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Also known as Hans Fritz Scholl

German pacifist, executed by Nazi Germany (1918–1943)

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Works
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  • Glaube und Spiritualität der Hugenotten
  • Literature 1975, Part 2
  • At the Heart of the White Rose
  • Karl Barth und Johannes Calvin
  • Lettres et carnets (French Edition)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States

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Key facts

Born
22 September 1918, Crailsheim , German Empire
Died
22 February 1943 (1943-02-22) (aged 24), Stadelheim Prison , Nazi Germany
Cause of death
Execution by guillotine
Resting place
Perlacher Friedhof, Munich, 48°05′50″N 11°35′58″E / 48.097344°N 11.59949°E / 48.097344; 11.59949
Occupations
Soldier, medic, student, resistance founder
Parent s
Robert Scholl , Magdalena Müller
Relatives
Inge Scholl (sister) , Elisabeth Hartnagel-Scholl (sister) , Sophie Scholl (sister) , Werner Scholl (brother)

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Encyclopedic overview

Hans Fritz Scholl ( German: [hans ʃɔl] ; 22 September 1918 – 22 February 1943) was, along with Alexander Schmorell, one of the two founding members of the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany. 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.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hans Scholl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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