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Flowers in the gutter : the true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, teenagers who resisted the Nazis

Gaddy, Kristina R. (Author).

The Edelweiss Pirates were a loosely organized group of working-class young people in the Rhine Valley of Germany. They faced off with Nazis during the Third Reich and suffered consequences for their resistance during and after World War II.

Book  - 2020
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  • ISBN: 9780525555414
  • Physical Description 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2020.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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PROLOGUE: Late 1942 -- 1932-1938 -- 1939-1942 -- 1942-1943 -- 1943-1944 -- Fall 1944 -- 1944-1945 -- 1945-

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Flowers in the Gutter : The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis
Flowers in the Gutter : The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis
by Gaddy, K. R.
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Flowers in the Gutter : The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis


The true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, working-class teenagers who fought the Nazis by whatever means they could. Fritz, Gertrud, and Jean were classic outsiders: their clothes were different, their music was rebellious, and they weren't afraid to fight. But they were also Germans living under Hitler, and any nonconformity could get them arrested or worse. As children in 1933, they saw their world change. Their earliest memories were of the Nazi rise to power and of their parents fighting Brownshirts in the streets, being sent to prison, or just disappearing. As Hitler's grip tightened, these three found themselves trapped in a nation whose government contradicted everything they believed in. And by the time they were teenagers, the Nazis expected them to be part of the war machine. Fritz, Gertrud, and Jean and hundreds like them said no. They grew bolder, painting anti-Nazi graffiti, distributing anti-war leaflets, and helping those persecuted by the Nazis. Their actions were always dangerous. The Gestapo pursued and arrested hundreds of Edelweiss Pirates. In World War II's desperate final year, some Pirates joined in sabotage and armed resistance, risking the Third Reich's ultimate punishment. This is their story.