Nazi Left-wing opposition Flashcards
what was the Red Shock Troop?
an anti-Nazi newspaper published by an SPD group
built up a membership of 3000
what happened to the Red Shock Troop?
In December 1933 the leaders were arrested and sent to a conc camp
what did the SPD start doing after Nazi persecution began?
they would make SOPADE reports which gathered information on the Nazis and would give it to the allies
what suprises anti-Nazi communist groups in Germany?
when the Nazi-Soviet pact was signed in August 1939
the symbolism of Communism, the Soviet Union, had formed an alliance with the enemy, the Nazis!
the communist groups decreased their opposition because if this
what revived the communist opposition to the Nazis?
when Hitler invaded Russia in Opeartion Barbarossa in 1941, he had broken the Nazi-Soviet pact and therefore the Soviet Union was no longer in peace with the Nazis
what was the Red Orchestra?
group of govt employees who passed information of the German war effort over to the USSR
how did workers form an opposition to the Nazis?
they would hold strikes:
- lightning strikes with Autobahn construction 1936
what form of resistance did the Nazis face during the war?
allied backed groups would blow up bridges and sabotage railway lines to prevent Nazi movement and transport
what was the Uhrig group?
distributed leaflets and encouraged sabotage
set up 89 cells in Berlin by Summer 1941
what was the Baum group?
pro communist Jews
encouraged revolution in the army
many were executed
Nazis used the Baum group as an excuse to legitimise anti-Semitism
