World War II History- February 22, 1943, Sophie Scholl, her brother Hans and their friend Christoph Probst, members of The White Rose non-violent Nazi resistence movement, were all convicted of high treason after having been found distributing anti-war leaflets at the University of Munich.

As a result, they were all executed by guillotine.  Sophie's final words before dying, "How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to give himself up individually to a righteous cause. Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go, but what does my death matter, if through us thousands of people are awakened and stirred to action?"