German History Quiz

Nick22 · **Reply #161 on:** February 17, 2005, 10:17:08 AM

This event occured when two imperial govrrnors were tried and convicted for violating the Letter of Majesty. They were thrown out of a castle window where they landed in a dungheap.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #162 on:** February 17, 2005, 11:51:12 AM

Exactly. The so called "Prager Fenstersturz". It happened near Prague, the capital of today's Czech Republic. It seems people there made a habit of throwing other people out of windows as almost exactly 200 years before the "Prager Fenstersturz" that triggered the 30 years war another "Prager Fenstersturz" triggered the Hussite war.

Nick22 · **Reply #163 on:** February 17, 2005, 12:55:52 PM

The Prague Windowtoss" also occured when the sole remaining non-communist official was found dead after being thrown from a window.
Nick

Nick22 · **Reply #164 on:** February 24, 2005, 05:06:08 PM

Ok. Here a question for you Malte. What was the last political party to dissolve itself before the one-party decree was put intio effect in July of 1933?
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #165 on:** March 15, 2005, 08:51:49 AM

Bayerische Volkspartei (BVP)?

Nick22 · **Reply #166 on:** March 15, 2005, 10:19:13 AM

Yep. Your turn Malte.
NIck

Malte279 · **Reply #167 on:** March 15, 2005, 10:27:43 AM

Please give me the name of the famous brother and sister who were arrested and executed for depositing leaflets against the nazi-regime.

Nick22 · **Reply #168 on:** March 15, 2005, 10:53:59 AM

I've heard about them... they were mentioned in my Nazi Germany class, but I can't recall their names. Were they the leaders of the White Rose movement?
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #169 on:** March 15, 2005, 11:08:17 AM

They were of the White Rose movement indeed. Please give me their names, the next question will be yours and I shall have the satisfaction to have made the name of two people better known who mustn't ever be forgotten.

Nick22 · **Reply #170 on:** March 15, 2005, 11:11:32 AM

I found thier names in my notebook. Hans and Sophie Scholl were thier names.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #171 on:** March 15, 2005, 11:14:09 AM

Yes. May they rest in peace!

Nick22 · **Reply #172 on:** March 15, 2005, 11:20:05 AM

Indeed. It Takes great courage to stand up to dictators, especially ones like the Nazis who had broken down the milieu of most Germans.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #173 on:** March 29, 2005, 05:53:37 PM

Please name one of the Main criminals of war to be sentenced in the Nuernberg trial who pleaded guilty of committing nazi crimes.

Nick22 · **Reply #174 on:** March 29, 2005, 10:33:03 PM

Goering
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #175 on:** March 30, 2005, 08:51:03 AM

Nope. Perhaps the formulation of my question was ambiguous. When I wrote about pleading guilty I meant that the defendant admitted committing crimes and accepted that he had to be sentenced for this.
One hint, none of those sentenced to death pleaded guilty. Most of them showed hardly any sign of conscience. Sure enough that !&%(/! :angry: Goering didn't.

Nick22 · **Reply #176 on:** March 30, 2005, 10:54:29 AM

Then I can rule out leaders like Eichmann and Frick. Hmmm.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #177 on:** March 30, 2005, 04:59:39 PM

And you can rule out anyone else who was hanged as well. Another hint: Nobody who pleaded guilty (thus admitting commiting nazi crimes) is likely to have been cleared of all charges and set free. So there are three more people you ca rule out.

Nick22 · **Reply #178 on:** March 31, 2005, 04:54:02 PM

Donitz?

Malte279 · **Reply #179 on:** March 31, 2005, 06:12:41 PM

No. He didn't plead guilty and got away with a rather mild punishment as he had a good lawyer.
The one I'm talking of was no member of the military.