List of stored evidence

September 17, 1943

CWRS Staff . Correspondence . bullets, Erika typewriter, green enamel paint, Helm, Remington typewriter, Roto Präziosa, tar-based paint, template, wallets

Chief Prosecutor
3 a – 18059.
To:
The Chief Prosecutor of the Reich Continue reading →

Alexander Schmorell re hiding duplicating machine

February 16, 1943

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Hans Scholl . cessation of work, graffiti, green enamel paint, Leaflet 6, paint, Remington typewriter, Roto Präziosa, tar-based paint, template

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 →

Third graffiti campaign

February 15, 1943

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Hans Scholl . Down with Hitler, graffiti, Hitler the Mass Murderer, Hugendubel, tar-based paint, template

The night of February 15/16, 1943, we painted the words Down with Hitler – again using the template – in several places on the way back from the telegraph office, where we had deposited the last of our leaflet mailing. We used ~~black paint~~ black tar-based paint to do so. This was the same paint we had used for the first night of the operation. Continue reading →

Alexander Schmorell re third graffiti operation

February 15, 1943

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Hans Scholl, Willi Graf . Down with Hitler, graffiti, Hitler the Mass Murderer, Hugendubel, propaganda, tar-based paint

A third time – the night of February 15 / 16, 1943 – Hans Scholl, Willi Graf, and I painted graffiti as we went from the telegraph office to Scholl’s residence. I still remember well that we painted the inscriptions “Down with Hitler!” and “Hitler the Mass Murderer!” on the walls of Hugendubel Book Store.

That night, Hans Scholl and I painted while Willi Graf merely stood watch, to protect us from being caught unawares. We wished to take our propaganda primarily to the bulk of the nation, which was impossible to this degree through distribution of flyers. Continue reading →

Last graffiti operation, mailing leaflets

February 15, 1943

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Hans Scholl, Willi Graf . briefcase, Hugendubel, suitcase, tar-based paint, template

When we finished working that evening, the leaflets were packed into a small suitcase and 2 briefcases and taken to the post office by Scholl, Schmorell, and me. We left Scholl’s apartment between 11:00 and 11:30 pm. Continue reading →

First graffiti campaign

February 3, 1943

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl . Down with Hitler, freedom, graffiti, red paint, tar-based paint

As we had previously arranged, Schmorell and I met the evening of February 3, 1943 in my apartment. Schmorell brought the template, paint, and paint brushes. Shortly after midnight, we left my apartment with these things, intending to use the template to paint [our graffiti] in every suitable place. Continue reading →

Alexander Schmorell re graffiti operation

February 3, 1943

CWRS Staff . Alexander Schmorell, Hans Scholl, Manfred Eickemeyer . Down with Hitler, freedom, graffiti, green enamel paint, studio, tar-based paint

At the end of January, Hans Scholl and I came up with the idea of reinforcing our treasonous propaganda by painting “Down with Hitler!” and “Freedom!” [Note 1]. For this purpose, I prepared a template “Down with Hitler!” in my residence. I brought this to Scholl, so we could use it in the ensuing nights. I bought a can of tar-based paint at a specialty store (I believe it was Finster and Meissner) near the Hofbräuhaus. We took the green paint from Eickemair’s [sic] studio; he knows nothing about any of this. We were also able to take the paint brushes from the studio. Continue reading →