White Rose

The White Rose (Weiße Rose) was a non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany led by 5 students + a professor at the University of Munich. The group would distribute leaflets + post graffiti calling for opposition to the Nazi regime. Their campaign ended with the arrest of several members by the Gestapo in 1943.

Siblings Hans (24) + Sophie (21) Scholl, as well as Christoph Probst (22) were executed by guillotine four days after their arrest in 1943. While Sophie + Christoph were silent as they died, Hans yelled "es lebe die Freiheit!" (Long Live Freedom!) as the blade fell.

Members Willi Graf (25), Alexander Schmorell (25) + professor Kurt Huber (49) were captured + beheaded months later.

1) Christoph Probst
2) Willi Graf
3) Alexander Schmorell
4) Kurt Huber

#whiterose #resistance #resistancegroup #wii #sophiescholl #hansscholl #kurthuber #christophprobst #alexanderschmorell #willigraf #longlivefreedom #resist #thewhiterose #resistancefighters #standup #naziresistance

White Rose

The White Rose (Weiße Rose) was a non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany led by 5 students + a professor at the University of Munich. The group would distribute leaflets + post graffiti calling for opposition to the Nazi regime. Their campaign ended with the arrest of several members by the Gestapo in 1943.

Siblings Hans (24) + Sophie (21) Scholl, as well as Christoph Probst (22) were executed by guillotine four days after their arrest in 1943. While Sophie + Christoph were silent as they died, Hans yelled "es lebe die Freiheit!" (Long Live Freedom!) as the blade fell.

Members Willi Graf (25), Alexander Schmorell (25) + professor Kurt Huber (49) were captured + beheaded months later.

1) Sophie Scholl
2) Hans Scholl, Sophie + Christoph Probst
3) Hans

#whiterose #resistance #resistancegroup #wii #sophiescholl #hansscholl #kurthuber #christophprobst #alexanderschmorell ##willigraf #longlivefreedom #resist #thewhiterose #resistancefighters #standup #naziresistance

I can’t resist quoting this passage from Max Tegmark's book „Our Mathematical Universe“ (Penguin Books 2014) about the great physicist #ErwinSchrödinger:

„After getting Max Planck’s job as professor in Berlin, one of the most prestigious posts in the world, he gave it up because he wouldn’t tolerate Nazi persecution against his Jewish colleagues. …

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#austria #physics #Österreich #Zivilcourage #VergesseneHelden #NaziWiderstand #IntellectualFreedom #NaziResistance #IntellectualFreedom

The ‘Crush Nazism’ monument outside Oslo Central Station

The “Crush Nazism” monument was unveiled in 2015 outside Oslo Central Station. Created by artist Bjørn Melbye Gulliksen, it honors the efforts of the Osvald Group, a Norwegian WWII resistance group that carried out sabotage against Nazi forces.

The monument features a hammer crushing a swastika, symbolizing the fight against totalitarianism. The group, led by Asbjørn Sunde, was highly active in the war but fell out of favor post-war due to ties with communism. This monument now stands as a reminder of their sacrifices.

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What do you think about this monument?

https://streetartutopia.com/2024/09/28/powerful-crush-nazism-monument-in-oslo-honors-wwii-resistance-fighters/

#antiFascistArt #artAgainstTotalitarianism #BjørnMelbyeGulliksen #CrushNazismMonument #NaziResistance #norwayStreetArt #NorwegianHistory #OsloCentralStation #OsloStreetArt #OsvaldGroup #outdoorSculpture #publicArt #resistanceFighters #WWIIMemorial #WWIIResistance