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2 unusual facts about Hans and Sophie Scholl


Hans and Sophie Scholl

Hans and Sophie Scholl, often referred to in German as die Geschwister Scholl (literally: the Scholl siblings), were a brother and sister who were members of the White Rose, a student group in Munich that was active in the non-violent resistance movement in Nazi Germany, especially in distributing flyers against the war and the dictatorship of Adolf Hitler.

By February 22, 1943, they had been sentenced to death by the People's Court, led by Judge-President Roland Freisler and were executed by Guillotine on the same day in the Stadelheim Prison.



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Forchtenberg

The father of Hans and Sophie Scholl, Robert Scholl, served as mayor in Forchtenberg from 1919 to 1929 where both children spent most of their childhood.