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Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was a modern Christian martyr who voluntarily returned to Germany to speak out against Hitler and accept almost certain death for doing so. He was executed shortly before the Allies defeated Germany near the end of World War II.
'''Dietrich Bonhoeffer''' (1906-1945) was a modern [[Christian]] [[martyr]] who voluntarily returned to [[Germany]] to speak out against [[Hitler]] and accept almost certain death for doing so. He was executed shortly before the [[Allies]] defeated Germany near the end of [[World War II]].
A website dedicated to his memory describes his sacrifice:<ref>http://www.dbonhoeffer.org/node/3</ref>
A website dedicated to his memory describes his sacrifice:<ref>http://www.dbonhoeffer.org/node/3</ref>
:The integrity of his Christian faith and life, and the international appeal of his writings, have led to a broad consensus that he is the one theologian of his time to lead future generations of Christians into the new millennium.
:The integrity of his Christian faith and life, and the international appeal of his writings, have led to a broad consensus that he is the one theologian of his time to lead future generations of Christians into the new millennium.
:He was hanged in the concentration camp at Flossenbürg on April 9, 1945, one of four members of his immediate family to die at the hands of the Nazi regime for their participation in the small Protestant resistance movement. The letters he wrote during these final two years of his life were posthumously published by his student and friend, Eberhard Bethge, as Letters and Papers from Prison. His correspondence with his fiance, Maria von Wedermeyer, has been published as Love Letters from Cell 92.
:He was hanged in the concentration camp at Flossenbürg on April 9, 1945, one of four members of his immediate family to die at the hands of the [[Nazi]] regime for their participation in the small Protestant resistance movement. The letters he wrote during these final two years of his life were posthumously published by his student and friend, Eberhard Bethge, as Letters and Papers from Prison. His correspondence with his fiance, Maria von Wedermeyer, has been published as Love Letters from Cell 92.
Perhaps one of his most thought provoking quotes was: "First they came for the [[Jews]], and I didn't speak out - because I was
not a Jew. Then they came for the [[Communist|Communists]], and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out -because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak for me!"
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