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- 1944 (Creation)
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c 36 frames
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Lehrstrasse Prison was a prison in Berlin.
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A note which precedes the list, dated 19 July 1945, from the director of the Lehrterstrasse prison, after it was taken over by the British Military authorities, states that he found the list and that it contains the names of those allegedly involved in the 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler.
GB 1556 WL 567 1944 collection c 36 frames Lehrstrasse Prison
Lehrstrasse Prison was a prison in Berlin.
A note which precedes the list, dated 19 July 1945, from the director of the Lehrterstrasse prison, after it was taken over by the British Military authorities, states that he found the list and that it contains the names of those allegedly involved in the 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler.
Royal United Services Institution, London
List of prisoners in Lehrstrasse Prison involved in the 20 July 1944 bomb plot against Adolf Hitler, including arrival and release date, the latter annotated with destination. Those who were transported to the Plötzensee Prison were probably executed.
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Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
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The contents of the list is discussed in P. Paret, 'The Aftermath of the Plot against Hitler: the Lehrstrasse Prison in Berlin, 1944-1945', Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, XXXII, 1959, pp 88-102.
Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Mar 2008 Administration of justice Antifascism Berlin Disadvantaged groups Europe European history German history Germany Gestapo x Geheimes Staatspolizei National history Oppression Penal institutions Penal sanctions Political movements Prisoners Prisons Resistance to oppression Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Wars (events)
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Royal United Services Institution, London
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List of prisoners in Lehrstrasse Prison involved in the 20 July 1944 bomb plot against Adolf Hitler, including arrival and release date, the latter annotated with destination. Those who were transported to the Plötzensee Prison were probably executed.
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Copies can be made for personal use. Permission must be sought for publication.
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- English
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- Latin
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German
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Detailed description on the Wiener Library's online catalogue www.wienerlibrary.co.uk.
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- Administration of justice
- Disadvantaged groups
- National history » European history
- National history
- Political movements » Oppression
- Administration of justice » Penal sanctions
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- Disadvantaged groups » Prisoners
- Administration of justice » Penal sanctions » Prisons
- Political movements » Oppression » Resistance to oppression
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English