White Rose
York's heraldic emblem
White Rose was a nonviolent resistance group in Nazi Germany, composed mainly of university students in Munich who distributed leaflets denouncing Hitler's regime from 1942 to 1943.
Its core members, including Hans and Sophie Scholl, were arrested and executed.
The name symbolizes purity and moral courage in the face of tyranny.
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
- flowerPlant's reproductive organ
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- silent protestVoiceless act of resistance
- petalsColored bloom segments
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White RoseNazi Party
Hitler's fascist political organization
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White RoseFrench Resistance
WWII underground liberation movement
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