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Die Geheime Staatspolizei Im NS-Gau Thüringen 1933-1945 Quellen zur Geschichte Thüringens Die Geheime Staatspolizei im NS-Gau Thüringen 1933-1945 I. Halbband Quellen zur Geschichte Thüringens Die Geheime Staatspolizei im NS-Gau Thüringen 1933-1945 Herausgegeben von Marlis Gräfe, Bernhard Post und Andreas Schneider Titelbild: Gestapo Dienstmarke Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Thüringen Regierungsstraße 73, 99084 Erfurt www.thueringen.de/de/lzt 2. unveränderte Auflage 2005 ISBN 3-931426-83-1 Inhaltsverzeichnis Die Gestapo im NS-Gau Thüringen Statt eines Vorworts: „... habe ich niemals etwas von Kriegsverbrechen bemerkt oder gehört ...“ . 33 Einleitung . 37 Redaktionelle Hinweise . 53 I. Entstehung und Entwicklung der Geheimen Staatspolizei 01. Die Aussetzung demokratischer Rechte – Die „Reichstagsbrandverordnung“ (28. Februar 1933) . 56 02. Die „Heimtückeverordnung“ (21. März 1933) . 59 03. Verordnung der Reichsregierung über die Bildung von Sondergerichten (21. März 1933) . 61 04. Das „Ermächtigungsgesetz“ (24. März 1933) . 67 05. Die Gründung der Gestapo in Preußen – Das 1. Gestapo-Gesetz (26. April 1933) . 69 06. Die Leiter der Staatspolizeistelle Erfurt 1933-1942 . 71 07. Gesetz über die Geheime Staatspolizei – Das 2. Gestapo-Gesetz (30. November 1933) . 72 08. Gesetz über die Errichtung eines Geheimen Staatspolizeiamts für das Land Thüringen (14. Dezember 1933) . 73 09. Verordnung zur Ausführung des Gesetzes über die Errichtung eines Geheimen Staatspolizeiamtes für das Land Thüringen (14. Dezember 1933) . 74 10. Ernennung Heinrich Himmlers zum Kommandeur der politischen Polizei in Thüringen (Dezember 1933) 79 11. Durchführungsbestimmungen zur Verordnung zur Ausführung des Gesetzes über die Errichtung eines Geheimen Staatspolizeiamtes für das Land Thüringen (22. Dezember 1933) . 80 12. Verordnung zur Durchführung des Gesetzes über die Geheime Staatspolizei vom 30. November 1933 (8. März 1934) . 82 13. Die Leiter der Staatspolizeistelle Weimar 1934-1945 . 85 5 Die Gestapo im NS-Gau Thüringen Inhaltsverzeichnis 14. „Aufgaben der geheimen Staatspolizei - Eine Erklärung Görings / Keine Ochrana, sondern Volkspolizei“ (12. März 1934) . 86 15. Überlastung der Gestapo – Der Erlass zur „Bekämp- fung des Denunziantentums“ in Thüringen (26. Mai 1934) . 88 16. Statt „Sicherungsverwahrung“ nun „Schutzhaft“ Änderung der Verordnung zur Ausführung des Gesetzes über die Errichtung eines Geheimen Staatspolizeiamts in Thüringen (28. Mai 1934) . 88 17. Nationalsozialistische Erziehung der Polizei (Juli 1934) . 89 18. Weitere Einschränkung der Pressefreiheit, des Rechts auf Eigentum sowie des Vereins- und Versammlungs- rechts in Thüringen. Verordnung zur Ergänzung der Verordnung zur Ausführung des Gesetzes über die Errichtung eines Geheimen Staatspolizeiamts (18. März 1935) . 91 19. Die Gestapo als Sonderbehörde ohne juristische Kontrolle – Das 3. Gestapo-Gesetz (10. Februar 1936) . 92 20. Verordnung zur Ausführung des Gesetzes über die Geheime Staatspolizei (10. Februar 1936) - Verzeich- nis der Staatspolizeistellen [in Preußen] . 95 21. Vereinheitlichung des Polizeiwesens im Deutschen Reich: Erlass über die Einsetzung eines Chefs der Deutschen Polizei im Reichsministerium des Innern (17. Juni 1936) . 100 22. Glückwünsche Fritz Sauckels, Reichsstatthalter und Gauleiter von Thüringen, an Heinrich Himmler (18. Juni 1936) . 101 23. Der Aufbau der deutschen Sicherheitspolizei im Oktober 1936 . 102 24. Telegrafisches Ersuchen des Reichsstatthalters Fritz Sauckel an den Reichsführer SS und Chef der Deut- schen Polizei Heinrich Himmler um Angliederung 6 Inhaltsverzeichnis Die Gestapo im NS-Gau Thüringen der Staatspolizeistelle Erfurt an die Staatspolizeistelle Weimar (8. Oktober 1936) . 103 25. Bericht über die Personalstärke und Zuständigkeit der Staatspolizeistelle Weimar (9. November 1936) . 103 26. Bezeichnung der Geheimen Staatspolizei (9. November 1936) . 104 27. „Himmlers Kampf gegen die Staatsfeinde. Die Abwehraufgaben der deutschen Polizei – Völkische und kulturelle Leistungen der SS.“ (30. Januar 1937) 105 28. Organisation der Geheimen Staatspolizeistelle für den Regierungsbezirk Erfurt im Jahr 1937 . 109 29. Runderlaß des Reichsführers SS und Chef der Deutschen Polizei Heinrich Himmler über die Organisation der Gestapo in Anhalt, Baden, Braunschweig, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Saarland, Thüringen und Württemberg (23. Februar 1938) . 110 30. Telegrafisches Gesuch des Reichsstatthalters Sauckel an Reichsinnenminister Dr. Frick um Zusammen- legung der bisher von Kassel und Magdeburg aus durchgeführten Polizeiaufsicht über den Gau Thürin- gen an eine Stelle in der Reichsstatthalterei in Weimar (27. August 1939) . 112 31. Gründung und Organisation des Reichssicherheits- hauptamts im September 1939 a.) Befehl Reinhard Heydrichs als Chef der Sicher- heitspolizei und des Sicherheitshauptamts zur Organisation des SD und der Sicherheitspolizei (23. September 1939) . 113 b.) Befehl Heinrich Himmlers als Reichsführer SS und Chef der Deutschen Polizei zum Zusammenschluss von Sicherheitspolizei und SD (27. September 1939) 117 c.) Ausführungsanordnung von Reinhard Heydrich als Chef der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD (27. September 1939) . 120 7 Die Gestapo im NS-Gau Thüringen Inhaltsverzeichnis 32. Ferienarbeit für den Sohn des Gestapo-Verwaltungs- chefs bei der Staatspolizeistelle Weimar (22. Juli 1940) . 122 33. Hausmitteilung der Staatspolizeistelle Weimar über die bevorstehende Umwandlung der Staatspolizei- stelle Erfurt in eine Weimar nachgeordnete Außen- dienststelle (29. Juli 1941) . 123 34. Abordnung von Gestapo-Mitarbeitern aus Weimar nach Erfurt durch das Reichssicherheitshauptamt wegen der Verlegung der Abteilung III (Abwehr) nach dort (4. September 1941) . 125 35. Übersicht über die Ränge, Dienstgrade und Amtsbe- zeichnungen . 126 36. Neuaufstellung des Organisations- und Geschäftsver- teilungsplans der Staatspolizeistelle Weimar (22. Januar 1942) . 128 37. Die Zuständigkeiten der Gestapo-Mitarbeiter (6. Oktober 1942) . 137 II. Die Lageberichte der Geheimen Staatspolizei 38. Der politische Witz im geheimen Lagebericht der Gestapo für den Regierungsbezirk Erfurt (12. Juli 1935) . 144 39. Lagebericht (Tagesbericht) der Staatspolizeistelle Erfurt (11. November 1937) . 144 40. Lagebericht (Tagesbericht) der Staatspolizeistelle Erfurt (8. Dezember 1937) . 149 41. Lagebericht (Tagesbericht) der Staatspolizeistelle Erfurt (15. Dezember 1937) . 152 III. Schutzhaft 42. Anordnungen des Ministerpräsidenten Göring zur Frage der Schutzhaft (12. März 1933) . 155 43. Runderlass des Reichsministers des Inneren Dr. Wilhelm Frick über die Bestimmungen zur Anwendung der Schutzhaft (April 1934) . 155 8 Inhaltsverzeichnis Die Gestapo im NS-Gau Thüringen 44. Schutzhaft für ein Mitglied der Widerstandsgruppe „Neu Beginnen“ a.) Verhängung von Schutzhaft durch die Gestapo Weimar (11. August 1934) . 157 b.) Bestätigung des Schutzhaftbefehls durch das Thüringische Ministerium des Innern und Anweisung an das Polizeipräsidium Gera zur Überstellung des Verhafteten in ein Konzentrationslager (16. August 1934) . 158 45. Verhängung von Schutzhaft durch die Gestapo Weimar wegen Äußerungen gegen den Reichsstatthalter Fritz Sauckel a.) Schutzhaftbefehl (21. August 1935) . 161 b.) Bestätigung der Schutzhaft durch das Thüringische Ministerium des Innern und Anweisung an das Kreisamt Weimar zur Überstellung des Verhafteten in ein Konzentrationslager (27. August 1935) . 162 46. „... diese schärfste Waffe der Geheimen Staats- polizei ...“ Runderlass des Geheimen Staatspolizei- amts zur Schutzhaft (17. Dezember 1936) . 163 47. Bericht des Oberlandesgerichtspräsidenten in Jena an den Reichsminister der Justiz über die Haltung der Bevölkerung zur Schutzhaft (2. März 1938) . 165 48. Vermehrte Festnahmen nach Kriegsbeginn. Rund- erlass des Reichsministerium des Innern zur Ver- längerung der Frist für vorläufige Festnahmen im Schutzhaftverfahren (4. Oktober 1939) . 165 49. Keine Entlassungen aus der Schutzhaft während des Krieges. Runderlass des Chefs der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD Reinhard Heydrich (24. Oktober 1939) . 167 50. Runderlass des Chefs der Sipo und des SD zur Verwendung der Bezeichnung „Konzentrationslager“ (3. Mai 1940) . 168 9 Die Gestapo im NS-Gau Thüringen Inhaltsverzeichnis 51. Entlasssung nach Strafverbüßung unter Verzicht auf Schutzhaft. Stellungnahme der Staatspolizeistelle Weimar gegenüber dem Oberstaatsanwalts beim Sondergericht Weimar (29. November 1940) . 169 52. Beschäftigung von Schutzhäftlingen im Heilkräuter- garten. Runderlass des Chefs der Sicherheitspolizei und des SD Reinhard Heydrich zur Einstufung der Konzentrationslager (2. Januar 1941) . 169 IV. Haftbedingungen in der Staatspolizeistelle Weimar 53. Die Baracke mit Verhörzimmer im Marstall a.) Bericht des Kreisbauamts Weimar an das Thürin- ger Finanzministerium zur geplanten Errichtung einer Bürobaracke für die Zwecke der Gestapo im Hof des Volksbildungsministeriums im Marstall (29. Januar 1938) . 172 b.) Stockschläge in der Baracke . 173 54. Das „Hausgefängnis“ der Staatspolizeistelle in Weimar a.) Antrag der Gestapo an das Thüringische Finanzministerium zum Einbau weiterer Gefangenenzellen im Keller der Staatspolizei- stelle Weimar (18. Januar 1939) . 176 b.) Plan zur Anmietung einer Remise von der Großherzoglichen Schatullverwaltung zum Ausbau als Behelfsgefängnis (25. März 1939) . 177 c.) „... 4 Zellen besonderer Bauart ...“ . 178 d.) „Siebzehn auf engstem Raum“ . 178 e.) Bericht des Häftlings Paul Heilmann über eine geplante „Silvesterfeier“ der Gestapo . 182 55. „... als es der Zweck erforderlich macht ...“. Anweisung
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