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Hans Scholl
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German pacifist, executed by Nazi Germany (1918–1943)
Key facts
- Born
- 22 September 1918, Crailsheim , German Empire
- Died
- 22 February 1943 (1943-02-22) (aged 24), Stadelheim Prison , Nazi Germany
- Cause of death
- Execution by guillotine
- Resting place
- Perlacher Friedhof, Munich, 48°05′50″N 11°35′58″E / 48.097344°N 11.59949°E / 48.097344; 11.59949
- Occupations
- Soldier, medic, student, resistance founder
- Parent s
- Robert Scholl , Magdalena Müller
- Relatives
- Inge Scholl (sister) , Elisabeth Hartnagel-Scholl (sister) , Sophie Scholl (sister) , Werner Scholl (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Hans and Sophie Scholl
- Given name
- Hans
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nazi Germany
- Place of death
- Munich Prison
- Father
- Robert Scholl
- Sibling
- Werner Scholl
- Occupation
- resistance fighter
- Educated at
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Image
- Hans Scholl.jpg
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- Commons category
- Hans Scholl
- date of birth
- 1918-09-22
- date of death
- 1943-02-22
- member of
- White Rose
- cause of death
- decapitation
- manner of death
- capital punishment
- killed by
- Johann Reichhart
- name in native language
- Hans Scholl
- partner in business or sport
- Sophie Scholl
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Encyclopedic overview
Hans Fritz Scholl ( German: [hans ʃɔl] ; 22 September 1918 – 22 February 1943) was, along with Alexander Schmorell, one of the two founding members of the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany. The principal author of the resistance movement's literature, he was found guilty of high treason for distributing anti-Nazi material and was executed by the Nazi regime in 1943 during World War II.
Early life
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