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Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ahnenerbe: Documents From Nazi Germany, Dowsing Research 1936-1945 6-10-1941 Report by Josef Wimmer to the Ahnenerbe Regarding an Investigation in His Apartment by Criminal Police on June 10, 1941 Josef Wimmer Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/dowsing Part of the European History Commons, Folklore Commons, Intellectual History Commons, and the Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits oy u. Recommended Citation Wimmer, Josef, "Report by Josef Wimmer to the Ahnenerbe Regarding an Investigation in His Apartment by Criminal Police on June 10, 1941" (1941). Dowsing Research. 2. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/dowsing/2 This Correspondence is brought to you for free and open access by the Ahnenerbe: Documents From Nazi Germany, 1936-1945 at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dowsing Research by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. An den Kurator d r Foreohung••u. L hrg m " Da Ahn nerbe" # t ref t a B richt. /LA H ut , am 10. 6. 41. hab n ich di rolg nden, mein P reo ~ tr ff nden Vorgäng r ign t a Morg na ~g Uhr r chienen in m iner Wohnung - ich e1b t ar b reit in d r Schule zwei B amt der Kriminalpolizei Mü-Pa• ing mit dem Auftr g in mein r Wohnung ein Unt rsuchung vorzunehm n . Ioh u ~ d in d r Schu1 an den F rn pr eh r g ruten und von 1n m der genannt n B t n utgetord rt otort nach Hau zu t hr n ~ Gegen 9% Uhr tr t ich in rn m in r Wohnung ein. Dort wurde mir in z tte1 vorg z 1gt, aur d m m 1n Name nd mit dem Beiwort 1 Erd trahlen.hypoth tik r;gleiohz 1t1g rBttn ten mir B amt n d n Zw ok d r H uchung und tord rte mich auf, Bücher, Zeit .:a ~· ohr1tt n und on tig Lit r atU1' üb r Wün oh lrut ,r rner den Wünsch lrute~ ~ ang 1 genh it n betref fenden Sobriftw ehe 1 h rau zug b n bezw. sich rste1j len zu lassen. Auch d r ganz Schritt w oh el mit der Reich g echätt t lle e=-· d e Ahnenerb wer mitinb griff n. Ebenao wurden 3 Wünschelruten owie in zu V rauch zw oken t rtigter M gn tth odo1i t mit B schlag b 1 gt. Da g - amte Mat ri 1 wurde in in n Koffer v rpaokt und zur Poliz 1 g braoht. Ioh s 1b t mue t mit inem der B amt n dorthing hen, wo ich ca zw 1 Stund n . 1 ~ geh nd vernomm n worden bin.M in Ang~b n urd n chr1ftl1oh n1 d rg l gt. Nb n den P r onali n und dm Lebenelaur h tte ich Ang b n ur o 26 Fr ge- 1 t llungen zu mach n , d1 ich auf m in Wün eh lrutentorechung und m in on tig Rut ent t1gke1t b o n. Eret nach iner t f.1ndl1oh n Ant r g ~ ei der Be ·'lmten M-t der Staatepolizei in~ M- h ,l unc en wurde ich um 1211 Uh ~ , 14 r entlass. ~--H ~4/t~-.

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