Hans Scholl

Hans Scholl
Born
Hans Fritz Scholl

22 September 1918
Died22 February 1943(1943-02-22) (aged 24)
Cause of deathExecution by guillotine
Resting placePerlacher Friedhof, Munich
48°05′50″N 11°35′58″E / 48.097344°N 11.59949°E / 48.097344; 11.59949
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Soldier, medic, student, resistance founder
Parent(s)Robert Scholl
Magdalena Müller
RelativesInge Scholl (sister)
Elisabeth Hartnagel-Scholl (sister)
Sophie Scholl (sister)
Werner Scholl (brother)

Hans Fritz Scholl (German: [hans ʃɔl] ; 22 September 1918 – 22 February 1943) was, along with Alexander Schmorell, one of the two founding members of the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany.[1] The principal author of the resistance movement's literature, he was found guilty of high treason for distributing anti-Nazi material and was executed by the Nazi regime in 1943 during World War II.[2][3]

  1. ^ Hanser, Richard (1979). A noble treason : the revolt of the Munich students against Hitler. New York: Putnam. ISBN 0-399-12041-6. OCLC 4514998.
  2. ^ Freedman, Russell (2016). We will not be silent : the White Rose student resistance movement that defied Adolf Hitler. Clarion Books. Boston. ISBN 978-0-544-22379-0. OCLC 922639609.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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