Sophie Scholl

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A binder displaying a German court document is shown in the foreground, with black-and-white portraits of White Rose members Willi Graf, Kurt Huber, Alexander Schmorell, Hans Scholl, Sophie Scholl, and Christoph Probst mounted on the wall behind.

Side-by-side black and white portraits of Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie Scholl, both looking to the right.

Sophie Scholl

German activist

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White Rose
…with other students—including Hans’s sister Sophie—to discuss their opposition to the Nazi regime. Coupling youthful idealism with an impressive knowledge of German literature and Christian religious teachings, the students published their beliefs in a series of leaflets under the name “the White Rose” (and later as “Leaflets of the Resistance”).
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…with other students—including Hans’s sister Sophie—to discuss their opposition to the Nazi regime. Coupling youthful idealism with an impressive knowledge of German literature and Christian religious teachings, the students published their beliefs in a series of leaflets under the name “the White Rose” (and later as “Leaflets of the Resistance”).
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