Susanne Hirzel
White Rose resistance member
Born
November 7th, 1921
103 years ago
Died
2012
13 years ago — 91 years old
Category
Activists & Humanitarians
Country
Germany
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Participated in the White Rose movement, an anti-Nazi student group active in Germany during World War II. Contributed to distributing anti-regime leaflets that called for resistance against the Nazi regime. Arrested in 1943, faced a trial, and was sentenced to death by guillotine. Her activism reflected the thoughts and struggles of young Germans opposing totalitarianism.
Membership in the White Rose movement
Distributing anti-Nazi leaflets
Being sentenced to death for resistance
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