 However, they still gathered information and collated it, as dutifully as before, although it had an effect on them, as many in the group had personal links to Russia.The couple had read about Franz Six murders in the Soviet Union and the group were aware of the capture of millions of Russian soldiers.Schulze-Boysens position in the Luftwaffe gave them a more detailed perspective than most Berliners and by September 1941, they realised that the fate of Russians and Jews had begun to converge.