In AS book, her willpower was greatly emphasized by the writer/sister but at the same time the book also confessed that Sophie was a thinker, meaning that Sophie did think of the consequences of the actions made by her brother and his friends, whereas Hans would think about Germany’s future and the necessity of giving the German people an opportunity to have an opinion about Nazism but even so, Sophie was convinced that they had done the right thing and the legacy of the white rose would…
symbols of freedom and nonviolence. Eventually, I realized that all seven main members of the resistance, no matter if they wrote a leaflet, edited one, or simply delivered them were all consequential and the siblings Hans Scholl and Sophie Scholl, Christoph Probst, Willi Graf, George J. Wittenstein, Alexander Schmorell, and Kurt Huber, were truly heroes for their resistance, objection, and protestation of the dictatorial Nazi Regime. Even their deaths led to more nonviolent resistance groups…
right, began to think differently. This had a large impact, soon Germans began to sneak food into the Ghettos and Concentration camps because they understood how awful the acts truly were. Sadly, one day Sophie Scholl and her brother, along with Christoph Probst were found guilty on February 22nd, 1943, due to the fact they were caught with a briefcase full of leaflets. It is recognized that as the goulet been dropped, Hans...e cried out "Es lebe die Freiheit! - Long live freedom!", (paragraph…
Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, and Christoph Probst were members of the White Rose, they were the group that opposed Hitler and his regime. Hans belonged to a Hitler Youth group led by a man who had once belonged to more liberal youth organizations. In 1935,this man renounced those liberal values…
This document is a leaflet of the anti-Nazi group “White Rose” formed by the students at the University of Munich in 1942. Active participants included Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, Alexander Schmorell, Christoph Probst, and Willi Graf. Kurt Huber, a professor at the university, was also a group member and the mentor of the students. The leaflet was originally published in Students Against Tyranny: The Resistance of the White Rose, Munich, 1942–1943 by Inge Scholl, the elder sister of the Scholl…
What we wrote and said is also believed by many others. They just don't dare express themselves as we did.” Being found guilty of treason, Sophie, Hans, and fellow member Christoph Probst were all sentenced to death by guillotine — and on that same day, executed. Although no testimony had been allowed, Sophie Scholl did manage to get in one last defense which has since become engrained in millions: “How can we expect righteousness…
The group consisted of Hans, Sophie, Alexander, Willi, and Christoph, and later Professor Kurt Hubert. Shortly after the formation of the group, Hans and Alex engaged in the first act of resistance. With a title of “Leaflets of the White Rose,” they used a borrowed typewriter and a mimeograph to print out a leaflet…
Were there multiple resistance movements or just one big one? There were many resistance movements within the German community, not just one. Some of them with different motives to others and some of them were more successful than others. The Red Orchestra The Red Orchestra was a German and Soviet Union resistance movement, where its sole purpose was to free Germany from Hitler’s power. The name Red Orchestra was given to them by the German police (The Gestapo) due to the group using names of…
The White Rose Resistance Movement of World War II During World War II, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi government, attempted to destroy the Jewish community. Some people disagreed with what the Nazis were doing, and tried to go against them. One of the first resistance movements of World War II was the White Rose Resistance Movement, a non-violent group of activists. While many believe the resistance movement to be a failure, it achieved one of its main goals by influencing many European…
During WWII the Nazis rapidly asserted themselves as a dominant country and, in many cases, other countries appeared to willingly kneel at the Nazis feet, however, this is an obscenely incorrect assumption. Despite common belief, there was no kneeling, no bowing down, and definitely no pleading for one’s own life at the barely scuffed boots of this inherently terroristic group, but rather a screaming and clawing and people who fought within an inch of their lives. In contempt of consensus…