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Opposition and Resistance
- Religious opposition - Christianity was a danger =
taught forgiveness, love, peace, the strong helping weak.
Hitler wanted a Nazi religion. GOD = Hitler, BIBLE =
'Mein Kampf' DISCIPLES = SS CROSS = Swastika
- ACTION TAKEN = 1) Against Catholics -> Hitler co-operated with
the pope at first. The Concordat was an agreement between the 2
to leave one another alone, in 1933. However by 1937, Catholic
schools were closed, clubs shut down and 400 priests in
concentration camps. -> failure because churches were packed
and priests seen as Martyres. 2) Against protestants -> Nazis set
up the Reich Church for protestants BUT Martin Niemoller set up a
rival group 'The Confessional Church' - 3/4 of protestants joined. ->
failure again, Niemoller was imprisoned, still spoke out and
influenced thousands.
- ACTION TAKEN = 1) Against Catholics -> Hitler co-operated with
the pope at first. The Concordat was an agreement between the 2
to leave one another alone, in 1933. However by 1937, Catholic
schools were closed, clubs shut down and 400 priests in
concentration camps. -> failure because churches were packed
and priests seen as Martyres. 2) Against protestants -> Nazis set
up the Reich Church for protestants BUT Martin Niemoller set up a
rival group 'The Confessional Church' - 3/4 of protestants joined. ->
failure again, Niemoller was imprisoned, still spoke out and
influenced thousands.
- YOUTH OPPOSITION
- THE EDELWEISS PIRATES - They were young people who opposed Nazi ideas. Listened to forbidden 'swing' music and
wrote anti-Nazi graffiti on walls. Named after the Edelweiss flower, which used as an emblem. Wore check shirts and dark
trousers. At weekends would meet up with other groups, go on hikes and hope to beat up Hitler Youth patrols. They weren't
a big threat because there were only 2000 members. However, they did kill the head of the Gestapo. Quite a big threat.
- THE SWING YOUTH - Were middle class
youths who wanted to dance and listen to swing
music which was a blend of black jazz and
white dance-band music, wore English style
clothes - particulary sports jackets, girls wore
make up and Jews were accepted into their
groups. Common greeting was 'Heil Benny' after
there band leader Benny Goodman. Some of
young people were harshly punished such as
Hasso Schutzendorff who in Oct 1942 was put
in concentration camp, had his hair cut off, was
thrashed with an iron bar and forced to push
trolleys full of earth uphill for a fortnight. Not too
much of a threat.
- THE WHITE ROSE GROUP - Led by students Hans and Sophie Scholl (brother and sister) and professor Kurt Huber
at Munich university in 1941. Hans Scholl had seen first hand, the atrocities that were carried out against Jews, the
Poles and other non-Aryans. Publicised these atrocities in leaflets which were issued anonymously. On Feb 1943,
hans and Sophie Scholl were seen giving out leaflets at Munich University and were reported by the caretaker and
were tortured, arrested and beheaded. A bit of a threat as they knew what was really going on and publicised it.
- Evidence the Nazis failed in preventing Youth opposition - Swing Youth rejected Nazi ideas about music
and clothing, White Rose produced leaflets, Edelweiss Pirates killed leading members of the Gestapo
and less young people were keen on joining the Hitler Youth during the war BUT these were only a
minority. Evidence of the Nazis success - all joined the Hitler Youth, acted as informers on all adults,
controlled schools and education and the vast majority of young people did not oppose the Nazis.
- THE EDELWEISS PIRATES - They were young people who opposed Nazi ideas. Listened to forbidden 'swing' music and
wrote anti-Nazi graffiti on walls. Named after the Edelweiss flower, which used as an emblem. Wore check shirts and dark
trousers. At weekends would meet up with other groups, go on hikes and hope to beat up Hitler Youth patrols. They weren't
a big threat because there were only 2000 members. However, they did kill the head of the Gestapo. Quite a big threat.
- ARMY OPPOSITION
- Army posed as the most serious
threat to Hitler during the war.
Some of the Army turned against
Hitler because the army had
suffered defeats, were appalled by
the brutality of the SS, army
leaders had reluctantly supported
Hitler in the first place, bombing of
German towns and food shortages.
- OPERATION VALKYRIE - An operation which involved a bomb in a briefcase used to
assassinate Hitler. General Ludwig Beck supported plans devised by Count Von Stauffenberg. On
July 20th 1944, Stauffenberg took briefcase to a military meeting conference in East Prussia,
where he placed it under a table 2 metres away from Hitler. Bomb went off but the heavy table
saved Hitlers life. He took savage revenge on all involved, killing 5746 people including Von
Stauffenberg and Beck.
- Army posed as the most serious
threat to Hitler during the war.
Some of the Army turned against
Hitler because the army had
suffered defeats, were appalled by
the brutality of the SS, army
leaders had reluctantly supported
Hitler in the first place, bombing of
German towns and food shortages.
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