Germany and the Second World War, 1939-1949 (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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Martin Niemöller's role
Martin Niemöller's role
Protestant pastor who opposed Hitler & Nazism
Church led by Martin Niemöller
Church led by Martin Niemöller
Confessional Church
Niemöller's time in concentration camps
Niemöller's time in concentration camps
8 years
Dietrich Bonhoeffer execution year
Dietrich Bonhoeffer execution year
1945
Pope Pius XI's description of Hitler (1937)
Pope Pius XI's description of Hitler (1937)
Mad prophet with repulsive arrogance
No. of Catholic priests sent to camps
No. of Catholic priests sent to camps
About 400
Edelweiss Pirates hanged in Cologne, Nov 1944
Edelweiss Pirates hanged in Cologne, Nov 1944
6 members (+ 7 other youths)
Age range of Edelweiss Pirates members
Age range of Edelweiss Pirates members
12 to 17 years old
What White Rose Group distributed
What White Rose Group distributed
6 leaflets urging opposition to Nazi rule
White Rose Group formation year
White Rose Group formation year
1942
What was the Swing Youth (Swingjugend)?
What was the Swing Youth (Swingjugend)?
Teenage jazz lovers imitating British/American culture
Swing Youth arrests, August 1941
Swing Youth arrests, August 1941
About 300 members arrested
Date of July 1944 Bomb Plot
Date of July 1944 Bomb Plot
20 July 1944
Who planted bomb in July 1944 plot?
Who planted bomb in July 1944 plot?
Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg
Location of July 1944 assassination attempt
Location of July 1944 assassination attempt
Wolfsschanze (Wolf's Lair), East Prussia