Editing Georg Elser (section)

===Interrogation in Munich===
On 9 November, as only one of many suspects being held at Munich Gestapo Headquarters, Elser did not attract much attention for a few days, but when face-to-face meetings took place with Bürgerbräukeller staff, waitress Maria Strobl identified Elser as the odd customer who never ordered more than one drink. Later, on the basis of his Swabian accent, Elser was identified by a storekeeper as the man to whom he had sold a "sound proofing insulation plate" to deaden the sound of ticking clocks.<ref name="Hellmut G 2013"/>

Nebe called in [[Franz Josef Huber]], head of the Gestapo in [[Vienna]], to assist. Huber had the idea of asking Elser to bare his knees. When he did, they were found to be badly bruised, the apparent result of working at low level during his night work at the Bürgerbräukeller.<ref name="Hellmut G 2013"/>

Dr Albrecht Böhme, head of the Munich Kripo, was witness to a severe and prolonged beating of Elser, in which he said Himmler participated. He later recalled: "But Elser, who was groaning and bleeding profusely from the mouth and nose, made no confession; he would probably not have been physically able to, even if he had wanted to." However, on 15 November, Elser made a full written confession, though the document did not survive the war.<ref name="Hellmut G 2013"/>

[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R97512, Berlin, Geheimes Staatspolizeihauptamt.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Berlin, [[Niederkirchnerstraße|Prinz-Albrecht-Strasse 8]]&nbsp;— [[Reich Security Main Office]], formerly Kunstgewerbemuseum (original caption)]]