![]() ![]() At the age of 16 he commanded a group of 160 boys. ![]() Hans quickly made a name for himself in the Hitler Youth. The Scholl children, however, were fascinated with National Socialism. ![]() A liberal man, Scholl did not approve of Germany's new leader and he and his wife taught their children the importance of tolerance. Their father, Robert, earned enough to support his wife, Magdalena, and five children as a tax adviser. Both children were still in school at the time - Hans was born in 1918 and Sophie in 1921. Hans and Sophie Scholl lived with their family in the southern German city of Ulm when National Socialists took power in 1933. The path of resistance The film Sophie Scholl: The Final Days was released in 2005 and nominated for an Oscar Image: picture alliance/dpa Scholl's younger sister, Sophie, was at home at Franz-Joseph-Strasse 13 - awaiting their safe return. They were yet more courageous elsewhere, writing "Mass Murderer Hitler" on another wall. The students threw the pamphlets into mailboxes, hoping to appeal to people's humanity.īut Scholl and Schmorell had devised an even bolder plan: in the darkness of night, they painted the words "Down with Hitler" on the facade of the Bavarian State Chancellery. The three men were carrying thousands of leaflets that listed the crimes of the Nazi regime. All three belonged to the "Weiße Rose" ("White Rose") group which had dedicated itself to resisting Adolf Hitler's regime. In February 1943, three young men - Hans Scholl, Alexander Schmorell and Willi Graf - were on their way into Munich's city center. ![]()
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