Opposition to the nazi party

Opposition to the nazi party

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  OPPOSITION TO THE NAZI MOVEMENT Year10 Oppressors
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  Edelweiss Pirates  Workingclass 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?
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   Army plottersand 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
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  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
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   Joined theHitler 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)
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   Also joinedHitler 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)
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   Later chargedwith 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
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   Studied medicineat 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 Willi Graf  Attempted to escape after arrests of Probst and Scholl siblings  24th February, 1943 - Arrested and later executed, just a few months after the
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   Member ofthe 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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