1943 On February 22nd, from 4 pm to 5 pm, less than 1000 days before Hitler's Nazi Germany was completely destroyed, they were executed in the Gestapo prison in Stadel Heim, Munich, because they distributed anti-Nazi leaflets at the University of Munich. Contrary to the rigorous delay of German tradition, the efficiency of Nazi courts is amazing. They were arrested on February 18, 2008, tried on the 22nd and executed on the same day.
Shu and his younger brothers and sisters are so young that they don't want to die, but they are not afraid of death-because they know why they died. Sister Sophie smiled and said to the execution ground:
"What a beautiful sunny day! I have to leave. But today, how many people will die on the battlefield, so many hopeful young lives ... If our actions can awaken millions of people, why should we regret dying? "
Before they were executed, in order to improve the warning significance of the death penalty, the Nazis let their father Robert, mother Magdalena and other brothers and sisters see them for the last time, and their sister Inge Eshu had the honor to experience the last moment of heroic brother and sister:
It was Hans who brought it here first. He wears prison clothes, but his steps are light, straight and fearless. His face is thin, as if he had just experienced a big war. He bent down and shook hands with everyone affectionately across the isolation line. He said, "I have no hatred. I have surpassed all hatred. "
Dad held him in his arms and said, "You will definitely go down in history. God has his own justice. "
He asked to greet all his friends. A tear appeared on his face when he finally mentioned a girl's name. He bent down behind the isolation line and didn't want anyone to see his tears. Then he left, as calm as when he came.
Later, a female guard brought Sophie. Dressed in her own clothes, she walked leisurely, her back as straight as a javelin. You can't learn to walk as quickly anywhere as in prison. Her face was full of sunshine and she smiled and tasted the candy she brought from home: "Thank you. I really didn't have lunch. "
This is a very affirmation of life at the last moment of life.
She also lost a lot of weight, but her mother noticed that her skin was delicate and radiant.
"You'll never go home again." Mom said.
Only a few decades, she said flatly. Then she stressed like her brother Hans: "We did everything we could."
What worries me most is that my mother can't bear the pain of losing two children at the same time. But today, my mother's courage and calmness make my brothers and sisters' worries redundant. Sophie was obviously relieved.
Mother said to her again, "Sophie, Jesus is with you." Sophie said firmly, a bit like giving an order, "and you, mom." Then she smiled and left without fear.
Before the official execution, the jailer arranged Sophie, Hans and their comrade-in-arms Christian probst together, and they smoked their last cigarette. It only takes a few minutes, but these minutes mean a lot to them.
"I never thought it would be so easy to die." Christian said, "We will meet again in eternity."
Then they went to the execution ground, and Sophie was the first. She didn't even blink. The executioner said that he had never seen such a desperate condemned man.
At the moment of execution, Hans shouted-Long live freedom!