Resistance Against Hitler
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
RESISTANCE AGAINST HITLER
Alex Braga
WHITE ROSE
- Student-led resistance movement
- Based on morality and humanitarianism
- Distribution of pamphlets
- Denounced Nazi Party
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WHITE ROSE
- Hans and Sophie Scholl
- Hitler Youth
- Father arrested for denying Nazis
- Desgined "White Rose"after novel
- University of Munich students participate
WHITE ROSE
- February 1943
- Students arrested at university
- Tried in front of People's court
- Executed by beheading
JULY 1944 PLOT
- German army's attempt to assassinate Hitler
- Hitler became suspicious of plot against him
- Colonel Claus Von Strauffenberg
- GIven task to plant bomb at Wolfsschanze Headquartes
- Placed bomb in breifcase and fled to Berlin
JULY 20, 1944
- Hitler at conference
- Briefcase moved from previous spot by attending offical
- Unintentional: bomb was in Hitler's way
- 12:42: Bomb goes off
- Was wounded, but was very much alive
JULY 1944 PLOT
- News of Hitler circulated
- Strauffenberg and co-conspirator Olbricht arrested in Berlin
- Shot by General Fromm who was against plot
- Some other conspirators with them forced to commit sucide
JULY 1944 PLOT
- Hitler rounds up rest of conspirators
- Tortured by Gestapo to reveal confederates
- Brought to People's Court
- Shot, hanged, and strangled
IN CONCLUSION
- Plots against Hitler failed
- Those who participated all killed
- Nazis seem to be unstoppable
