Regierungsvierte in Berlin in Mitte, Germany — Northeast German Plain (The European Plain)
Rudolf von Scheliha
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 3, 2025
1. Rudolf von Scheliha stolperstein
Rudolf
von Scheliha
Jg. 1897
Im Widerstand
Verhaftet 1942
‘Landesverrat'
Aus dem dienst entlassen
Hingerichtet 22.12.1942
Berlin-Plötzensee
Erected 2021.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Stolpersteine series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 22, 1942.
Location. 52° 30.763′ N, 13° 22.953′ E. Marker is in Berlin, in Mitte. It is in Regierungsvierte. It is on Wilhelmstraße, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Wilhelmstraße 90, Berlin 10117, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hans Bernd von Haefen (here, next to this marker); Albrecht Graf von Bernstorff (here, next to this marker); Fritz Henkel (here,
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Also see . . . Rudolf von Scheliha (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
In September 1939, he began working in the information department in the Foreign Ministry, which was established to counter enemy propaganda. As part of his position, photographs of atrocities against Jews and other people passed through his department and were used in propaganda. Appalled at what he saw, he began to resist and built a dossier of the worst images over several years. In 1940, he helped several of his Polish friends flee abroad after the Invasion of Poland, In 1941, when he learned of the murders of the Polish intelligensia during operation Sonderaktion Krakau, he protested to Reinhard Heydrich, which enabled him to save the lifes of several Polish academics. During that period, he continued to save documents for his portfolio.(Submitted on October 27, 2025.)It was eventually smuggled to London in January 1942. Later in the war, he tried to warn Swiss diplomats about the Aktion T4 campaign. In June 1941, after the invasion of the Soviet Union, his controller Ilse Stöbe lost contact. Soviet intelligence tried several times to reinitiate communications with her but were unsuccessful. A blunder by Soviet intelligence that exposed Stöbe's address, led her and von Scheliha to being discovered in July 1942 by German military intelligence. Stöbe was arrested in 12 September 1942, Von Scheliha on 29 October 1942. He was tried by the Reichskriegsgericht and executed by hanging in Plötzensee Prison on 14 December 1942.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 3, 20252. Rudolf von Scheliha stolperstein - wide viewThe stolperstein for Rudolf von Scheliha is visible here as part of a group of more than fifty at the location of the former German Foreign Service offices.
After the war, Von Scheliha was seen as a traitor and his wife Marie Louise von Scheliha and children were left destitute. In the decades after the war, she worked tirelessly to rehabilitate her husbands reputation, eventually succeeding in the late 1990's with the help of Ulrich Sahm, who wrote a biography of von Scheliha that described him as a "daring and honourable resistance fighter".
Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 43 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
