Jakob Schmid

Jakob Schmid (25 July 1886, in Traunstein – 16 August 1964)[1] was a German janitor of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU).

Since the principal Walther Wüst was absent, Schmid and Scheithammer took the Scholls to the consul of the university, Ernst Haeffner, who turned them over to the Gestapo.

During his trial, which lasted four hours, Schmid claimed his actions had nothing to do with the contents of the pamphlets which the Scholls distributed.

[3] Schmid's defence was rejected, and Mayer classified him as a "Major Offender" according to the categorization established by the U.S. military government.

Schmid was sentenced to five years in a labour camp, stripped of his pension, and lost his right to vote and hold public office.