the turning point came for hans when he was the flag bearer for a hitler youth rally. this was a great honor, but when hans came back from the rally, instead of being elated and happy, he came home depressed. he later explained that he had seen that freedom of expression wasn’t allowed or accepted in hitler’s germany. instead, public conformity was the law. whether or not this caused him to begin to innerly revolt against hitler, he was even more inspired to revolt in 1937 when he was captured for being part of an illicit anti nazi christian group known as d.j.1.11. he was held in prison for six weeks. at his trial, he was accused of being part of the christian youth group and also of having a homosexual relationship. he was set free for both offenses, but this persecution left a lasting impact on him.