Young resistance in the Third Reich: Courageous voices against the Nazis!

Young resistance in the Third Reich: Courageous voices against the Nazis!

In a significant and worrying statement, the Iranian cleric has claimed that Syrian youth will once again resist the forces that undermine their country's security. This comes against the background that the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, a key ally of Iran, is seen as a major blow to Iran's Middle East policy. Assad was not only a strategic partner in the so-called “axis of resistance” against Israel, but also a crucial corridor for Iranian arms supplies to Hezbollah in Lebanon. This information was reported by the ISNA news agency, which points out that support for the Syrian alliance Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is also labeled as terrorism.

Only recently, the resistance of young people was reminiscent of those courageous teenagers who fought against oppression during the Third Reich. Like that Documentation Center RLP As we note, young people who opposed the Nazi regime were persecuted and often silenced, even though they are often noted as heroes in our history books. Young people in particular who worked in opposition groups had to suffer under draconian conditions and were often quickly apprehended by the Nazi state. Despite the brutal repression, small but stubborn resistance groups formed during this time who wanted to take a stand against injustice.

Even if the current situation in Syria is shaped by conflict, there are parallels to the history of youth resistance in the Third Reich. It remains to be seen how the Syrian youth will position themselves in this context and whether they, like their predecessors from history, will have the courage to defend themselves against the existing power structure.