The Start 

“But there were Germans who saw through the Nazi rhetoric of hate. They believed that Hitler was destroying everything good about Germany. They believed that it was possible to build a democracy in their country in which people of all ethnic and religious backgrounds could live together.”
~ Toby Axelrod
During WWII, anti-Hitler groups were sparse, and faced deadly consequences for resisting Hitler. The European Union, an anti-Nazi group, ignited resisters like the White Rose to take a stand. The White Rose like the European Union, were students rebelling against Hitler through spreading resistance leaflets.
Blut und Eisen de  John Heartfield, 1891-1968. photograph. Clip Art Best

Resistance Groups 
While some Germans remained silent, others took a stand by protesting against the Nazis. 
​"Our best hope will never lie in individual survivalism. Nor does it lie in small groups doing their best to prepare for the worst. Our best and only hope is a resistance movement that is willing to face the scale of the horrors, gather our forces, and fight like hell for all we hold dear.” 
~Lierre Keith
A video of resisters against Hitler. "JUDAISM WILL SURVIVE HITLERISM!"
Edelweiss Pirates, 1936. photograph. Imgur
 Solf Circle Meeting, 1943. photograph. German Resistance
The Swing Kids dancing to banned music, 1939. photograph.  Virtual History

European Union

Three years prior to the White Rose, the European Union spread leaflets on their protesting ideas about Hitler.
European Union Members , 1939. photograph.  The European Union History
"The European Union produced many leaflets during the war, as well as providing aid and information to Allied Forces and those hunted by the Nazis. However, they never actively tried to take down the government because they felt it would collapse on its own. What they wanted to do was create a unified, socialist Europe. Paul Hatschek, one of the leading members, was captured by the Gestapo in 1943 and ratted out nearly every person in the group, with at least 15 of them being killed."

- Listverse.com: This website names German resistance groups and writes information on them and what they did. 

Girls Take a Stand at Munich University

"This anti-Nazi demonstration gave encouragement to the White Rose, but it also prompted the Gestapo to look harder for the dissidents. The danger was increasing for members of resistance.”"
~Toby Axelrod ​ 
Paul Giesler, 1942. photograph.  What's All This Then? 
"When they heard this, several young women were so insulted that they stood up and walked out of the hall. They were arrested. Then the young men in the hall protested. They beat up the Nazi student leader and would not let him go until the women were released. A few days later, Giesler spoke again at the university and apologized."
~Toby Axelrod 
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