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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.
May 9, 2021 · Known as Hitler's judge, Roland Freisler (R) sentenced Sophie and Hans Scholl and Christoph Probst to death in February 1943. On the morning that she went to the guillotine, Sophie, aged 21,...
Feb 17, 2023 · Hans and Sophie Scholl Were Once Hitler Youth Leaders. Why Did They Decide to Stand Up to the Nazis? Archival evidence offers clues on the radicalization of the German siblings, who led a ...
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Known as Hitler's judge, Roland Freisler (R) sentenced Sophie and Hans Scholl and Christoph Probst to death in February 1943. On the morning that she went to the guillotine, Sophie, aged 21,...
Between 1940 and 1941, Sophie Scholl's brother Hans, a former member of the Hitler Youth, began questioning the principles and policies of the Nazi regime. [12] As a student at the University of Munich, Hans met two Roman Catholic men of letters who gave him a new orientation in life, inspiring him to turn from studying medicine to the pursuit ...
Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst were executed by guillotine on February 22, 1943. While their deaths were only barely mentioned in German newspapers, they received attention abroad. In April, The New York Times wrote about student opposition in Munich.
The White Rose (German: Weiße Rose, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯sə ˈʁoːzə] ⓘ) was a non-violent, intellectual resistance group in Nazi Germany which was led by five students and one professor at the University of Munich: Willi Graf, Kurt Huber, Christoph Probst, Alexander Schmorell, Hans Scholl and Sophie Scholl.
