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Lecture 10: German Resistance against Hitler 30 April 2013 HIST2134 The Third Reich through Documents, 1933-1945
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German Resistance against NS rule Two approaches in historiography 1)Fundamentalist approach: Concentrates on elite groups in their organized, brave, high- risk political actions to fight the NS regime Social approach: Concentrates on a number of ‘non-conformities’ between the NS regime and the common man
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Active Elite Resistance (I) Communist Underground Organization ‘Rote Kapelle’ (Red Chapel) ‘Kreisauer Kreis’ (Kreisau Circle) with Social Democrats, Trade Unionist and Conservatives (James von Moltke) Protestant and Catholic Clergy: Protestant pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer of Protestant Underground ‘Confessing Church’
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Active Elite Resistance (II) Student Group ‘Weisse Rose’ in Munich: Hans and Sophie Scholl Conspiracy circle and the attempt assassination by Claus Count Schenk von Stauffenberg on 20 July 1944
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Passive ‘conflicting areas’ Workers’ opposition among former SPD-KPD members in Ruhr area cities Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg Numerous forms of ‘non-conformity’ in daily life Only a potential danger but no real threat for the NS regime No active mass resistance
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