Orff was a friend of Kurt Huber, one of the founders of the resistance movement Weiße Rose (the White Rose), who was condemned to death by the Volksgerichtshof and executed by the Nazis in 1943.
Por outra banda, Orff tiña unha forte amizade con Kurt Huber, un dos fundadores do movemento de resistencia de Die Weiße Rose (A rosa branca), que foi condenado a morte polo Volksgerichtshof e executado polos nazis en 1943.