On 26 August, he went to a trip to Sweden that he had been considering cancelling because of the international situation. [34] Goerdeler instead became the director of the overseas sales department at the firm of Robert Bosch GmbH. [35] The case of Goerdeler has been used by the historian Hans Mommsen to support his view of "resistance as a process", with Goerdeler going from an ally of the regime to increasing disillusionment by Nazi economic policies in the mid-1930s and finally becoming committed to the regime's overthrow by 1937. Clever Lili is here to help you ace your exams. He opposed some anti-Jewish policies while he held office and was opposed to the Holocaust. [33] Upon his return, Haake stated that the matter of the statue was "only the outward occasion of the conflict" and declared that "Dr. Goerdeler's attitude in the Jewish Question had been revealed particularly clearly in the matter of the Mendelssohn-Bartholdy statue". [93] Under Goerdeler's terms, Germany would retain all the areas of Poland that had been part of Germany prior to 1918, Austria and the Sudetenland with independence being restored to Poland and Czechoslovakia with general disarmament, the restoration of global free trade and the ending of protectionism as the other major goals for the new regime. Stlpnagel had closely cooperated with the Einsatzgruppen in their mass murder of Jews when he commanded the 17th Army in the German-occupied Soviet Union. [50], Vansittart introduced Goerdeler to one of his spies, the British industrialist A.P. [140], Unlike the Kreisau Circle, Goerdeler was a strong champion of laissez-faire capitalism, and was very much opposed to what he saw as the socialism of the Kreisau Circle. [135] In September 1943, Goerdeler appealed to his friend Jacob Wallenberg to ask that the British suspend bombing attacks against Berlin, Stuttgart and Leipzig until the middle of October because "the oppositional movement has its centres there and the interruption of communications would make the putsch more difficult". [97] After that meeting, both Halder and Brauchitsch told Goerdeler that overthrowing Hitler was simply something that they could not do, and he should find other officers if that was what he really wanted to do. Brainscape helps you realize your greatest personal and professional ambitions through strong habits and hyper-efficient studying. [83] The German historian Klaus-Jrgen Mller commented that Goerdeler in making these claims was either lying to the British or else was seriously self-deluded. The most important military conspirators were General Friedrich Olbricht, Major General Henning von Tresckow, and Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg, along with Claus-Heinrich Stlpnagel, the German military commander in France. [114] Meanwhile, pending the deportation of the Jews to the Americas, Goerdeler called in "The Goal" for the Nuremberg Laws to stay in force while demanding the repeal of the post-Kristallnacht anti-Semitic laws. By contrast, Goerdeler's defenders like the Canadian historian Peter Hoffmann have argued that Goerdeler's insistence on enforcing the laws served to protect those Jewish physicians entitled to practice. In the confusion of Hitlers death, Gring, Himmler, and other major Nazi leaders would be arrested, and a new government established with Goerdeler as Chancellor and Beck as president. [26] Supporting the "free-market" faction were some of Germany's leading business executives, most notably Hermann Duecher of AEG, Robert Bosch of Robert Bosch GmbH and Albert Voegeler of Vereinigte Stahlwerke AG. Greater Los Angeles Area. "[77] There is considerable debate as to the accuracy of that information, with some historians such as Richard Overy arguing that Goerdeler and other German conservatives had exaggerated German economic problems to the British and the French. [118] Hitler was unaware of Goerdeler's plotting, but had heard rumours that Kluge was unhappy with his leadership. Despite his earlier differences with Schacht, Goerdeler and Schacht headed the "free-market" faction in the German government and, during the economic crisis of 1936, urged Hitler to reduce military spending, turn away from autarkic and protectionist policies and reduce statism in the economy. [51] In the memo entitled Das Ziel ("The Goal"), Goerdeler wrote that a Jewish state should be created somewhere in South America or Canada to which almost the entire Jewish population of Europe would be deported; only German-Jewish veterans of World War I or those German Jews descended from Jews who were German citizens in 1871 would be allowed to stay. Goerdeler's critics are offended by his suggestion that German Jews whose ancestors had not lived within the borders of the German Empire before July 1, 1871, should not be considered German citizens, but Goerdeler's defenders such as the Canadian historian Peter Hoffmann have argued that Goerdeler was trying to present the Nazi regime with an alternative to genocide. [117] Goerdeler returned to Berlin feeling assured about the future, and was most disappointed when he received a message from Kluge via General Beck stating he changed his mind about acting against the Nazi regime, and to include him out of any putsch. [34] However, Hitler forbade Goerdeler to take up this appointment and ordered Krupp to withdraw the offer. [74], In the second half of March 1939, Goerdeler together with Schacht and Hans Bernd Gisevius visited Ouchy, Switzerland, to meet with a senior French Deuxime Bureau intelligence agent representing French Prime Minister douard Daladier[75] Goerdeler told the agent that the strain of massive military spending had left the German economy on the verge of collapse; that Hitler was determined to use the Danzig issue as an excuse to invade Poland, which in itself was only a prelude for a German seizure of all of Eastern Europe; that a forceful Anglo-French diplomatic stand could deter Hitler; and that if Hitler were deterred long enough, the economic collapse of Germany would cause the downfall of his regime. [139] The two men took an immediate dislike to each other. Had the 20 July plot to overthrow Hitler's dictatorship in 1944 succeeded, Goerdeler would have served as the Chancellor of the new government. From 1937 onwards, what did Goerdeler become? [23], In 1934, Goerdeler was strongly opposed to the idea of devaluing the Reichsmark and had supported Hitler and Schacht against the advocates of devaluation. ", and "Oho! Popitz favored a return to the pre-1918 authoritarian political system. What happened to those involved in the July bomb plot. [114], He was finally executed by hanging on 2 February 1945 at Pltzensee Prison in Berlin with two other men: Johannes Popitz and Alfred Delp. [33] Goerdeler tried to have the statue rebuilt. Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, for example, had been the mayor of Leipzig from 1930 to 1937, but resigned his position in opposition to Nazi policy. [76] In April 1939, during a secret meeting with the British diplomat Sir Gladwyn Jebb, Goerdeler stated that if the British continued with their "containment" policy adopted in March 1939, then they might see the "Hitler adventure liquidated before the end of June [1939]. [51] To have more frequent meetings with his British contacts, Goerdeler stayed in Switzerland in AugustOctober 1938. Now there was no light in them; they were like the eyes of a blind man, yet like nothing I had seen before. [7] The sternness with which Goerdeler administered his task as Price Commissioner made him a well-known figure in Germany. General Olricht, Colonel von Stauffenberg, and two other conspirators were captured at the Bendlerblock, site of many offices of the Supreme High Command of the German Army, tried by an impromptu court martial, and executed by firing squad in the courtyard. [84] Goerdeler's assessment of the German diplomatic-military-economic situation had considerable influence on decision-makers in the British and French governments in 1939, who, based on his reports, believed that a firm Anglo-French diplomatic stand for Poland might bring about the fall of Hitler without a war or, at least, would ensure that the Allies faced war on relatively auspicious economic terms.[81]. [10], After the fall of Brning's government on 30 May 1932, Brning himself recommended Goerdeler to President Paul von Hindenburg as his successor. [3] After the war ended, Goerdeler served on the headquarters of the XVII Army Corps based in Danzig (now Gdask in Poland). [15], In October 1935, Goerdeler sent Hitler a memorandum in which he urged that the priorities for the use of German foreign exchange should be shifted from buying raw materials that Germany lacked for rearmament and instead should be used to buy food that Germany lacked such as fats. [117] Tresckow in particular was very favourably impressed with Goerdeler, whom he saw as a kindred spirit. [103] Halder refused Goerdeler's request. The key conspirators in the July 20 plot can be divided between civilians and active military (mostly army) officers. G.D.Beck Professional Corp. 1993 - Present29 years. His interest in mobile warfare soon won Hitler . His [Goerdeler's] recent talks with leading industrialists had satisfied X that the workers' feeling have been bitterly roused to the point where, if they were in possession of arms, they would physically revolt against the present regime.[59]. ", "Nonsense! General Kurt von Schleicher sounded him out for the post but eventually Franz von Papen was chosen instead. [59] Goerdeler maintained to Young: the feeling among the people against war is welling up at an alarming rate. [140] Goerdeler was pleased that at long last, the means for a putsch, without the senior officers who were plainly not willing to break with the regime, had been devised by Stauffenberg, but his uneasy relations with Stauffenberg were described by the German historian Hans Mommsen as one of mutual "misunderstandings". Beck was Chief of General Staff and Goerdeler was Commissioner, having remained in office after the government of Heinrich Bruning. [29] Goerdeler wrote, "I can well imagine that we will have to bring certain issues into a greater degree of alignment with the imponderable attitudes of other peoples, not in substance, but in the manner of dealing with them". No war will ever be needed against either England or France[64], In November 1938, when Sir Nevile Henderson, the British Ambassador to Germany went on sick leave, the acting heads of the Embassy in Berlin sent a series of reports to the Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax intended to effect a change in British policy towards Germany. [108] Popitz by contrast, while agreeing with Goerdeler that the unstable former Kaiser was unsuitable, insisted on dynastic grounds that the Crown Prince Wilhelm be the next emperor, and was to spend much time arguing with Goerdeler over which of the sons of the former emperor was to sit on the throne. [171] Ritter saw Goerdeler in prison in January 1945 and reported: I wasastonished at his undiminished intellectual power, but at the same time I was shocked by his outward appearance. What were some similarities between racism in Nazi Germany and in the United States, 1920s-1940s? They wanted to create a government based on the rule of law, with free speech, religious freedom and social justice. Goerdeler argued that the tolerance of other Western nations, especially the United States for the German state's subsidising the dumping of exports was wearing thin and would soon result in harsh new tariffs being applied against German goods. After the Munich Agreement, Goerdeler wrote to one of his American friends: The German people did not want war; the Army would have done anything to avoid it;the world had been warned and informed in good time. [51] In April 1942, during another visit to Sweden, Goerdeler contacted the Wallenberg family and asked it to contact Winston Churchill about the peace terms that the British would conclude with Germany once the Nazi regime was overthrown. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like The Nazis and Hitler projected themselves as infallible, omniscient and omnipresent, The nature of opposition, Silent Opposition and more. [166] Under Gestapo interrogation, Goerdeler claimed that the Holocaust was the major reason for his seeking to overthrow the Nazi regime. [96] During a meeting with Hitler on 5 November, Brauchitsch had attempted to talk Hitler into putting off "X-day" by saying that morale in the German Army was worse than what it was in 1918, a statement that enraged Hitler who harshly berated Brauchitsch for incompetence. After a failed bomb attempt to assassinate Hitler on his airplane, the conspirators focused on an existing contingency plan code-named Operation Valkyrie. [101] During their discussions for a post-Hitler future, it was agreed that various Nazi leaders like Hermann Gring and Heinrich Himmler, provided that they were willing to break with Hitler could have a leading role in a post-Nazi government. [160] On 17 July 1944, a warrant for Goerdeler's arrest was issued, causing him to go into hiding. The first was the Beck- Goerdeler Group, named after Carl Goerdeler and Ludwig Beck. [133] Kluge refused to answer Goerdeler's letter, despite the fact that Goerdeler was all but calling the Field-Marshal a coward for his refusal to join the conspiracy. During the winter of 193839, Goerdeler sent reports to the British that stated that Hitler was pressuring Italy into attacking France, planning to launch a surprise air offensive against Britain to achieve a "knock-out blow" by razing British cities to the ground sometime in the second half of February 1939, and considering an invasion of Switzerland and the Low Countries before an attack on France and Britain. [34] During the same trip, Goerdeler drafted his "Political Testament", attacking Nazi economic policies and criticized the regime for its anti-Christian policies, widespread corruption and lawlessness. [3] From 1936, Goerdeler worked to build an opposition faction out of his circle, comprising mostly civil servants and businessmen. [45], During the BlombergFritsch Affair and the attendant crisis caused by the court-martial of General Werner von Fritsch, Goerdeler became closely associated with several loose groupings of German rightists in the Civil Service and the military who, for various reasons, were unhappy with aspects of the Third Reich. [165] His brother, Fritz, was also sentenced to death and executed on 1 March 1945. [170] When confronted with the loneliness of his imprisonment and the utter defeat of his cause, Goerdeler, who had always been a highly devout Lutheran, became increasingly preoccupied with spiritual matters. [105] If the warning had been heeded and acted upon Germany would by now be free of its dictator and turning against Mussolini. [3] Bosch, a friend, agreed to turn a blind eye to his anti-Nazi work. [91] Goerdeler was most disappointed and unpleasantly surprised when Germany attacked Poland on 1 September, the Anglo-French declarations of war on 3 September and then the German Army doing nothing to overthrow Hitler. [51] Goerdeler declared that the treatment of the Polish Jews, stranded on the German-Polish border, was "barbaric". Goerdeler, an unyielding optimist, believed that if only he could convince enough people, he could overthrow the Nazi regime. [137] After five years of trying, the only senior officers Goerdeler had recruited were Field Marshal Erwin von Witzleben, whom Hitler had forced into retirement in early 1942 and General Ludwig Beck who had resigned in 1938. [114] Some controversy has been attracted by this memo. The founders of the Beck-Goerdeler group, Ludwig Beck and Carl Goerdeler, had both held positions in Hitler's governmental office. Even with Soviet economic support (especially oil) and the exploitation of Poland and the Reich Protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia, the impact of the British blockade caused a 75% decline in value and tonnage of German imports during the Phoney War. Although at heart a very humane man, Goerderler's frigid, spartan belief in hard work and his austere, puritanical moralityhe would not tolerate a divorced man or woman in his houselacked warmth and comradeship. On 8th January, 1943, a group of conspirators, including, Ulrich von Hassell, Helmuth von Moltke, Fritz-Dietlof von der Schulenburg, Johannes Popitz, Eugen Gerstenmaier, Adam von Trott, Ludwig Beck and Carl Goerdeler met at the home of Peter Graf Yorck von Wartenburg. [139], Despite his differences with Stauffenberg, Goerdeler appreciated Stauffenberg for solving a problem that had bedevilled him since 1938. In 1930 Goerdeler became mayor of Leipzig. A purified Germany with a government of decent people would have been ready to solve the Spanish problem without delay in company with Britain and France, to remove Mussolini and with the United States to create peace in the Far East. [121] The "Proposals" rejected Nazi racial theories but stated that after the overthrow of the Nazis, German Jews would not have their German citizenship restored but be restricted to living in ghettos and be allowed only minimal contact with German Christians, and he called for continuing the Nazi ban on marriage and sex between Jews and German Christians. Almost all of the conspirators had a conservative, nationalist perspective and an aristocratic background. [93] On 3 November 1939, Goerdeler paid another visit to Sweden, where he met Marcus Wallenberg, Gustav Cassell, and Dr. Sven Hedin. Dismayed, Beck resigned as chief of army general staff in 1938, but shortly after that emerged as a leading oppositionist. [8], In the early 1930s, Goerdeler became a leading advocate of the viewpoint that the Weimar Republic had failed, as shown by the Great Depression, and that a conservative revolution was needed to replace democracy. He wrote to Hitler that continued Polish possession of territories in Gdask Pomerania and Greater Poland was "thorn in country's economic flesh and honour" and that "the German people must fight for security of their existence". [60] The British historian Sir John Wheeler-Bennett, who knew Goerdeler well, noted that Goerdeler failed to realize that Hitler was not bluffing with Fall Grn and had every intention of attacking Czechoslovakia on October 1, 1938, and that he regarded Munich as a personal set-back. With the beginning of World War II in September 1939, Beck became a key player in various plots to remove the Nazi regime. The Beck-Goerdeler Group, realised that the only way to get rid of Hitler was to assassinate him (July plots). [157] In the radio address Goerdeler planned to deliver once the putsch had triumphed was included the statement "The persecution of the Jews, which has been carried out in the most inhuman, deeply shaming and quite irreparable ways, is to cease."[158]. Main telephone: 202.488.0400 Some of the plotters were executed on the same day. [24] Hitler himself found Goerdeler's report objectionable, and Hitler's "Four-Year Plan Memorandum" may have been written in part as a reply to Goerdeler's memorandum (Gerhard Ritter favoured this theory whereas Gerhard Weinberg rejects it). His intellectual power was as it had always been; his spiritual strength was not. When did the number of army officers in the Beck-Goerdeler group increase? Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg. The motivations of the individual plotters are still a matter of debate. majority of Germans remained loyal to the regime during the war - however opposition did emerge from the Kreisau Circle, Beck-Goerdeler Group & the Communist Red Orchestra Most effective opposition came from : - youth groups - churches - within the military Youth Group Resistance (Swing Youth) [91] That marked the beginning of a recurring pattern where Goerdeler would invest great hopes in his beloved German Army rising up against Hitler, only to discover repeatedly that Army officers much preferred to fight for the Fhrer to fighting against him. [106] The sequel was recorded in Hassell's diary on 16 June 1941: "Brauchitsch and Halder have already agreed to Hitler's tactics [in the Soviet Union]. [110] To assist with the drafting of the future constitution, Goerdeler enlisted the help, through his friend Dietrich Bonhoeffer, of the so-called Freiburger Kreis (Freiburg Circle), an anti-Nazi discussion group of professors at Freiburg University founded in 1938 that included Adolf Lampe[de], Erik Wolf[de], Walter Eucken, Constantin von Dietze, and Gerhard Ritter. The Reserve Army would seize key installations in Berlin and arrest high-ranking Nazi officials, including Goebbels, while disarming loyal SS units. Fabian Ludwig Georg Adolf Kurt von Schlabrendorff (1 July 1907 - 3 September 1980), was a German jurist, soldier, and member of the resistance against Adolf Hitler. Beck particularly objected to Hitler's attempts to take over the army. Their allegiance is doubtful". Once Hitler was dead, the army would take control of Berlin and make Carl Goerdeler. On October 30, 1942, Kluge was the beneficiary of an enormous bribe from Hitler who mailed a letter of good wishes together with a huge cheque totaling 250,000 marks made out to him from the German treasury and a promise that whatever improving his estate might cost could be billed out to the German treasury. [146] After meeting Goerdeler in March 1944, Strlin described him in a high-strung state, constantly afraid that he could be arrested at any moment, and anxious to recruit Rommel while attempting to juggle Rommel's demand that he be Wehrmacht Commander-in-Chief with his prior promise that position would go to Erwin von Witzleben if Hitler were overthrown.<. [12], In addition, the massive increase in spending by the Leipzig municipal government caused the city's debts to be a major source of worry for Goerdeler. The events of June 1934 [the Night of the Long Knives] and February 1938 [the BlombergFritsch Affair] do not lead one to attach much hope to energetic action by the Army against the regime.[55]. [132] After a visit to western Germany, where Goerdeler was horrified by the damage caused by AngloAmerican bombing, Goerdeler, in July 1943 wrote a letter to Field Marshal Gnther von Kluge criticising him for his continued support of a regime that was leading the nation into ruin. [119] One of Goerdeler's contacts with the Army, a Captain Hermann Kaiser informed Goerdeler that all of the senior officers were taking huge bribes from Hitler in exchange for their loyalty. The conspirators modified the plan for their own aims, with the intention of taking control of German cities, disarming the SS, and arresting key Nazi leaders in the wake of the plot. [48] As Gerhard Weinberg observed, Goerdeler's contradictory statements left the British somewhat confused. Das Schattenkabinett Beck/Goerdeler bezeichnet die potentielle Reichsregierung nach einem geglckten Attentat auf Hitler sowie eine Liste weiterer Personen, welche hohe Staatsfunktionen htten bernehmen sollen.. Im Vorlauf des Attentats vom 20.Juli 1944 kam es von verschiedenen Seiten, u. a. vom Kreisauer Kreis, zu Planungen und berlegungen fr ein Deutschland nach Hitler. [26], Despite his disagreements with Gring over the best economic course to follow, on 6 August 1936, Gring commissioned a report from Goerdeler as a leading economic expert about whether or not Germany should devalue the Reichsmark. View the list of all donors. [103] Halder ended his meeting with Goerdeler on 6 April 1940 with the remark: Britain and France had declared war on us, and one had to see it through. Find contact's direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. [7] Later he resigned from the DNVP because its leader, Alfred Hugenberg, was a committed foe of the Brning government. 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts. Halder told Goerdeler that his oath to Hitler and his belief in Germany's inevitable victory in the war precluded his acting against the Nazi regime. Study 2) Opposition 7: Conservative and Military Resistance 2: Beck-Goerdeler Group flashcards from Em R's class online, or in Brainscape's iPhone or Android app. [36], By early 1938, Goerdeler was convinced that "something must be done" about the Nazi regime. Carl Friedrich Goerdeler ( German: [kal fid dl] ( listen); 31 July 1884 - 2 February 1945) was a monarchist conservative German politician, executive, economist, civil servant and opponent of the Nazi regime. [53], Though the British politicians and civil servants who met with Goerdeler were impressed with his honesty and earnestness, it was judged too risky by the Chamberlain government in 1938 to stake all upon the Goerdeler's projected putsch, especially since success was uncertain at best, and discovery of British backing for an unsuccessful putsch was likely to cause the war the Chamberlain government was seeking to avert in 1938.[54]. Washington, DC 20024-2126 [86] Later, as the summer of 1939 went on, Goerdeler changed his views about Hitler's intentions towards Poland. This showed that the group they represented intended to overthrow the existing rulers, who were to be replaced by anti-Nazi members of the army and administration, former trade union leaders and churchmen. "[128] Goerdeler went on to write: "How is it possible that so basically decent a people as the Germans can put up for so long with such an intolerable system? In the end more than 7,000 people were arrested, and 4,980 were executed, often on the barest evidence. [95] Equally important, on 7 November 1939 following heavy snowstorms, Hitler put off "X-Day" until further notice, which removed the reason that had most motivated Brauchitsch and Halder to consider overthrowing Hitler. The Allies' attitude towards a Beck-Goerdeler government at the end of 1943. The July bomb plot was an attempt by the German military to. Ulrich von Hassell wrote in his diary that Goerdeler was "imprudent" but at least "wants to act rather than grumble", which was a marked difference to the generals who indicated that perhaps they would or perhaps they would not act against the Nazi regime should Czechoslovakia be attacked. [51] Because Young did frequent business with Bosch and because of Goerdeler's position there, the two could meet often without raising suspicion. [41] and that he presented himself to his foreign contacts as the secret spokesman of a well-organised "German Opposition". In June 1940, much to Goerdeler's intense disappointment, following the German victory over France, the German Army lost all interest in anti-Nazi plots. After failing that, he declined to accept his reelection as mayor of Leipzig and resigned from office on 31 March 1937. That's the reason why Beck's conspiracy ultimately failed. [138], In the autumn of 1943, Goerdeler first met Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg. Re: The Allies' attitude towards a Beck-Goerdeler government at the end of 1943 Post by Juan G. C. 31 Oct 2020, 20:36 Also, according to Zhukov Stalin said in June 8, 1944, that the British and Americans would make peace with "an obedient government", and even in 1945 his paranoia was aroused when he heard about the Dulles-Wolff negotiations. [85] In a memo written at the end of July 1939 during a visit to Turkey, Goerdeler took the view that Hitler was bluffing in his demands against Poland, and if he could be forced to stand down by a firm Anglo-French stand, that would be such a blow as to topple the Nazi regime. This group was named after von Moltke's estate in Silesia. [51] The German historian Hans Mommsen wrote that Goerdeler's anti-Semitism was typical of the German right in which Jews were widely considered to be part of an alien body living in Germany. [24] Goerdeler and Schacht were opposed by another faction centred around Hermann Gring calling for the opposite. Who was the leading conservative and military resistance group led by? [10] As a result, by 1932, no current or even former member of the DNVP was acceptable to Hindenburg as chancellor. [78], The "X documents" and how to interpret them played a key role in the debate in the late 1980s between Overy and the Marxist Timothy Mason about whether the German attack on Poland was a "flight into war" forced on Hitler by an economic crisis. [33], During his trip, the statue was demolished on Haake's orders. 1) Support 3: Reasons For The Popularity And The Appeal Of The Nazi Party In 1933, 1) Support 4: The Nature And Size Of Nazi Support, 1) Support 8: Regional Basis Of The Nazi Vote, 1) Support 9: The Size And Membership And Who Joined, 1) Support 10: The Nature And Size Of The Disillusionment With The Party During The Second World War, 2) Opposition 2: Political Opposition 1: Social Democrats, 2) Opposition 3: Communists (Uhrig Group), 2) Opposition 3: Communists (The Red Orchestra), 2) Opposition 3: Communists (The Last Months), 2) Opposition 4: Cultural/Social Opposition, 2) Opposition 4: Cultural/Social Opposition (Edelweiss Pirates), 2) Opposition 4: Cultural/Social Opposition (Swing And Jazz Youth), 2) Opposition 4: Cultural/Social Oppositon: Conclusions, 2) Opposition 5: Moral Opposition: The White Rose (Hans Scholl), 2) Opposition 5: Moral Opposition: The White Rose (Sophie Scholl), 2) Opposition 5: Moral Opposition: The White Rose (Activities), 2) Opposition 6: Religious Opposition 1: Protestants, 2) Opposition 6: Religious Opposition 2: Catholics, 2) Opposition 7: Conservative And Military Resistance, 2) Opposition 7: Conservative And Military Resistance 2: Beck Goerdeler Group, 2) Opposition 8: The 20th July 1944 Bomb Plot. 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