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Hans Scholl
German pacifist, executed by Nazi Germany
For the astronomer, see Hans Scholl (astronomer).
See also: Hans and Sophie Scholl
Hans Fritz Scholl (German:[hansʃɔl]ⓘ; 22 September 1918 – 22 February 1943) was, along with Alexander Schmorell, one of the two founding members of the White Roseresistance 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]
Early life
Scholl was born in Ingersheim (now a part of Crailsheim, Baden-Württemberg) on 22 September 1918 to Robert and Magdalena Scholl. His father later became the mayor of Forchtenberg am Kocher. He was the second eldest of six children. His siblings were: Inge Aicher-Scholl (1917–1998); [4][5]Elisabeth Scholl Hartnagel (1920–2020), who married Sophie's long-term boyfriend, Fritz Hartnagel; Sophie Scholl (1921–1943); Werner Scholl (1922–1944), who served as a “I knew what I took upon myself and I was prepared to lose my life by so doing.” – Hans Scholl Born in 1918, Hans Scholl was outwardly the Aryan ideal. In 1933, he joined the Hitler Youth and quickly became a squad leader but soon grew disillusioned with the Nazi party. In 1937 a former member of his group confessed to a homosexual relationship with him. Hans was arrested and kept in solitary confinement before admitting the allegations were true. In 1938 he was tried as a homosexual but was surprisingly acquitted after the judge reviewed Hans’ favorable career with Hitler Youth and called his affair a ‘youthful failing.’ However, the experience only added to Hans’ disillusionment with the party, a disdain matched by that of his younger sister Sophie. Propelled by the criminality of Han’s gayness, in 1942 the siblings became founding members of non-violent underground protest movement called The White Rose, which distributed thousands of leaflets to Germans which cited the details of the Holocaust and called for democracy and tolerance. Ha Danish writer (1805–1875) For other uses, see Hans Christian Andersen (disambiguation). Hans Christian Andersen (AN-dər-sən; Danish:[ˈhænˀsˈkʰʁestjænˈɑnɐsn̩]ⓘ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consisting of 156 stories across nine volumes,[1] have been translated into more than 125 languages.[2] They have become embedded in Westerncollective consciousness, accessible to children as well as presenting lessons of virtue and resilience in the face of adversity for mature readers.[3] His most famous fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Red Shoes", "The Princess and the Pea", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling", "The Little Match Girl", and "Thumbelina." Andersen's stories have inspired ballets, plays, and animated and live-action films.[4] Copyright ©hayduty.pages.dev 2025•
Biography
1918 - 1943
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Hans Christian Andersen
Early life