Correspondence with Weisenborn, Günther

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/1515
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 110021
Dates
23 Apr 1954 - 2 Mar 1955
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Georg Weisenborn (1902-1969) was a German writer and a member of the ‘Red Orchestra’, a loose association of anti-Nazi resistance fighters. As such he had been imprisoned for high treason from 1942-45. After the war he worked as author, playwright and producer of documentaries.

Scope and Content

Correspondence regarding certain aspects of Weisenborn’s book Der lautlose Aufstand (‘The Silent Uprising’), including Jewish Anti-Nazi resistance, religious persecution (Kirchenkampf), and some of the cited sources. Contained is an advertisement leaflet.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

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People

  • Weisenborn, Günther

Subjects

Places

  • West Germany [1949-1990]
  • Third Reich [1933-1945]
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