Affidavit on the Nazi takeover of the trade union offices in Munich (March 1933), including thefts, the beating and arrest of Schiefer, and his later confinement in Dachau in 1944

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Gustav Schiefer (trade union officer, Munich (1918-33))

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Gustav Schiefer

German politician (1876-1956)

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  • Born: 1876-07-17 (Althütte)
  • Died: 1956-05-19 (Munich)
  • Country of citizenship: Germany
  • Occupation: politician
  • Member of political party: Social Democratic Party of Germany
  • Position held: Member of the Bavarian Senate (period: 1947-01-01 through 1956-01-01)
  • Place of detention: Dachau concentration camp
  • VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/13520443

Date: 19 November 1945

Literal Title: Statement

Total Pages: 3

Language of Text: English

Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)

Evidence Code: PS-2277

Citation: IMT (page 255)

HLSL Item No.: 450406

Source of Text: Case Files/English (US or UK)

Notes:The statement was originally made on 17 October, and formalized on 19 November 1945.

Trial Issues

Conspiracy (and Common plan, in IMT) (IMT, NMT 1, 3, 4, 11) IMT count 1: common plan or conspiracy (IMT) Nazi regime (rise, consolidation, economic control, and militarization) (I…

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PS-2277: Sworn statement, 17 October and 19 November 1945, by the former concentration camp inmate Gustav Schiefer, concerning his treatment by the Nazis from 1933 to 1944