Resistance To Nazi Regime

Question 1

Who were the Edelweiß pirates?

Answer 1

1939 - 2000 groups
Spread antinazi propaganda and helped enemy air crews
Dec 1942 - 739 pirates in cologn sent to labour camps
1944 - leaders executed

Question 2

Who were the swing youth?

Answer 2

They met up and listened to jazz (banned music)

Question 3

What was the secret resistance in the army?

Answer 3

1938 - General Ludwig beck tried to get officers to arrest Hitler
1943 + 1944 - led plots to kill Hitler

Question 4

What was the church resistance?

Answer 4

PEL - Pastors emergency league
Set up by Martin niemöller and others
800 pastors were sent to concentration camps

Question 5

What was the secret trade union resistance?

Answer 5

Encouraged by KPD
Workers stayed off ‘sick’ or would break machinery

Question 6

Secret political resistance

Answer 6

1933 - SPD printed newspaper - 3000 copies
They were arrested
Set up SPD abroad to campaign more safely