Christoph Probst

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…

Schindler Paragraph 6: Oskar Schindler is one of the most famous Jewish liberators in the Holocaust. He was forever immortalized through Academy Award winning movie, Schindler’s List. The movie truly paints him in a heroic light. Placed in the late 1930s-40s, Oskar Schindler was a Czech man that bought Rekord Ltd, a previously jewish owned business. With that business, he employed over 1000 jews from the Krakow ghetto. Later, numerous Jews of the ghetto were being liquidated to Camp Plaszow. In…

The White Rose and the Red Kapos: Controversy and Glorification in Memorializing Resistance Groups After Adolf Hitler’s election as chancellor, infringements on freedom of speech and press in Germany started becoming more and more commonplace, until any dissent become illegal and punishable by death. On the background of this violent, repressive regime, a few distinct types of resistance occurred, defined and limited by the motivations, resources and positions of its members. Resistance in the…