In the 1940s a group of German students saw it as their duty to oppose the tyranny of Nazism. 

The members of The White Rose, young students and some lecturers, became convinced that they had to take action against their own government and its crimes. They began a campaign writing and disseminating thousands of pamphlets condemning the Nazis and calling on Germans to embrace passive resistance in order to bring down the regime and end the war.

It was a highly risky thing to do. The Nazis were at the peak of their powers and opposition like this simply not tolerated.

Brother and sister Hans and Sophie Scholl were part of the group, and, with their friend Christoph Probst, were the first to be arrested, tried and executed. 

The story of the White Rose continues to challenge and inspire all of us to think about courage in the face of injustice and moral bravery when it costs you a lot.

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Alexandra Lloyd's book, Defying Hitler: The White Rose Pamphlets