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The BrainFood Show

The Kids Who Led the Resistance Movements Against the Nazis

The BrainFood Show

Cloud10

Education, History

4.91.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

History books often remember underground political groups like the Communist party or the Social Democrats, espionage groups like the Red Orchestra, or militaries from America and Britain as the primary resistance against Nazi forces. But you may be surprised to learn that, in fact, the most vocal and visible resistance came from young people, mainly teens and those in their early 20s, with the four largest and most prominent of these youths being The White Rose, the Edelweiss Pirates, the Swing Youth, and the Zazous. So let’s dive into their respective rather inspiring stories, shall we? To begin with, The White Rose: “We will not be silent. We are your bad conscience. The White Rose will not leave you in peace!" These are just a few of the powerful words published and distributed throughout Germany by a group of students at the University of Munich in an effort to incite their fellow countrymen to rebel against Nazi forces throughout 1942 and 1943. As for notable figures in this group, perhaps the most famous of all were siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl. So what inspired them to rebel in this way? Authors: Arnaldo Teodorani and Daven Hiskey Host: Simon Whistler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Huh, have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?

0:03.0

Not much to it, is there?

0:06.0

Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich.

0:09.0

Mmm, that is good.

0:13.0

Now that's what Asani should sound like.

0:15.0

Go all crisp in with walkers.

0:18.0

Delicious.

0:20.0

History books often remember underground political groups like the Communist Party or the Social

0:23.9

Democrats, espionage groups like the Red Orchestra or militaries from America and

0:27.7

Britain as the primary resistance against Nazi forces.

0:30.5

But you may be surprised to learn that, in fact, the most vocal and visible resistance

0:34.2

came from young people, mainly teens and those in their early 20s, with the four largest and most prominent of these youths being the White Rose, the

0:41.7

Edelweiss Pirates, the Swing Youth and the Zsauce. So let's start into their respective rather

0:47.0

inspiring story, shall we? To begin with the White Rose, we will not be silent, we are your

0:52.0

bad conscience, the White Rose will not live you in peace.

0:55.6

These are just a few of the powerful words published and distributed throughout Germany by a group

0:59.8

of students at the University of Munich in an effort to incite their fellow countrymen to rebel

1:03.9

against Nazi forces throughout 1942 and 1943. As for notable figures in this group, perhaps

1:08.9

the most famous of all, were siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl. So what inspired them to rebel in this way? In the 1930s, Hans and Sophie were both teenagers living in Germany, and despite their parents trying to dissuade them, feeling a sense of pride and patriotism in their homeland, Hans joined the Hitler youth at the age of 15 in 1933, and Sophie joined the Bundes Deutsche Mardel, the League of German Girls, at the age of 12. At and Sophie joined the Bund Deutsche Marl, the League of German

1:28.9

girls at the age of 12.

1:30.4

At the time, Adolf Hitler was pounding the favourite drum of seemingly all politicians

1:35.0

making the country great again, and the Scholl children, like so many others, believed him.

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