▁Camp ▁in m ates ▁unable ▁to ▁complete ▁these ▁death ▁march es ▁were ▁simply ▁shot . ▁▁ ▁Other ▁G itter ▁d eta ine es ▁per ished ▁when ▁the ▁SS ▁Cap ▁Ar con a , ▁by ▁then ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁prison ▁ship ▁and ▁mo ored ▁off ▁Lü beck , ▁was ▁s unk ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁the ▁day ▁before ▁the ▁German ▁military ▁surrender . ▁▁ ▁A ktion ▁G itter ▁was ▁therefore ▁a ▁government ▁repr is al ▁that ▁ended ▁in ▁death ▁for ▁many ▁of ▁those ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁it . ▁ ▁Polit ician ▁vict ims ▁of ▁A ktion ▁ ▁G itter ▁who ▁surv ived ▁the ▁experience ▁and ▁re - emer ged ▁as ▁national ▁polit icians ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁Federal ▁Republic ▁( West ▁Germany ), ▁following ▁its ▁establishment ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁include ▁Kon rad ▁A den auer ▁( CD U ), ▁Paul ▁Lö be ▁( SP D ) ▁and ▁Kurt ▁Sch um acher ▁( SP D ). ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁longer ▁list ▁of ▁A ktion ▁G itter ▁vict ims , ▁currently ▁( Se ptember ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 ▁lines , ▁on ▁German ▁Wikipedia ▁at ▁' V ict ims ▁of ▁A ktion ▁G itter ▁( 1 9 4 4 ) '. ▁ ▁Histor i ography ▁The ▁historian ▁Stef anie ▁Sch ü ler - Spring orum , ▁writing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁noted ▁that ▁A ktion ▁G itter ▁had ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁only ▁been ▁research ed ▁" select ively " ▁for ▁northern