Exact Location of Weiße Rose Leaflet Drop Identified at LMU Munich

A new plaque marks the spot where Hans and Sophie Scholl carried out their iconic resistance act against Nazi Germany in 1943.

Researchers have pinpointed the exact location at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich where Hans and Sophie Scholl dropped the sixth Weiße Rose leaflet on February 18, 1943.
A newly unveiled plaque now commemorates this specific site, located on the second-floor gallery of the university's atrium.
The Weiße Rose leaflets called for resistance against the Nazi regime, with the act becoming a symbol of courage and defiance in German history.
Historian Hans Günter Hockerts led the investigation, using Gestapo interrogation records and other sources to reconstruct the events leading to the Scholls' arrest.
The research challenges misconceptions that the act was naive or impulsive, emphasizing the calculated risks taken by the Scholls despite the immense danger.