How a Latin Essay Built the White Rose
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How a Latin Essay Built the White Rose

A Latin teacher in a small German town handed his students an essay topic that would become the most successful intelligence operation of World War II.

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World War IINazi GermanyResistance MovementsIntelligence OperationsClassical HistoryEducationBavariaMunichHans SchollSophie SchollWhite RoseRoman Empire

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