Kurt Huber (October 24, 1893–July 13, 1943) was a member of the White Rose group, which carried out resistance against Nazi Germany. October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Monument to the Weiße Rose in front of the Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich White Rose (German: die Weiße Rose) was a non-violent resistance group in Nazi Germany, consisting of a number of students from the University of Munich and their philosophy professor. ... Bust of Colonel Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (Memorial to the German Resistance, Berlin) The German Resistance refers to those individuals and groups in Nazi Germany who opposed the regime of Adolf Hitler between 1933 and 1945. ...

Huber was born in Chur, Switzerland, to German parents. He grew up in Stuttgart and, later (after his father's death), in Munich. He showed an aptitude for such subjects as music, philosophy and psychology, and became a professor in 1920. Chur (French: Coire, German Chur (khoor) [kuːr] (in Graubünden); [xuːr] (elsewhere), Romansh Cuira (KWAY-rah) [ˈkwera] or (KWOI-rah) [ˈkwojra], Italian Coira (KOI-rah) [ˈkojra], Latin: Curia, Curia Rhaetorum and Curia Raetorum), is the capital of the Swiss canton of Graubünden and lies in the northern... City Center seen from Weinsteige Road Solitude Palace The 1956 TV Tower U.S. Army Kelley Barracks Stuttgart (IPA: []) is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ...

Huber was appalled by reports of his country's atrocities in World War II and decided that the Nazis had to be removed from power. He came into contact with the White Rose movement through some students who attended his lectures: Hans Scholl and Alexander Schmorell. Huber actually wrote the White Rose's sixth and last leaflet calling for an end to National Socialism. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The National Socialist German Workers Party (German: , or NSDAP, commonly, the Nazi Party), was a political party in Germany between 1920 and 1945. ... Hans Scholl was born on September 22, 1918, when his father had his first position as mayor of Ingersheim near Crailsheim. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

Huber was arrested on February 27, 1943, and was brought before the People's Court on April 19, where Roland Freisler, the Chief Justice, humiliated him with a blistering verbal attack as he so often did (see the exchange quoted in the Josef Wirmer article, for instance). On July 13, Huber was executed by guillotine at the prison in Munich-Stadelheim Prison, along with Alexander Schmorell. The university had stripped Huber of his position and his doctorate at the time of his arrest. The Peoples Court (German: Volksgerichtshof) was a court established by Adolf Hitler after the Reichstag fire to handle those accused of political criminal offences, such as treason against the Third Reich. ... Judge Freisler Roland Freisler (October 30, 1893 – February 3, 1945) was a prominent and notorious Nazi German judge. ... Josef Wirmer (born 19 March 1901 in Paderborn; died 8 September 1944 in Berlin) was a German jurist and resistance fighter against the Nazi régime. ... Historic replicas (1:6 scale) of the two main types of French guillotines: Model 1792, left, and Model 1872 (state as of 1907), right The guillotine is a device used for carrying out executions by decapitation. ... Stadelheim Prison in Munich is one of the largest jails in Germany. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

Attempts to take up a collection for Huber's widow Clara only brought about more trouble and eventually lead to Hans Leipelt's arrest and execution. Hans Conrad Leipelt (born 18 July 1921 in Vienna; died 29 January 1945 in Munich) was a member of the White Rose (Weiße Rose) resistance group in Nazi Germany. ...

The square opposite from the main building of the University of Munich was named "Professor Huber Platz" in his remembrance.

External link

• Kurt Huber at "The White Rose" (jlrweb)