Robert Mohr (Gestapo)
Encyclopedia
Robert Mohr was an interrogation specialist of the Gestapo
. He headed the special commission that was responsible for the search for, and arrest of, the White Rose
, part of the German Resistance
to Nazism.
during the First World War and was awarded the Iron Cross
Second Class before resigning in May 1919. In October 1919, Mohr entered into the Bavarian police. In May 1933 he joined the Nazi Party. He also belonged to the National Socialist Motor Corps
, the Reich Air Defense League, the Reich Colonial League and the National Socialist People's Welfare
organisations. In the 1930s he worked as a police chief in Frankenthal
(Pfalz). From 1938 he worked for the Gestapo
in Munich
.
, and obtained her confession to the distribution of leaflets for the White Rose movement. In a 1951 report to Robert Scholl, Sophie's father, Mohr claimed that he tried to save Sophie's life by leading her to testify against her brother Hans Scholl
, to say she was under his influence and that they had different opinions on politics.
, occupied Alsace
. Around 1947 he was interned by the French but was not tried for his service in the Gestapo. From 1948 he worked in the spa at Bad Dürkheim
. He died in 1977.
Mohr was played by Gerald Alexander Held
Gestapo
The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police...
. He headed the special commission that was responsible for the search for, and arrest of, the White Rose
White Rose
The White Rose was a non-violent/intellectual resistance group in Nazi Germany, consisting of students from the University of Munich and their philosophy professor...
, part of the German Resistance
German Resistance
The German resistance was the opposition by individuals and groups in Germany to Adolf Hitler or the National Socialist regime between 1933 and 1945. Some of these engaged in active plans to remove Adolf Hitler from power and overthrow his regime...
to Nazism.
Early Life
Robert Mohr was born in 1897 into the family of a Palatine-born master mason, one of six brothers and three sisters. Mohr completed an apprenticeship as a tailor, but never practiced this profession. He served in the German armyGerman Army
The German Army is the land component of the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Following the disbanding of the Wehrmacht after World War II, it was re-established in 1955 as the Bundesheer, part of the newly formed West German Bundeswehr along with the Navy and the Air Force...
during the First World War and was awarded the Iron Cross
Iron Cross
The Iron Cross is a cross symbol typically in black with a white or silver outline that originated after 1219 when the Kingdom of Jerusalem granted the Teutonic Order the right to combine the Teutonic Black Cross placed above a silver Cross of Jerusalem....
Second Class before resigning in May 1919. In October 1919, Mohr entered into the Bavarian police. In May 1933 he joined the Nazi Party. He also belonged to the National Socialist Motor Corps
National Socialist Motor Corps
The National Socialist Motor Corps , also known as the National Socialist Drivers Corps, was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party that existed from 1931 to 1945. The group was a successor organization to the older National Socialist Automobile Corps, which had existed since the beginning...
, the Reich Air Defense League, the Reich Colonial League and the National Socialist People's Welfare
National Socialist People's Welfare
The Nationalsozialistische Volkswohlfahrt , meaning "National Socialist People's Welfare" was a social welfare organization during the Third Reich. The NSV was established in 1933, shortly after the NSDAP took power in Germany...
organisations. In the 1930s he worked as a police chief in Frankenthal
Frankenthal
Frankenthal is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.- History :Frankenthal was first mentioned in 772. In 1119 an Augustinian monastery was built here, the ruins of which — known, after the founder, as the Erkenbertruine — still stand today in the town...
(Pfalz). From 1938 he worked for the Gestapo
Gestapo
The Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police...
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
.
The White Rose
Between February 18–20, 1943 Mohr interrogated Sophie SchollSophie Scholl
Sophia Magdalena Scholl was a German student, active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany. She was convicted of high treason after having been found distributing anti-war leaflets at the University of Munich with her brother Hans...
, and obtained her confession to the distribution of leaflets for the White Rose movement. In a 1951 report to Robert Scholl, Sophie's father, Mohr claimed that he tried to save Sophie's life by leading her to testify against her brother Hans Scholl
Hans Scholl
Hans Fritz Scholl was a founding member of the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany.-Biography:...
, to say she was under his influence and that they had different opinions on politics.
Later Life
After completion of the investigation into the White Rose, Mohr became chief of the Gestapo office in MulhouseMulhouse
Mulhouse |mill]] hamlet) is a city and commune in eastern France, close to the Swiss and German borders. With a population of 110,514 and 278,206 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2006, it is the largest city in the Haut-Rhin département, and the second largest in the Alsace region after...
, occupied Alsace
Alsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
. Around 1947 he was interned by the French but was not tried for his service in the Gestapo. From 1948 he worked in the spa at Bad Dürkheim
Bad Dürkheim
Bad Dürkheim is a spa town in the Rhine-Neckar urban agglomeration, and is the seat of the Bad Dürkheim district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.- Location :...
. He died in 1977.
Film
- Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage, Director: Marc RothemundMarc RothemundMarc Rothemund is a German film director. He is the son of the film director Sigi Rothemund and the brother of the actress Nina Rothemund. He began his career as an assistant for his father and then began to direct episodes for TV series. His first feature film was the 1998 production Das...
.
Mohr was played by Gerald Alexander Held
Literature
- Inge Aicher-Scholl Die Weiße Rose. ISBN 3-596-11802-6 Mit Abdruck des Berichtes von Robert Mohr an Robert Scholl
External links
- Kirsten Schulz: Robert Mohr. Kriminalobersekretär bei der Gestapo-Leitstelle in München. Ein Artikel publiziert von der Bundeszentrale für Politische Bildung, bei bpb.de vom 20. April 2005.
- Vernehmungsprotokoll beim Georg Elser Arbeitskreis