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Opposition to the Nazi’s

Opposition to the Nazi’s. Jeremy. Opposition under the Nazi’s. Non-compliance with Nazi regulations Attempts to assassinate Hitler Resistance regimes . Volksgenossen. Volksgenossen meaning “Race comrade” People not fit to “ Volksgenossen ” suffered intimidation and persecution

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Opposition to the Nazi’s

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  1. Opposition to the Nazi’s Jeremy

  2. Opposition under the Nazi’s • Non-compliance with Nazi regulations • Attempts to assassinate Hitler • Resistance regimes

  3. Volksgenossen • Volksgenossen meaning “Race comrade” • People not fit to “Volksgenossen” suffered intimidation and persecution • Forced to wear identification badges • Arrested and sent to labour/concentration camps • Euthanasia to the disabled, protested against by the church

  4. German Resistance • FreieArbeiter Union (FAUD) • Distributed anti-Nazi propaganda • Encouraged people to leave Germany • Red Orchestra • Anti-fascistsand communists • Assisted Jewish friends • The Churches spoke against the Regime • Christian Churches, Catholic and Protestant • Germans helping the Jews survive the Holocaust • Hiding the Jews • Getting papers/documentation to aid them

  5. July Bomb Plot • Senior military figures believed Hitler was dooming Germany • Claus von Stauffenberg • Injured during a battle in North Africa • Met with Hitler on a regular basis, spearhead to Operation Valkyrie • Took place July 20 1944 at the Wolf’s Lair • Involved placing a bomb in a meeting between Hitler and his generals, could only place one of the two bombs due to time constraints • With Hitler dead, hoped to overthrow the Government

  6. Erwin Rommel • “The Desert Fox” • General Field Marshal of World War II, let several tank regimes in Africa • Regarded as a humane person and was not accused of war crimes • He ignored orders to kill Jewish soldiers, civilians and captured commandos • Linked to an assassination attempt to Hitler • Was seen as a national Hero so Hitler wanted his death to be quite • Agreed to kill himself in exchange his family not be harmed

  7. Bibliography • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20_July_plot • www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10005208 • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Resistance_to_Nazism • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Rommel • Authoritarian and Single-Party states

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