Documents Relating to the Peoples' Court Trial of Wilhelm Schumann et al
Extent and Medium
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Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
Donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1995 by Gerhard Schumann
Scope and Content
Consists of a photocopy of an indictment, dated November 18, 1944 in Berlin, Germany, which describes charges brought against men and women who were arrested as Jehovah's Witnesses, including Gerhard and Wilhelm Schumann. Also includes a photocopy of a letter, dated October 17, 1944, sent to Gertrud Schumann (Gerhard's wife) informing her that he has been sentenced to death.
Genre
- Document
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