Hans and Sophie Scholl were taken into Gestapo custody. Two days later Himmler named Reinhard Heydrich the head of the Gestapo. He was chief of the Reich Main Security Office (including the Gestapo, Kripo, and SD). Adi testified that Rudolf worked for the Gestapo. Mathilde Niedermann was interrogated over several nights by the Gestapo in 1939. Herr Knopp, head of the local Gestapo, arrives and curtly dismisses the Blockleiter. Gunn was one of 50 escapees executed by the Gestapo. He later was captured, tortured, and executed by the Gestapo. He was often harassed by the Gestapo. There were strict protocols protecting the identity of Gestapo field personnel. Elsa is convinced that the Gestapo are aware of the deception. Wolf Gruner argues that events at Rosenstrasse ran according to Gestapo plans. Casey was one of the 50 escapers executed and murdered by the Gestapo. The purge was executed by the SS, assisted by the Gestapo and Reichswehr units. Only with liaison personnel from the Gestapo and SS could the expedition move without restrictions.