Transcript The White Rose Movement

MERILYNE DORSAINVILLE
THE WHITE ROSE MOVEMENT
 History
 Main characters
 A look a the individuals behind the movement
 Operations
 Arrest and execution
 Impact of the White Rose
 Conclusion
Resistance group in Nazi Germany
Non violent, intellectual passive movement
Uncertain motivations and aims
Unknown when it evolved to a movement
 Hans
and Sophie Scholl
 Christopher Probst
 Willi Graf
 Alex Schmorell
 Professor Kurt Huber
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Hans was born in 1918 and Sophie in 1921
They grew up in Ulm
Children of a father of significant local stature
Both joined the Hitler Youth
University of Munich students:
Hans drafted into service while in medical school
Sophie as biology and philosophy student
Born in Russia in 1917
 Of German father and Russian mother
 Took part as a combat medic in Russian
campaign
 Medical student but was artistically gifted
 Co-Author of 4 of the White Rose’ leaflets
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Born in 1843
 Only middle-aged man in the movement
 Professor at the Munich University
 Married with 2 children
 Wrote the final leaflet of the White Rose
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February 18th
leaflets thrown over
balcony at
University of Munich
Execution was 3
hours after
sentencing by
guillotine
Found guilty of
treason and
sentenced to
death by the “
People’s Court”
Sophie and Hans
reported by guard
and arrested
On Feb. 22nd
Christopher
Probst, the
Scholls stood on
the first trial
April 19th 1943
was the 2nd trial
Trial took place
on July 19th
1943. Most
accused were
acquitted.
3 more death
sentences by
guillotine
There was a third
trial scheduled for
April 20th (Hitler’s
birthday) but
evidence was lost
Professor Huber
and Alex
Schmorell
executed July
13th 1943
Willi Graff executed
on Oct. 12th 1943
so he could give out
names
The Scholls believed their death would have sparked a revolution
Life went on as usual after the executions
The last leaflets of the White Rose were used by the Allied group
towards end of war
The members gained admiration of many (after the fact)
Movies, documentaries, operas were made about them, places were
named after them
 Courageous till the end
 Dared to act
 Selflessness
 Today’s society should treasure freedom
 Shattering the German night
 At the heart of the white Rose
 The White Rose and the Definition of Resistance
The Scholls and
Christopher Probst
Momument dedicated to
the White Rose at the
University of Munich