Investigation against Ernst Gerke, former head of the Gestapo in Breslau, by the Bielefeld Regional Court (Landgericht), 1960 - 1966
Gerke was head of the following Stapo(leit)stellen ( (Central) Offices): 1936 Hildesheim, 1937 Elbing, 1938 Chemnitz, 1939 Breslau , 1942 Prague
The file contains i.A.:
-career of Ernst Gerke 1930-1942 (pp. 1-2)
-residence determination of Gerke (p. 3)
-information of the Berlin Document Center about Gerke (pp. 4-7)
-questionnaire of the SS (?) (pp. 8-13)
-biography of Ernst Gerke (pp. 14-21)
-testimonies of Ernst Gerke from 1966; particularly unreadable;...
Preliminary proceedings of the Bielefeld District Court regarding the complicity of Ernst Gerke in the deportation of the Jews of Breslau to extermination camps, 1966-1968
The file contains pre-trial hearings of Ernst Gerke, former head of the Staatspolizeistellen (Stapo offices) in Hildesheim, Elbing (Western Prussia), Chemnitz, Breslau (Wroclaw) and the Gestapo in Prague, and Hermann Fey, Kriminalassistent (Deputy Detective Superintendent) at the Stapo offices in Breslau.
- Indictment: Complicity in the crime of murder of many thousands of people by participation in their deportation to extermination...
File Number : 52
Type of Material : Names of Rescuers, Record of Survivors, Record of Persecuted Persons, Personal Records, Investigation Report, Names of Perpetrators, List of Names, Official Documentation