Resistance against Nazis and Protection of Jews in Europe by Ram Maurya

The White Rose

mram54741 — 2024-05-07 07:07:04 UTC

The White Rose was founded by Hans Scholl and his sister, Sophie in 1942 they were both students studying at the University of Munich. They were one of the very few people that resisted the Nazis openly. They used to distribute Anti-Nazi leaflets. On one particular day February 18, 1943, Hans spreads the leaflets everywhere in the entrance hallway of the University of Munich. This stirs up a lot of attention. The janitor later reports them to the Gestapo. Then they were brought to court, accused of treason, and beheaded.

The Story Of Arvid Harnack

mram54741 — 2024-05-07 07:51:49 UTC

The Story Of Arvid Harnack.

Arvid Harnack was a leading figure of a Soviet spy network dubbed by the Gestapo as "The Red Orchestra". He worked as a leading figure in an active group involved in German economic planning. He wanted to bring Hitler down using the Soviets. He leaked secret information about the German armament to the Soviets. He also combined espionage for the Soviet Union and sabotage against Hitler. In 1942 he had climbed on the radars of the Gestapo. He was arrested and tortured. At last, he was strangled , killed and hung on a meat hook

Carl von Stauffenburg

mram54741 — 2024-05-07 08:17:09 UTC

After the humiliating defeat at Stalingrad in 1943, Hitler's Generals were discontent with Hitler and were plotting to assassinate Hitler. Colonel Carl von Stauffenburg, an aide on the general staff, places a briefcase containing a bomb beside Hitler during a military briefing about the situation on the eastern front in his Headquarters in Rastenburg, then in East Germany. He then made an excuse to leave the meeting, when he was going, he saw the building explode and reported Hitler as dead in Berlin. However, the desks used at these meetings were cumbersome and this protected Hitler from dying, all he suffered were a few minor injuries.

the situation on the eastern front in his Headquarters in Rastenburg, then in
about the situation on the eastern front

The People Of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon

mram54741 — 2024-05-07 09:34:55 UTC

The People of this place were one of the communities that helped the Jews during the holocaust. they used to do it out of compassion, as a moral obligation. The people of this place used to help the Jews by hiding them in their homes, catholic churches, and other areas. they all did it while knowing the risks. One such of these people was Pastor Andre Trocme.

The Warsaw Uprising

mram54741 — 2024-05-07 10:54:31 UTC

In April - May 1943 rumors were spread in the Warsaw ghetto of Poland that the Jews were going to get deported to the Treblinka extermination camp. this caused a mass armed revolt in the ghetto that took nearly a month to suppress. the Jewish fighting organization attacked the surprised ignorant Germans with Molotov cocktails and grenades. after months of this uprising, Jewish rebels continued to hide in the ruins.

Harwich, UK

mram54741 — 2024-05-07 11:17:10 UTC

It was December 2, 1938, and the people of the UK had sympathized with the Jews. Sympathetic private organizations and private citizens paid the government to help 200 children migrate to Harwich, UK under travel visas. These children were Jewish orphans and the victims of Kristallnacht(the night of broken glass). An orphanage in Berlin had been destroyed by the Kristallnacht program. The British government would accept more such refugees in the coming years. The last evacuation would happen from the Netherlands in 1940.

The Enamelware Factory

mram54741 — 2024-05-09 07:26:43 UTC

Oskar Schindler(1908-1974), born in Zwittau, Moravia joined the Abewhr in a Nazi military intelligence service in 1936. He joined the Nazi party in 1939. He was arrested for espionage against the Czechoslovak but was later released that year under the Munich agreement. In 1939, he acquired an enamelware factory in Krakow, Poland in which 1750 employees worked, out of them, 1000 were Jews. Due to his connections in Abewhr, he protected his Jewish employees from going to concentration camps. He paid Nazi officers heavy bribes and luxury gifts to keep his Jewish workers safe.