note 1], which by its very nature was leveled at the Führer. Continue reading
Social strategy for the fifth leaflet
[Note 1] Due to the scope and relatively large quantity of leaflets that showed up all at once in different places across southern Germany, an uninitiated person would undoubtedly have been of the opinion that this propaganda was being methodically produced by a larger organization. When we mailed the leaflets e.g. in Vienna, Salzburg, Linz, Augsburg, and Stuttgart to local addresses, this was not merely to save money on postage. We also wished to give the impression that there was a local organization that opposed the current regime with this propaganda. We did not ever intend to distract attention away from Munich, that is, the locality where we were working. Continue reading
Production of fifth leaflet
My brother also typed the stencils for the individual leaflets on the typewriter that “Alex” provided for us. He did this in my presence. We then jointly produced the leaflets on our duplicating machine. Continue reading
Willi Graf works on leaflet production
It was only about 8 days later, maybe around January 20, that Hans Scholl told me that I should come to his apartment on a specific afternoon and help him produce leaflets. When I showed up as agreed on the appointed day (January 20 or 21, 1943) at Scholl’s apartment, Scholl’s sister and Schmorell were there too, in addition to Scholl. Continue reading
Hans Scholl initial account of material purchases
Then I borrowed a typewriter, that Alexander Schmorell procured for me. I do not know from whom Schmorell got this typewriter. It was a portable Remington typewriter with a collapsible type-guard. Continue reading
Duplicating machine, one more time
Question: I have already asked you the question regarding how much the duplicating machine cost. You said 200 Marks [$1600.00]. Is that correct? Continue reading
Purchase of duplicating machine
My brother also purchased a new duplicating machine (brand unknown) from a local specialty store. It cost about 200 Marks [$1600.00]. Continue reading
Purchase of larger duplicating machine
In December 1942, I purchased the duplicating machine that was used for the operation in January and February 1943 from the Bayerle Company. This was a used “Roto Preziosa” machine, model no. 13 101. It cost 240 Marks [$1,920.00]. Continue reading
Purchase of Roto Präziosa duplicating machine
I believe she [Sophie Scholl] paid me back RM 50 [$400] once, because I spent at least RM 230 [$1,840] to purchase the duplicating machine etc. The rest of the money surely was spent to buy stamps, paper, envelopes, etc. Continue reading
White Rose History: January 1933 - October 1943 