Remembering dates and anniversaries

We should move past celebrating only February 18 and February 22, with perhaps July 13 and October 12 thrown in for good measure. Those were not the only dates critical to White Rose resistance. 

If you are a teacher or professor, you may wish to choose one of these dates for a special class discussion.

  • Holocaust remembrance. January 27, 1945 (liberation of Auschwitz). Make it real. Make it lasting. Be more than a “guardian of memory.” (2025.01.30) Free.
  • The elections of 1930-1933. January 31, 1933. They could not have imagined that such hard choices would be required of them. They certainly could not have known what was yet to come. (2024.11.05) For paid subscribers only.
  • Eighty years ago this week. February 14, 1943. White Rose storytellers tend to skip over the painful events of this week. They should not. (2023.02.14)
  • Calm Before the Storm. February 17, 1943. "Gradually one notices that the mosaic is beginning to take shape. Lines and patterns appear, and then one does not lose his orientation any more." (2022.02.17)
  • February 18, 1943.
    • Timeline: February 18, 1943. If you think you know their story... (2022.02.18)
    • Why They Just Stood There. Why did Hans and Sophie Scholl stand there, waiting for Jakob Schmid to apprehend them? Over the years, many have tried to answer this question, one that goes to the heart of White Rose resistance. (2025.02.20) PAID.
    • The events of Thursday, February 18, 1943. February 18, 1943 was not supposed to end with seven deaths and many more arrested and imprisoned. That was not the plan. - But it did. And that is why this day MATTERS. (2025.02.18) Free. Footnotes and references (paid).
  • Timeline: February 22, 1943. February 22, 1943. If you think you know their story... (2022.02.22)
  • April 19, 1943 - The Second White Rose Trial. April 19, 1943. If you think the February 22, 1943 trial was riveting, you ain't seen nothin' yet. The second White Rose trial contained more drama, more pathos, more humor, more courage than anything you know about the White Rose, if you stop at February 22, 1943, that is. (2023.04.19) Reposted on 2025.04.19.
  • V-E Day in Europe: May 8, 1995. May 8, 1945. One of these days, justice will prevail and archives will open, spilling their secrets, exposing the good, bad, and ugly. (2025.05.08) Free.
  • Note their names. July 12, 1942. Fourth leaflet of the White Rose: "Do not forget even the little scoundrels of this regime. Note their names, so that no one escapes!" (2024.01.22)
  • July 13, 1943.
  • Kristallnacht. November 8/9, 1938.
    • Gaping gaps. When researching White Rose or other resistance: Have the courage to ask hard questions! If (when) you see gaps, logical disconnects, keep digging. Use your brain. (2023.11.09)
  • New Year's Eve 1942. December 31, 1942. We are entering the weeks and months wherein we commemorate the work, arrests, and deaths of White Rose students. But February 1943 had its roots in New Year's Eve 1942 and decisions they made then. (2022.02.08)