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Sophie Scholl
German Resistance Fighter in WW2
I recently watched a 2006 German movie “Sophie Scholl: The Final Days.”
Sophie was a 21-year-old university student in Munich. In 1942, She joined her brother’s resistance group known as “White Rose.” This organization’s intent was to non-violently inform the German citizenry of the affairs of the Eastern Front, which Germany was losing badly. They sent letters, placed pamphlets in public places, and wrote graffiti. Their goal was to convince the German people to challenge the Nazi regime on its politics.
All their work had to be done clandestinely. The Nazi regime tolerated no “bad news” about their actions. White Rose members were not overly active members of their cause, just spending a few spare hours here and there in their political work. They were occupied with their studies, work, family life, and just surviving in these hard times.
Sophie, her brother, and one more White Rose member were caught by the Gestapo on February 18, 1943. They were executed four days later.
From all tangible results, the work of Sophie and the White Rose went nowhere. Right up until the end of the war, German citizens dared not challenge the regime, even though many of them understood that the fall of the Third Reich was inevitable. The German people were psychologically…
