World War II History
1943 - The Gestapo arrested Hans Scholl and his sister Sophie for opposing the Nazi regime. The two were the leaders of the German youth group Weisse Rose (White Rose). They were executed as "political traitors" on February 23, 1943.
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| "The Russian colossus...has been underestimated by us...whenever a dozen divisions are destroyed the Russians replace them with another dozen." General Franz Halder - Army Chief of Staff - August 1941 |