Christoph Probst

The White Rose was a non-violent organization standing up against Nazis and the Holocaust. The founders of the White Rose were students at the University of Munich, Hans & Sophie Scholl, Christoph Probst, Willi Graf, and Alexander Schmorell. One of the reasons that the White Rose was and is still famous is because it was one of the first all German groups to stand up against the Nazis and thier genocidal policies. The main founder, Hans Scholl, started the movement with his sister and his friends

Sophia’s brother Han’s was there studying medicine. Sophia was a few years younger than here brother but Hans introduced Sophia to his friend group. The original group in the white rose was Sophia, Hans Scholl, Alex Schmorell, Willi Graf, and Christoph Probst, all in their early twenties. This was the group of friends that Hans introduced Sophia to. This group was later know as the White Rose but they were brought together by their love for the, arts, music, literature, philosophy and theology. They

us that we should always work to relieve others’ suffering. The White Rose was founded in 1942 by a group of students and their professor, Kurt Huber, from the University of Munich. The major founding members included Hans and Sophie Scholl, Christoph Probst, Willi Graf, and Alexander Schmorell. The members were all German and many of them had gone through programs such as the Hitler Youth and Bund Deutscher Mädel. Hans Scholl had served on the eastern front for the German army and this is where

had seen them distributing the sixth leaflet at the University of Munich. The leaflets were linked back to Christoph Probst, their friend who had written many of the leaflets. They were put on trial and were all sentenced to execution. Despite the circumstances, Sophie never stopped believing in her ideals. She was offered a chance to be set free by transferring the blame to Hans and Christoph, but declined, showing how she was willing give her life for the cause that she wholeheartedly believed in

concentrates on the anti-Nazi heroine Sophia Scholl as she fights for freedom against the tyranny established by Adolf Hitler. She was a member of a well-known, nonviolent resistance group called the White Rose with her brother, Hans, and friends, Christoph Probst, Willi Graf, and Alexander Schmorell. Together, these members are the main protagonists in the film. These students started a leaflet campaign that revealed the truth behind Hitler’s madness and tried to pursue the German people to retaliate

secondary school in 1940. However, she nearly did not graduate at all. This is because she lost the will to participate in any of the classes because the Nazis took control of the school system. Sophie’s brother, Hans Scholl, Willi Graf and Christoph Probst formed an organisation known as the White Rose. These people initially elected to keep the group secret from Sophie, but when she discovered them, she became a crucial member of the group. However, in 1943, she was found giving out anti-Nazi

the court of the truth beyond German propaganda, as the judge himself had never been outside of Germany during the war. The two of them along with another White Rose member, Christoph Probst, were found guilty of high treason and had to face the guillotine. Sophie faced the guillotine first out of all three, followed by Christoph and her brother. Hans’ final words were, “Freedom will live!” (Holocaust Biographies: Hans and Sophie Scholl). After their deaths, the state of the White Rose was chaotic.

White Roses, Group That Will Always Be Remembered The White Roses group was very popular during the time of Hitler's regime. This group attempted to do something that was very dangerous and could have gotten a lot more people killed. In the end it did get the two leaders killed. What the White Roses was attempting to do was a brave and courageous thing, there wasn't many other groups that was doing things this big. Background The White Roses was a group in Germany that tried to change people's ideas