74:
199:. Gehrts became an informer to Schulze-Boysen, supplying him with all the documents that he received in his capacity as a staff officer on the General Staff of the Luftwaffe.. In April 1941, he told Schulze-Boysen of both the time and place of the invasion. He stated that the Russian invasion plan by the Luftwaffe called for a lightning-fast attack in Ukraine followed by an eastern advance and it was likely to be launched in the spring of 1941 Schulze-Boysen incorporated much of this information into his own reports, that were sometimes passed to
124:
156:
Commander in Chief of the Army. After promotion several times, by 1942 he was responsible for the
Special Missions branch of the Luftwaffe. This gave him access to a wide variety of top-secret information including advance notice of airborne missions in the east. His primary responsibility was to arrange transport for
155:
at the rank of captain. He initially worked in the long-range reconnaissance and aerial photography department before later moving to the regulations and teaching materials department. In 1937 Gehrts published "Der Aufklärungsflieger". By 1938 he was adjutant to the
General of the Air Force at the
114:
In 1922, he married
Hildegard Gehrts née Kremer, but suffered despair at bereavement, when his young daughter died in July 1924. In 1925, his wife Hildegard died after giving birth to their son, Hans-Erwin on 12 November 1925. In 1927 he remarried but again suffered bereavement when his child died
191:. Gehrts had many conversations with Shulze-Boysen over many years while in Communist discussion groups, whose purpose was to prepare Germany anew. In 1941-1942 Gehrts came into direct contact with the resistance group around Schulze-Boysen that would later be called the
554:
19:
547:
1157:
1152:
540:
314:
215:(Military court). In January 1943 he was sentenced to death for "undermining military strength". On February 10, 1943, he was executed in Plötzensee Prison by
1162:
1147:
99:
a bourgeois youth movement, that he remained involved with in his whole life. After he completed his early education in 1913, he decided to study
388:
A coastal region in political and social upheaval ;the consequences of industrialisation in the district of
Steinburg (Elbe) : (1860-1933)
513:
446:
53:, he became disillusioned with the Nazis. He became associated with a Berlin-based anti-fascist resistance group that was later called the
152:
475:
395:
384:
Eine KĂĽstenregion im politisch-sozialen
Umbruch ;die Folgen der Industrialisierung im Landkreis Steinburg (Elbe) : (1860-1933)
714:
366:
322:
45:. During the interwar period, he became a journalist. However, with the emergence of the Nazi states, his newspaper, the
889:
390:] (dissertation). Veröffentlichungen des Hamburger Arbeitskreises für Regionalgeschichte (HAR), Bd. 22. Lit Verlag.
73:
674:
34:
614:
192:
54:
1075:
909:
719:
435:
The Rote
Kapelle: the CIA's history of Soviet intelligence and espionage networks in Western Europe, 1936-1945
599:
629:
584:
1070:
929:
654:
108:
694:
970:
779:
594:
1005:
1000:
854:
689:
619:
179:
for advice, and allowed himself to be swayed by the advice that Krauss's offered. In 1928, Gehrts met
1142:
1137:
1025:
965:
914:
844:
839:
809:
754:
624:
609:
604:
579:
532:
321:(in German). Internet Archive: Anbieterkennzeichnung des Betreibers. 26 February 2006. Archived from
180:
30:
1035:
859:
799:
468:
Tell everyone, everyone about me!' – The beautiful, short life of
Libertas Schulze-Boysen, 1913–1942
148:
1096:
1040:
960:
884:
879:
869:
659:
219:. His wife, Erika Gehrts exerted significant effort in her endeavours for a more lenient sentence.
164:
62:
1111:
894:
864:
819:
804:
464:"Erzähl allen, allen von mir!" : das schöne kurze Leben der Libertas Schulze-Boysen 1913-1942
1055:
904:
759:
814:
749:
147:
was banned and Gehrts became unemployed. In 1935, his former superior officer, now
Generalmajor
834:
505:
Sparing the Child: Grief and the
Unspeakable in Youth Literature about Nazism and the Holocaust
211:
Erwin Gehrts was arrested on 9 October 1942 and his trial took place on 10 January 1943 at the
1106:
1065:
924:
684:
509:
481:
471:
442:
401:
391:
362:
238:
231:
Der Aufklärungsflieger, seine
Aufgaben und Leistungen und die Ăśberraschung im kĂĽnftigen Kriege
503:
175:
but led a life that was extraordinary superstitious. He regularly visited the fortune teller
709:
644:
1116:
995:
955:
950:
824:
699:
649:
123:
104:
1045:
980:
874:
829:
764:
679:
1131:
1101:
1060:
1020:
975:
945:
919:
849:
794:
774:
739:
704:
639:
634:
589:
288:
212:
200:
235:
The reconnaissance pilot, his tasks and achievements and the surprise in future wars
1080:
1030:
1010:
769:
744:
734:
729:
564:
356:
92:
78:
433:
167:
who considered the invasion of Russia to be criminal lunacy. He was interested in
1050:
990:
899:
724:
664:
176:
168:
157:
139:. Gehrts was editor-in-chief until 1932, when he worked as a journalist for the
132:
96:
82:
42:
985:
669:
216:
136:
100:
485:
405:
1015:
784:
242:
50:
38:
203:
to be written into his own reports, then couriered to Soviet intelligence.
41:. Trained as a teacher, Gehrts was conscripted as a flying officer during
18:
115:
only after 3 months. On 1 October 1930, his daughter Barbara was born.
196:
172:
85:
58:
441:. Washington DC: University Publications of America. p. 145.
122:
91:
The son of a merchant, Gehrts grew up before the period known as "
81:, a stumbling block of Erwin Gehrts, located at 41a UhlandstraĂźe,
72:
17:
536:
22:
Identity picture of Erwin Gehrts in his Luftwaffe uniform
135:
Gehrts served as a flying officer achieving the rank of
143:
newspaper in Berlin. When the Nazis came to power, the
37:
against the Nazi regime, journalist and colonel in the
470:] (in German). Münich: Droemer. pp. 311–312.
295:(in German). Koordinierungsstelle Stolpersteine Berlin
1089:
938:
572:
237:] (in German). Berlin: E.S. Mittler & Soh.
1158:People executed by guillotine at Plötzensee Prison
1153:People from Hamburg executed at Plötzensee Prison
183:while in discussion at the left-liberal magazine
29:(18 April 1890 in Hamburg – 10 February 1943 in
497:
495:
350:
348:
346:
344:
342:
340:
427:
425:
423:
421:
419:
417:
415:
548:
8:
163:As a person, Gehrts was an adherent of the
555:
541:
533:
282:
280:
361:. New York: Schocken Books. p. 269.
278:
276:
274:
272:
270:
268:
266:
264:
262:
260:
65:, passing secrets from the air ministry.
95:". As a youth he became a member of the
256:
33:) was a German conservative socialist,
502:Hamida Bosmajian (13 September 2013).
151:offered Gehrts a position in the Nazi
7:
49:, was banned. Finding work with the
1163:Luftwaffe personnel of World War II
127:The Schulze-Boysen group in Germany
14:
1148:Executed Red Orchestra members
432:Kesaris, Paul. L, ed. (1979).
1:
755:Erika Gräfin von Brockdorff
1179:
573:Harro Schulze-Boysen group
462:Kettelhake, Silke (2008).
1090:Rudolf von Scheliha group
890:Wilhelm SchĂĽrmann-Horster
508:. Routledge. p. 82.
355:Perrault, Gilles (1969).
315:"Stolpersteine im Bezirk"
57:("Rote Kapelle") by the
600:Mietje Bontjes van Beek
585:Libertas Schulze-Boysen
382:Möller, Reimer (2007).
293:Stolpersteine in Berlin
229:Gehrts, Erwin (1939).
128:
109:University of Freiburg
88:
23:
1071:Hansheinrich Kummerow
971:Lotte Bergtel-Schleif
930:Hansheinrich Kummerow
780:Lotte Bergtel-Schleif
595:Cato Bontjes van Beek
563:People of the German
165:Confessional Movement
126:
76:
21:
630:Walter KĂĽchenmeister
610:Elisabeth Schumacher
605:Jan Bontjes van Beek
580:Harro Schulze-Boysen
181:Harro Schulze-Boysen
153:Ministry of Aviation
1097:Rudolf von Scheliha
939:Arvid Harnack group
695:Hans Lautenschlager
655:Gisela von Pöllnitz
63:Harro Shulze-Boysen
61:and an informer to
1056:Wilhelm Fellendorf
905:Wilhelm Fellendorf
760:Cay von Brockdorff
620:GĂĽnther Weisenborn
325:on 21 January 2013
287:Federspiel, Ruth.
145:Tägliche Rundschau
141:Tägliche Rundschau
129:
89:
47:Tägliche Rundschau
35:resistance fighter
24:
1125:
1124:
1107:Rudolf Herrnstadt
1066:Ingeborg Kummerow
1006:Leo Skrzypczynski
1001:Wolfgang Havemann
966:Bernhard Bästlein
925:Ingeborg Kummerow
855:Philipp Schaeffer
690:Hermann Natterodt
685:Herbert Engelsing
515:978-1-135-72030-8
448:978-0-89093-203-2
358:The Red Orchestra
31:Plötzensee Prison
1170:
1041:Rose Schlösinger
710:Friedrich Rehmer
660:Oda SchottmĂĽller
645:John Rittmeister
567:resistance group
557:
550:
543:
534:
527:
526:
524:
522:
499:
490:
489:
459:
453:
452:
440:
429:
410:
409:
379:
373:
372:
352:
335:
334:
332:
330:
311:
305:
304:
302:
300:
284:
246:
1178:
1177:
1173:
1172:
1171:
1169:
1168:
1167:
1128:
1127:
1126:
1121:
1117:Heinrich Koenen
1085:
1026:Wolfgang Thiess
996:Herbert Gollnow
956:Wilhelm Guddorf
951:Mildred Harnack
934:
915:Albert Hoessler
845:Marcel Melliand
840:Krystana Janewa
825:Walter Husemann
810:Walter Hoffmann
700:Liane Berkowitz
675:Heinrich Scheel
650:Eva Rittmeister
615:Kurt Schumacher
568:
561:
531:
530:
520:
518:
516:
501:
500:
493:
478:
461:
460:
456:
449:
438:
431:
430:
413:
398:
381:
380:
376:
369:
354:
353:
338:
328:
326:
313:
312:
308:
298:
296:
286:
285:
258:
253:
228:
225:
209:
121:
105:Natural science
71:
12:
11:
5:
1176:
1174:
1166:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1130:
1129:
1123:
1122:
1120:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1093:
1091:
1087:
1086:
1084:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1036:Friedrich Lenz
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
988:
983:
981:Greta Kuckhoff
978:
973:
968:
963:
958:
953:
948:
942:
940:
936:
935:
933:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
875:Edwin Tietjens
872:
867:
862:
860:Ilse Schaeffer
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
830:Marta Husemann
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
800:Otto Grabowski
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
765:Eva-Maria Buch
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
680:Horst Heilmann
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
647:
642:
637:
632:
627:
625:Joy Weisenborn
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
592:
587:
582:
576:
574:
570:
569:
562:
560:
559:
552:
545:
537:
529:
528:
514:
491:
476:
454:
447:
411:
396:
374:
367:
336:
306:
289:"Erwin Gehrts"
255:
254:
252:
249:
248:
247:
224:
221:
208:
205:
149:Waldemar Klepe
120:
117:
70:
67:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1175:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1135:
1133:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1088:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1061:Eugen Neutert
1059:
1057:
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1021:Anton Saefkow
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1007:
1004:
1002:
999:
997:
994:
992:
989:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
976:Adam Kuckhoff
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
961:Hilde Guddorf
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
946:Arvid Harnack
944:
943:
941:
937:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
920:Heinz Strelow
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
885:Frida Wesolek
883:
881:
880:Albert Voigts
878:
876:
873:
871:
870:Hans Sussmann
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
850:Helmut Roloff
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
795:Max Grabowski
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
775:Werner Dissel
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
740:Helmut Himpel
738:
736:
733:
731:
728:
726:
723:
721:
720:Werner Krauss
718:
716:
713:
711:
708:
706:
705:Ursula Goetze
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
641:
640:John Graudenz
638:
636:
635:Elfriede Paul
633:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
590:Maria Terwiel
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
577:
575:
571:
566:
558:
553:
551:
546:
544:
539:
538:
535:
517:
511:
507:
506:
498:
496:
492:
487:
483:
479:
477:9783426274378
473:
469:
465:
458:
455:
450:
444:
437:
436:
428:
426:
424:
422:
420:
418:
416:
412:
407:
403:
399:
397:9783825891947
393:
389:
385:
378:
375:
370:
364:
360:
359:
351:
349:
347:
345:
343:
341:
337:
324:
320:
319:Berlin Online
316:
310:
307:
294:
290:
283:
281:
279:
277:
275:
273:
271:
269:
267:
265:
263:
261:
257:
250:
244:
240:
236:
232:
227:
226:
222:
220:
218:
214:
213:Reichsgericht
206:
204:
202:
201:Arvid Harnack
198:
194:
193:Red Orchestra
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
161:
159:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
125:
118:
116:
112:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
87:
84:
80:
75:
68:
66:
64:
60:
56:
55:Red Orchestra
52:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
28:
20:
16:
1112:Kurt Schulze
1081:Martin Weise
1031:Karl Behrens
1011:Adolf Grimme
910:Robert Barth
895:Arnold Bauer
865:Kurt Schulze
820:Marie HĂĽbner
805:Bruno Hempel
790:Erwin Gehrts
789:
770:Fritz Cremer
745:Hanna Berger
735:Karl Behrens
730:Adolf Grimme
565:Rote Kapelle
519:. Retrieved
504:
467:
463:
457:
434:
387:
383:
377:
357:
327:. Retrieved
323:the original
318:
309:
297:. Retrieved
292:
234:
230:
223:Bibliography
210:
189:The Opponent
188:
184:
162:
158:paratroopers
144:
140:
130:
113:
93:Wilhelminism
90:
79:Stolperstein
46:
27:Erwin Gehrts
26:
25:
15:
1143:1943 deaths
1138:1890 births
1076:Fritz Lange
1051:Erna Eifler
1046:Beppo Römer
991:Hilde Coppi
900:Erna Eifler
725:Anna Krauss
715:Fritz Thiel
665:Hilde Coppi
177:Anna Krauss
169:metaphysics
133:World War I
97:Wandervogel
83:Lichtenrade
43:World War I
1132:Categories
1102:Ilse Stöbe
986:Hans Coppi
815:Max HĂĽbner
750:Karl Böhme
670:Hans Coppi
521:29 October
368:0805209522
329:27 October
299:27 October
251:References
217:guillotine
185:Der Gegner
137:Lieutenant
101:Literature
1016:John Sieg
835:Else Imme
785:Ina Ender
486:221130666
406:874717795
51:Luftwaffe
39:Luftwaffe
243:44104612
171:and the
195:by the
131:During
107:at the
512:
484:
474:
445:
404:
394:
365:
241:
207:Arrest
197:Abwehr
173:occult
119:Career
86:Berlin
59:Abwehr
466:[
439:(pdf)
386:[
233:[
523:2020
510:ISBN
482:OCLC
472:ISBN
443:ISBN
402:OCLC
392:ISBN
363:ISBN
331:2020
301:2020
239:OCLC
103:and
69:Life
187:or
1134::
494:^
480:.
414:^
400:.
339:^
317:.
291:.
259:^
160:.
111:.
77:A
556:e
549:t
542:v
525:.
488:.
451:.
408:.
371:.
333:.
303:.
245:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
