Key Figures In The Opposition Of The

Nazi Regime Essay, Research Paper

`Key figures in the opposition of the Nazi Regime Hans Scholl 22 September 1918 – 22 February 1943 Hans Scholl was born on September 22, 1918, when his father

had his first position as mayor of Ingersheim near Crailsheim. In 1919, the

family moved to Forchtenberg. In 1925, Hans entered elementary school and in

1929 the secondary school of Kunzelsau. The Scholls moved to Ludwigsburg in

1930, and in 1932 to Ulm, where their father opened his own company, a

consulting office for business and taxation. Hans enrolled in a secondary school. In late 1933, Hans

joined the Hitler Youth and soon became disappointed by the reality of National

Socialism. He sought contact with the ‘Jugendbewegung’ (Youth Movement). The

Jugendbewegung had specific cultural and socio-critical ambitions. Their

interest was focused particularly on those books Goebbels had ordered to be

burned. In 1937, Hans Scholl and some of his friends were briefly

jailed for their continued ‘Bundische Tatigkeit’ (subversive activities of the

Youth Movement). In March 1937, Hans Scholl graduated from secondary school and

was drafted by the Labor Service. A two-year military service with a cavalry

unit in Bad Cannstatt followed. As a member of the ‘Wehrmacht’ (the German army), he started

studying medicine in Munich in the spring of 1939. He was billeted in the army

barracks and was continuously on call with a students’ company. There he found

several like-minded friends who shared his concern about the collapse of a

German culture and who wanted to find new spiritual horizons. In 1940, Hans Scholl began to establish contacts with

silenced intellectuals, scientists, philosophers, and artists. From the end of

July to October 1942, he served as a medic at the Eastern front with his

friends Alexander Schmorell, Willi Graf and Jurgen Wittenstein. Before, in June

and July, Hans Scholl and Alexander Schmorell had already produced and

distributed four editions of leaflets for the White Rose Group. On February 18, 1943, the Gestapo arrested Hans Scholl and

his sister Sophie, as they distributed leaflets at the University of Munich.

Together with Sophie and their friend Christoph Probst, Hans Scholl was

condemned to death by the People’s Court on February 22, 1943, and executed the

same day by the guillotine. His last words shouted from the guillotine:

"Long live freedom!" Sopie Scholl 9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943 Born on May 9, 1921, when her father was mayor of

Forchtenberg am Kocher, Sophie Scholl was the fourth of five children. In 1930,

the family moved to Ludwigsburg and two years later to Ulm, where her father

had acquired a business consulting office. In 1932, Sophie started at a secondary school for girls. At

the age of twelve, she joined the Hitler Youth, like most of her classmates.

However her initial enthusiasm gradually gave way to criticism. She also became

aware of the dissenting political views of her father, of friends, and also of

some teachers. This soon became an important part of her life and the arrest of

her brothers and friends in 1937 left a strong impression on her. When she left school Sophie became a kindergarten teacher at

the FrÖbel Institute in Ulm-SÖflingen. She had also chosen this kindergarten

job hoping that it would be recognised as an alternate service to

‘Reichsarbeitsdienst’ (National Labour Service), which was a prerequisite to be

admitted to University. This was an error and from spring of 1941 on, she had

to serve six months of auxiliary war service as a nursery teacher in Blumberg.

The military-like regimen of the Labor Service caused her to practice passive

resistance. In May 1942, she enrolled at the University of Munich as a

student of biology and philosophy. Her brother Hans, who was studying medicine

there, introduced her to his friends. Although this group of friends were

eventually known for their political affairs, they were initially drawn

together by a shared love of art, music, literature, philosophy and theology.

Hiking in the mountains, skiing and swimming were also of importance. They

often attended concerts, plays and lectures together. Sophie was arrested on February 18, 1943, while

distributing the sixth edition of a leaflet for the White Rose Group at the

University of Munich. On February 22, 1943, Sophie, her brother Hans and their

friend Christoph Probst were condemned to death and executed by guillotine only

a few hours later. Admiral Wilhelm Franz Canaris 1st January 1887 – 1945 Canaris was born New

Year’s Day 1887 in Aplerbeck, a small town near Dortmund; he was the youngest

of three children. Following public schooling, Canaris

entered the Imperial Naval Academy at Kiel on April 1,

1905. At the outbreak of World War I, Canaris

saw duty on the light cruiser Dresden,

part of Admiral Graff Spee’s squadron that sailed into

the battle o

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