Sophie Scholl
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A 1964 portrait of Sophie Scholl
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| Born |
Sophia Magdalena Scholl 9 May 1921 Forchtenberg, Germany |
| Died | 22 February 1943 (aged 21) Stadelheim Prison, Munich, Germany |
| Resting place | Perlacher Friedhof, Munich 48°05′50″N 11°35′58″E / 48.097344°N 11.59949°E |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| Occupation | Student, resistance member |
| Parent(s) |
Robert Scholl Magdalena Müller |
| Relatives |
Inge Scholl (sister) Hans Scholl (brother) |
Sophia Magdalena Scholl (9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943) was a German student and anti-Nazi political activist, active within the White Rose non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany.
She was convicted of high treason after having been found distributing anti-war leaflets at the University of Munich (LMU) with her brother Hans. As a result, they were both executed by guillotine. Since the 1970s, Scholl has been extensively commemorated for her anti-Nazi resistance work.
She was the daughter of the liberal politician Robert Scholl, an ardent critic of Nazis.
Scholl was the daughter of Magdalena (Müller) and liberal politician Robert Scholl, who was the mayor of her hometown of Forchtenberg am Kocher in northern Baden-Württemberg, when she was born. She was the fourth of six children:
1. Inge Aicher-Scholl (1917–1998)
2. Hans Scholl (1918–1943)
3. Elisabeth Hartnagel-Scholl (born 1920), married Sophie's long-term boyfriend, Fritz Hartnagel
4. Sophie Scholl (1921–1943)
5. Werner Scholl (1922–1944) missing in action and presumed dead in June 1944
6. Thilde Scholl (1925–1926)
Scholl was brought up a Lutheran. She entered junior or grade school at the age of seven, learned easily, and had a carefree childhood. In 1930, the family moved to Ludwigsburg and then two years later to Ulm where her father had a business consulting office.
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