Sophia Magdalena Scholl was born 9 may 1921 Scholl's father, Robert, was the mayor of Forchtenberg am Kocher when she was born. She was the fourth of six children
In 1932, Scholl started attending a secondary school for girls. At the age of twelve, she chose to join the Bund Deutscher Mädel (League of German Girls), like most of her classmates, but her initial enthusiasm gradually gave way to criticism.
Talent and reading
She had a talent for drawing and painting and for the first time came into contact with a few so-called 'degenerate' artists. An avid reader, she developed a growing interest in philosophy and theology. Her firm Christian belief in God and in every human being's essential dignity formed her basis for resisting Nazi ideology
in May 1942, she enrolled at the University of Munich as a student of biology and philosophy. Her brother Hans, who was studying medicine there, introduced her to his friends.
Origins of white rose
The core members initially included Hans Scholl (Sophie's brother), Willi Graf and Christoph Probst. In early summer 1942, this group of young men co-authored six anti-Nazi political resistance leaflets. She and they had been horrified by Hartnagel's reports of the behavior of the Germans on the Eastern Front where Hartnagel witnessed Soviet soldiers shot in a pit, and learned of the mass killings of Jews.
Arrested for peace against Nazis
She and the rest of the White Rose were arrested for distributing the sixth leaflet at the University of Munich on 18 February 1943.
On 22 February 1943, Scholl, her brother Hans and their friend Christoph Probst were found guilty of treason and condemned to death. They were all beheaded by executioner Johann Reichhart in Munich's Stadelheim Prison only a few hours later, at 17:00 hrs.
Memorial on ground
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