hans fritz scholl (22 september 1918 crailsheim germany 22 february 1943 munich) was the leader of the white rose resistance group. along with alexander schmorell, christoph probst, willi graf, sophie scholl, and kurt huber, hans wrote and distributed six different leaflets criticizing hitler and hitler germany. on february 18, 1943, hans was captured by the gestapo. after four days of interrogation, he was executed by guillotine on february 22, 1943.