OPPOSITION TO

THE NAZI

MOVEMENT

Year 10 Oppressors

Edelweiss Pirates

Working class teenagers, disenchanted youth

Were not an organised movement

Went camping and sang songs, much like the HJ but changed lyrics to songs to mock Germany

Nazi party approached this group with uncertainty

Helped shelter escaped prisoners in 1944 and took part in an attack on the Gestapo, killing its chief.

Who were

they?

Army plotters and their civilian allies convinced that Hitler should be assassinated.

Operation Valkyrie was meant to give the plotters control over the government so they could make peace with the Allies and end the war.

There had been at least 4 failed attempts at assassinating Hitler

Attempted assassination leaves Hitler injured

Conspirators (Stauffenberg, Olbricht and von Haefften) sentenced to death along

The White Rose (die Weiße

Rose) non-violent, intellectual resistance group in Nazi

Germany, consisting of students from the

University of Munich and their professor.

Sophie Scholl

Hans Scholl

Alex Schmorell

Willi Graf

Christoph Probst

Joined the Hitler Youth in 1933

Became influenced by her Father's resistance to the Nazi party and began to become increasingly critical of their views

Published leaflets calling for restoration of democracy and social justice along with brother Hans and other members of the White Rose Movement

Caught handing out leaflets at the University of Munich, arrested and interrogated by the Gestapo

Was executed (beheaded) six days after arrest at the age of 21 (1944)

Also joined Hitler Youth in 1933 with sister Sophie and soon became disillusioned with its ideas

Founder of the White Rose Movement

Began his medical studies at the University of Munich

Was caught handing out leaflets with sister Sophie at the University

Later charged with treason and executed on the same day as his sister (beheaded)

Later charged with treason and executed on the same day as his sister (beheaded) - Also studied medicine at the University of Munich

- Member of the White Rose Movement

- Preferred to be in the "background" as he had a Wife and three children whom he wanted to protect

- Found guilty of treason and executed on the same day as

Studied medicine at the University of Munich

Member of the White Rose Movement

Painted words such as "Down with Hitler!" and "Freedom!" on house walls in Munich along with members Hans Scholl and WilliGraf

Attempted to escape after arrests of Probst and Scholl siblings

24th February, 1943 - Arrested and later executed, just a few months after the execution of Probst and Scholl siblings

Member of the White Rose Movement

Main role was to function as a recruiter in other cities around Germany

Participated in anti-Nazi and anti-Hitler graffiti campaigns

18th February 1943 - Arrested and later executed after six months of solitary confinement and interrogations. Graf admitted sole responsibility and yielded no names.

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