Socialist opposition to Hitler
Opposition to the Nazis was dangerous, because of their totalitarian rule. Like Stalin he used a secret police force to enforce his demands and eliminate all those who opposed him. Even so some groups decided to continue fighting against him, one of these groups was the (SPD) Social Democratic Party.
The SPD was probably the largest of the groups that opposed Hitler. They made news papers highlight Nazi's who abused their powers and Workers who were fighting against them. However with continuous pressure from the secret police they ended up highly ineffective.
Communist opposition to Hitler
Opposition also came from members of the German Communist Party (KPD). Before the rise of the Nazis, the KPD had been the largest communist party outside Soviet Russia, with more than 350,000 members. Party offices were raided, equipment was destroyed and property confiscated; thousands of KPD members were arrested, sent to Nazi courts or captured into concentration camps. Despite this relentless campaign, more than 30,000 KPD members were able to continue with underground resistance. Die Rote Fahne (The Red Flag), the KPD’s newspaper since 1918, continued to be printed and circulated across Germany. The KPD underground also published millions of anti-Nazi leaflets and pamphlets between highlighting Nazi mistreatment of German workers. This literature found its way into many factories, workplaces and beer halls.
The White Rose
The SPD and KPD weren't the only forces who fought against Hitler and his policies. Even though they were one of the most noted ones, other smaller groups took action as well. The White Rose was a very small group that consisted of university professors and students. The White Rose focused mostly on persuading the German people to go against the Nazis. They wrote anti-Nazi leaflets which contradicted Hitlers ideals. In the end, the Gestapo (The secret police) nearly killed all of the members of the White Rose. The White Rose however was probably the most successful and effective group.
Military resistance To Hitler
The most famous example of military resistance was the famous July Bomb Plot of 1944. Colonel Claus von Stauffenburg was the man who actually set off the bomb at Hitler’s East Prussian stronghold but there were many other men behind the plot. Many of these were in the military. Even Field Marshal Rommel, a very famous military commander, was implicated in this plot but was allowed to commit suicide rather than face a very public and humiliating trial. Many others were not offered such a choice and faced the ‘People’s Court’ charged with treason
This bombing was performed as Colonel Stauffenberg left a bomb in a briefcase near Hitler during a military briefing about the eastern front.
Hitler survived the blast, the attempt failed, and Roland Freisler, chief justice of the People's Court in Berlin, presided over the trial of those implicated in the plot. Invariably, Freisler convicted the defendants. Most were executed at Berlin's Ploetzensee prison.
The most famous example of military resistance was the famous July Bomb Plot of 1944. Colonel Claus von Stauffenburg was the man who actually set off the bomb at Hitler’s East Prussian stronghold but there were many other men behind the plot. Many of these were in the military. Even Field Marshal Rommel, a very famous military commander, was implicated in this plot but was allowed to commit suicide rather than face a very public and humiliating trial. Many others were not offered such a choice and faced the ‘People’s Court’ charged with treason
This bombing was performed as Colonel Stauffenberg left a bomb in a briefcase near Hitler during a military briefing about the eastern front.
Hitler survived the blast, the attempt failed, and Roland Freisler, chief justice of the People's Court in Berlin, presided over the trial of those implicated in the plot. Invariably, Freisler convicted the defendants. Most were executed at Berlin's Ploetzensee prison.
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