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During the Nazi regime, there were several resistance groups of young people. The distance to the Nazi regime gave the young swing call, above all, by the preference of the United States when the Nazis banned swing music expression. A conscious distinction from a standard daily showed many individual German. The Swing Youth members were like the Edelweiss Pirates generally apolitical. Were mainly focused on the creation of a youth culture, self and a living culture against everyday uniform of the Hitler Youth (HJ). The youth of the "swing"groups were mainly from the middle class and upper middle class.

The second, especially during World War II in Hamburg and Berlin, the groups produced are characterized by a deliberate lifestyle and cosmopolitan international based in America and the English fashion. Young people often wore long hair, plaid sports coat, hat and umbrella and met in cafes or clubs to listen to the Nazis in the infamous swing. Their separation from the daily standard was also in the conscious use of Anglicisms. But probably the most famous group was the White Rose. She was the only organization that went beyond just small protest. Why is called the White Rose, is still not fully understood.

You can read the book Hans B. The White Rose Traven and he knew it. In the book are Mexican farmers who are opposed to the predatory practices of engineers and managers of an oil company has taken measures. But this may be just a guess. When hung with the ancient Romans a rose in a conversation on the roof, the conversation should be kept confidential.

White could mean that the pages were blank, in the sense of not belonging to a party or denomination. In the 1942-1943 spread the White Rose group in Munich six leaflets against the Nazi regime. The core of the group were students, Hans (1918-1943) and Sophie Scholl (1921-1943), Alexander Schmorell (1917-1943), Christoph Probst (1919-1943), Willi Graf (1918-1943) and Professor Kurt Huber (from 1893 to 1943). Other students, pupils, teachers, professors, doctors, writers and booksellers had less contact with the White Rose. His first, distributed leaflets in June 1942. But here's some information about Hans and Sophie Scholl: 1918 22nd

September: Hans Scholl was born as the son of liberal Mayor Robert Scholl and his wife Magdalena (nee Mueller) in Ingersheim / Jagst (Württemberg). In the same year the family moved to Scholl Forchtenberg / kitchen. 9. May 1921: Sophie Scholl was born in Forchtenberg / kitchen (Württemberg). She grew up in Ulm and brought up in the Christian-humanist spirit.

Like her brother Hans Scholl, they think that during his first high school to the community ideal propagated by the Nazis: He joined the League of German Girls (BDM) in the case. During his high school in 1932 in Ulm Hans supporters of the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) is. 1933 He joins the Hitler Youth (HJ) and takes against the will of the parents a line position. 1936 Hans involved in the Nazi Party Nazi Party. March 1937: After graduation, half a year of service work in Göppingen. October: the beginning of military service in the cavalry in Bad Cannstatt.

December: Due to his ongoing work, in addition to acting secretly HJ Bund Youth (who were the free movement of young people in Germany were banned after), was arrested along with his sister Sophie Scholl for several weeks in Stuttgart. Intolerance with experience in the Hitler Youth and the demand for unconditional subordination Hans gradually lead to rejecting the Nazi regime. 1938 After completion of the - shortened to one year - military training, he began a medical internship in Tübingen. April 1939: Hans Scholl takes a medical degree at the University of Munich, where he is in contact with students and faculty dissent. He befriends Schmorell Alexander, Christoph Probst (called Christl) and Willi Graf on, who later founded the White Rose resistance group. 1940 Sophie Scholl starts kindergarten teacher training.

Impressions during the work and service in the war soon develops a defensive attitude to the Nazi regime. January 1941: Hans is the Physikum (2nd review of physicians). 1942 Sofia collected at the University of Munich, biology and philosophy. Only in his 21st Birthday he moved to Munich, not knowing that this birthday would be the last.

Through his brother was studying medicine in Munich, which comes into contact with other students, encouraged in their opposition to National Socialism. Determined to illegal public criticism, is involved in the dissemination of brochures student resistance group White Rose. The White Rose members can post their views, put them in phone booths and parked cars and pass them for distribution to students in other cities. June / July: Hans-authored with Schmorell the first four leaflets of the White Rose. Distribution in Munich and other cities writings call for passive resistance against the Nazi regime. The work of Hans resistance is interrupted by his call.

He and his friend Alexander Schmorell be deployed on the eastern front. His combat experience encouraged him in his resistance. Since half Schmorell Alexander Russia, was told by him or the Russians or other pages of the regime. November: Back in Munich, takes his job in the White Rose again. 1943 13.

January: Sophie Scholl is the first time participating in the production of a brochure (the brochure session). This booklet also worked a professor of psychology and philosophy Kurt Huber (1893-1943) with. Other in Cologne, Stuttgart, Berlin and Vienna distributed leaflets causes a stir, intensifying the search for the perpetrators. January / February: The Secret State Police (Gestapo) suspects that the authors of the pamphlets in the circles of students in Munich.

February: In February, the group carried out the evening activities in the different buildings that label in Munich with slogans like "Down with Hitler", "Hitler's mass murderer" and "freedom"15 February completion and delivery of the prospectus containing the sixth call. to overthrow the Nazi regime and a "new spiritual Europe"to build. Was aimed primarily at the Munich Student Union. Reprinted in England by British aircraft dropped on Germany. The content is also made by the BBC Broadcast Corporation (BBC generalized).

18. February: The Scholl siblings distributed 1,700 leaflets in Munich University. A janitor, who observed the reports. The Gestapo arrested Hans and Sophie Scholl and Christl Probst (1919-1943). 22.

February: After three days of questioning after the trial before the People's Court. And chaired by Roland Freisler who traveled from Berlin here. Hans and Sophie Scholl are with Christl Probst sentenced to death and executed on the same day in Munich-Stadelheim prison. 19. April: Another method Graf, Huber Schmorell and also sentenced to death. In mid-October 1944, there were five cases in which sentences were handed down ten years.

1 Comment:

MoralHeroes mengatakan...

What a great in-depth article on the White Rose and the Scholl Family. They really were amazing young students who had courage that was larger than life.

Last week Hans was featured as hero of the week on my blog, You can read about him directly at http://moralheroes.org/hans-scholl

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