Opposition to the Nazis

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  • Opposition to the Nazis
    • Opposition amongst the young - Some young people(such as the Edelweiss Pirates) were opposed to Nazi youth groups. Many also objected to Nazi social policies.
    • Secret Trade union opposition - The KPD continued to encourage workers to oppose the Nazis. Workers sometimes undermined Nazi building projects by staying off work sick or deliberately damaging machinery.
    • Opposition amongst the Churches - Because Hitler and the Nazis tried to control religion in Germany(by closing religious schools and other measures), many religious leaders opposed them, both openly and in secret
    • Secret political opposition - In 1933, the SPD printed an opposition newspaper, the Red Shack Troop, with circulation of 3,000 copies. The organisers were arrested and sent to concentration camps. SPD leaders then set up SOPADE - the SPD abroad - to campaign against the Nazis.
    • Secret army opposition - Some army officers opposed the Nazis. General Ludwig Beck was chief of staff of the German army. In 1938, he tried to get his fellow officers to arrest Hitler. He even sent a message to the British, saying that the German army wouldn't fight if Britain attacked Germany. Beck leg plots to kill Hitler in 1934 and 1944.

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