Hans Scholl and his Family

Hans Scholl's house of birth 1

Hans Scholl's house of birth in Crailsheim

   In summer 1942, when bondage, hate and falsehood got normal in Germany, suddenly the first leaflet of the "White Rose" was handed round among Munich students:

Hans and Sophie Scholl, together with friends, had begun the resistance against the "demonic despot", against Hitler and his catchpoles under this symbol. They thought, they got guilty of national socialistic crimes when they stayed apathetic, like all other people.

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