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The White Rose: Munich, 1942–1943

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Inge Scholl<BR>translated by Arthur R. Schultz
1983
Published by: Wesleyan University Press
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The White Rose tells the story of Hans Scholl and Sophie Scholl, who in 1942 led a small underground organization of German students and professors to oppose the atrocities committed by Hitler and the Nazi Party. They named their group the White Rose, and they distributed leaflets denouncing the Nazi regime. Sophie, Hans, and a third student were caught and executed.

Written by Inge Scholl (Han's and Sophie's sister), The White Rose features letters, diary excerpts, photographs of Hans and Sophie, transcriptions of the leaflets, and accounts of the trial and execution. This is a gripping account of courage and morality.

CONTRIBUTORS: Dorthe Solle.

Table of Contents

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Cover

Title Page, Copyright

Contents

pp. v-vi

Illustrations

pp. vii-viii

Introduction: The Legacy of the White Rose

pp. ix-xiv

The White Rose

pp. 3-71

Leaflets of the White Rose

pp. 73

The First Leaflet

pp. 73-76

The Second Leaflet

pp. 77-80

The Third Leaflet

pp. 81-84

The Fourth Leaflet

pp. 85-88

Leaflet of the Resistance

pp. 89-90

The Last Leaflet

pp. 91-93

Concluding Remarks (1969)

pp. 94-104

Documents

1. Indictment of Hans and Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst

pp. 105-113

2. Sentence of Hans and Sophie Scholl and Christoph Probst

pp. 114-118

3. Sentence of Alexander Schrnorell, Kurt Huber, Wilhelm Graf, and Others

pp. 119-137

4. Letter from Else Gebel

pp. 138-147

5. "Death Sentences," from Münchner Neueste Nachrichten

pp. 148

6. "Just Punishment of Traitors," from Völkischer Beobachter

pp. 149-150

7. Letter from Bishop Berggrav (excerpt page 151)

pp. 151

8. Broadcast from "German Listeners" by Thomas Mann

pp. 152-153

9. Leaflet of the National Committee for a Free Germany

pp. 154-157

10. Letter from Kurt R. Grossman

pp. 158-159

11. Address by President Theodor Heuss (excerpt)

pp. 160
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