heartgarfunkel Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Munich These three lost their heads on this day in 1943 for standing up to the Nazi regime. Along with the others in the group, and all of those who don't conform to evil, I salute them. 'Sophie Scholl, The Last Days', the film is well worth a watch, though the title is a bit of a giveaway in terms of a happy ending Has anyone been to any of the sites in Munich that tie in with their actions? Got the Bavarian capital in my sites for a visit this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j442211 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 To call these people heroes doesn't even start to cover it. In Munich there are lots of sites connected with them, especially on the Leopoldstrasse and around the university and the graves of the three are in Perlach, on the south side of the city. Incidentaly, the square in front of the university in Innsbruck (where I live) is named after one of their members, Christof Probst, who studied there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 'Fraid not HG but Flabs & I did spend a bit of time at a 'bookstore' in a certain part of town ... a couple of magazines from which I learned the art of fisting. We also went to the rather excellent German Military museum that had tonnes of fantastic miniature battle scenes and some crackin full sized bombers & fighters. An agreeable way to spend a few hours stopover on our way to Bologna. I know this response doesn't quite answer your historical planing based questions but thought it might be helpful if you fancied something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Munich These three lost their heads on this day in 1943 for standing up to the Nazi regime. Along with the others in the group, and all of those who don't conform to evil, I salute them. 'Sophie Scholl, The Last Days', the film is well worth a watch, though the title is a bit of a giveaway in terms of a happy ending Has anyone been to any of the sites in Munich that tie in with their actions? Got the Bavarian capital in my sites for a visit this year. IIRC one of the walking tours I did covered this. Munich is a great place to visit. I am going back this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad von Carstein Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Munich These three lost their heads on this day in 1943 for standing up to the Nazi regime. Along with the others in the group, and all of those who don't conform to evil, I salute them. 'Sophie Scholl, The Last Days', the film is well worth a watch, though the title is a bit of a giveaway in terms of a happy ending Has anyone been to any of the sites in Munich that tie in with their actions? Got the Bavarian capital in my sites for a visit this year. Showing my ignorance, but what is the story behind your post? ETA: Googled and was humbled, we are horrible species! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougiea Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Haven't been to Munich, the White Rose are mentioned in the Bendlerstrasse in Berlin (centre of the 20th July coup) which is well worth a visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartgarfunkel Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 Haven't been to Munich, the White Rose are mentioned in the Bendlerstrasse in Berlin (centre of the 20th July coup) which is well worth a visit. Been there Dougie, great museum to the German resistance. We also went out to Plotzensee prison where the death chamber has been preserved as a memorial - a deeply unsettling place to visit. A mundane building with a horrendous history. As well as commemorating the thousands who were guillotined in the room, the metal beam from which the July 1944 bomb-plotters were hanged is still in situation. Some very disturbing stuff about the use of the bodies of victims was on the news recently. http://www.gedenkstaette-ploetzensee.de/index_e.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21086388 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartgarfunkel Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 'Fraid not HG but Flabs & I did spend a bit of time at a 'bookstore' in a certain part of town ... a couple of magazines from which I learned the art of fisting. We also went to the rather excellent German Military museum that had tonnes of fantastic miniature battle scenes and some crackin full sized bombers & fighters. An agreeable way to spend a few hours stopover on our way to Bologna. I know this response doesn't quite answer your historical planing based questions but thought it might be helpful if you fancied something else. Cheers AJ, bet you and Flabs spent **** all in that bookshop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArcticJambo Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Cheers AJ, bet you and Flabs spent **** all in that bookshop! Wouldn't accept the old five pence pieces ... rather inconvenient that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poseidon Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Can recommend Mike's bike tours. Cover more ground obviously than on foot and they visit a couple of the sites relevant to the story along with other great Munich sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 during the nazi years in germany another flower was also used to oppose the regime , the forget me not, which might surprise a few when they find out who were involved in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToYouToMe Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Inspirational people. Sophie Scholl is as much a Christian martyr as Dietrich Bonhoeffer and yet her story is less well known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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