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Side-by-side black and white portraits of Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie Scholl, both looking to the right.
White Rose resistance against Nazi dictatorship
Metal replicas of White Rose resistance group leaflets are embedded in a cobblestone pavement outside Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, arranged as if scattered on the ground. 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.
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Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By September 20, only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on September 29.
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White Rose resistance against Nazi dictatorship
Overview of the White Rose.
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Hans and Sophie Scholl, c. 1940.
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Replicas of White Rose leaflets embedded in the pavement outside the University of...
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Copy of the death sentences handed down against White Rose members Hans Scholl, Sophie...
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