Opposition - Army, oppositional parties and the Judiciary Flashcards
Who was suspicious of Hitler and the Nazis?
-Aristocratic leaders
Where was there opposition in the army (organisation) and who was it headed by?
-opposition in German Military intelligence organisation (1935 headed by Admiral Canaris)
What did the German Military Intelligence Organisation do in 1935?
-tolerated resistance activities and helped Jews escape Germany
When was the German Military Intelligence Organisation absorbed into the SA and what was did this mean?
-1944
-opposition was shut down
Who was involved in the July Bomb Plot in 1944 and why?
-General Ludwig Beck
-opposed Hitler’s invasion of Czechlovakia
Who attempted to assassinate Hitler who was part of the army? When? What happened?
-Colonel Claus Schenk Graf Von Stauffenberg
-1944
-he was only injured
What did General Hans Oster do and what happened to him?
-advised British Government to stand against Hitler->sent Britain some of Germany’s military plans->died in a concentration camp
When were all political parties banned?
-July 1935
What did left wing parties continue to do?
-some illegal activities
Where were the SPD based while in exile and what did they do?
-based in Prague
-organised underground groups who distributed leaflets and propaganda campaigns eg Berlin Red Patrol
What did the KPD form and what happened?
-underground cells
-2/3 of their members were arrested
What did some judges try and do despite the Nazis controlling the court system?
-keep proper standards of justice
What did judges have to do?
-obliged to join the Nazi Lawyers’ Association
-make oaths of loyalty to Hitler
-they were co=ordinated
