Opposition and Dissent Towards the Nazis

Campaigns and Sharing Government Secrets 

• Up until 1938, pamphlets were created by KPD/SPD politicians and trade unions, before being distributed to the public. By 1938, it was too dangerous to commit to this, and near impossible to do so discreetly; and so the word of mouth was largely resorted to, with the formation of official parties then becoming uncommon.
• The socialist Red Shock Troop published editions of their anti-Nazi newspaper every ten days - until the leaders were placed into concentration camps in December 1933. Notable is the fact that, by this point, the Red Shock Troop held around 3,000 followers.
• Communist groups came back into formation after Operation Balbarossa of July 1941; as Germany failed to overtake the USSR. Throughout this time, a group of politicians (who weren't necessarily communist!) - going by the name of 'The Red Orchestra' - exposed the secrets of the German government to that of the USSR.

Disobedience

• Those youths that refused to join the Hitler Jugen, or the Bund Deutscher Mädel the female equivalent), often created their own groups; which reflected their largely westernised interests in American fashions and music - especially swing music. This genre of music was disliked in that it promoted a lack of control, and as it was perceived as overly sexualised.  uch gatherings, such as those of the 'swing kids', became illegal in 1940. Accordingly, some were arrested; though it was often the case that individuals were let off lightly as they weren't explicitly opposing Nazi ideology. 
• The Edelweiss Pirates were a fierce opposition to the Hitler Jugen. It was mixed-sex, and similar in the sense that all usually wore a uniform (distinctly different from that of the HJ) and in that scouting activities often took place - yet other activities varied. Members were known to distribute anti-Nazi leaflets (including those made by the Allies) and support resistance groups. The Cologne branch of the Edelweiss Pirates was reponsible for the killing of a local Gestapo chief in 1944.
• The White Rose group consisted of a number of students of the University of Munich - including Christopher Probst, Hans Scholl and Sophie Scholl. They produced a series of six anti-Nazi leaflets; distributing them within the university - and encouraging their reproduction and redistribution. They were caught by the Gestapo on 22nd February 1943, and were then executed by guillotine soon after.
• Some…