The group's existence almost became known by the Gestapo after the dismantling of the New Beginnings resistance network, likewise with Nehrling's arrest. Due to the imprisonment of individual members such as the founder Nehrling, the cell was forced to temporarily cease operating.
It is generally assumed that it resumed in existence throughout the remainder of the Second World War. At the time of its formation, the group primarily consisted of young members of the Social Democratic Labour Youth residing in the west of Weimar.
Other former SPD members such as Hans Eberling subsequently joined, who later became leader after Nehrling's detention. Nehrling collaborated with SPD sub-district secretary Hanz Eberling, establishing contacts with other resistance groups before forming the group towards a political circle. In , Nehrling was arrested for "issuing statements undermining military strength", later being executed at Dachau Concentration Camp on 22 December Shortly after the Machtergreifung , Kurt Nehrling's newly opened laundry shop served as the first regular meeting place for the cell.
The group later usually met within individual members' residences, at garden parties or upon rural roads. After the tyres were replaced, notes were then hidden nearby before being discovered by other members, a very popular means for discreet communication between members regularly.
A courier service was also set up, the main office of which is said to have been in Ronneburg. Interactions ranging from political discussion towards illegal material being created and exchanged were routine. External contacts were considered very dangerous at the time, given the permanent security threat posed by the SS along with the Gestapo.
