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Jan 30, 2018 · Four days after their arrest, Hans and Sophie Scholl underwent a show trial and were sentenced to death by guillotine on the same day: February 22nd, 1943.
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May 9, 2021 · Known as Hitler's judge, Roland Freisler (R) sentenced Sophie and Hans Scholl and Christoph Probst to death in February 1943
5 days ago · A small plaque attached to the apartment complex honors her and her brother: “Sophie and Hans Scholl, who gave resistance to the Third Reich under the sign of the White Rose, lived here in the back building.”
Sep 14, 2024 · Embedded in the strict military regimen of the Labor Service, Sophie found solace in the pursuit of spirituality, which led her to the writings of theologian Augustine of Hippo. Hans Scholl’s service in the war had led him to see firsthand the crimes committed by the Third Reich in Poland and Russia.
On February 22, Sophie joined Hans in his cell. After the two shared a final cigarette, she cried 'The sun is still shining!' as she was brought to the execution chamber. Afterwards, an equally defiant Hans cried 'Long live freedom!' as the guillotine blade fell.
Hans and Sophie Scholl, often referred to in German as die Geschwister Scholl (the Scholl siblings), were a brother and sister who were members of the White Rose, a student group in Munich that was active in the non-violent resistance movement in Nazi Germany, especially in distributing flyers against the war and the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler.
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Feb 22, 2013 · 70 years ago this week, three young Germans: Sophie Scholl and her brother Hans along with their friend, Christoph Probst, were tried and executed on the same day by the Nazis in Munich. The three were all members of the White Rose, a group that actively, yet non-violently resisted the Nazi regime.
