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While some liberals argue that the Nazis were Christian. There is heavy evidence contrasting that statement.

While some liberals argue that the Nazis were Christian. There is heavy evidence contrasting that statement.

Most Christians in the party were victims to the Night of the Long Knives event. There were only a few notable Christians after.

Most Christians in the party were victims to the Night of the Long Knives event. There were only a few notable Christians after.

* [[Walther Funk]] - Funk did however repent for his sins at the end.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Walther Funk]] - Funk did however repent for his sins at the end.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Wilhelm Frick]] - Frick did however repent for his sins at the end.

* [[Wilhelm Frick]] - Frick did however repent for his sins at the end.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Arthur Seyss-Inquart]] -  Inquart did however repent for his sins at the end.

* [[Arthur Seyss-Inquart]] -  Inquart did however repent for his sins at the end.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Heinrich Muller]] - Gestapo Leader

* [[Heinrich Muller]] - Gestapo Leader

* [[Gregor Strasser]] -Killed by Hitler

* [[Gregor Strasser]] -Killed by Hitler

==Notable Nazis who repented and became Christian after they were capured==

==Notable Nazis who repented and became Christian after they were capured==

These men were not Christian during their times of atrocities, however, they did come to except Jesus as their savior after being captured.

These men were not Christian during their times of atrocities, however, they did come to except Jesus as their savior after being captured.

* [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]] - Told Lutheran Chaplain "I'll see you again."

* [[Joachim von Ribbentrop]] - Told Lutheran Chaplain "I'll see you again."<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Wilhelm Keitel]] - Was reading the Bible when Gerecke visited him in the cell. Keitel admits he was a bad Christian and repented.

* [[Wilhelm Keitel]] - Was reading the Bible when Gerecke visited him in the cell. Keitel admits he was a bad Christian and repented.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Fritz Sauckel]] - Described as most brutal slaver since Ancient Egypt, communed by Henry Gerecke

* [[Fritz Sauckel]] - Described as most brutal slaver since Ancient Egypt, communed by Henry Gerecke.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Baldur Von Shirach]] - Leader of Hitler Youth, communed by Henry Gerecke

* [[Baldur Von Shirach]] - Leader of Hitler Youth, communed by Henry Gerecke.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Albert Speer]] - Minister of armaments, communed by Henry Gerecke

* [[Albert Speer]] - Minister of armaments, communed by Henry Gerecke.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Hans Fritzsche]] - Minor Nazi Propagandist, communed by Henry Gerecke

* [[Hans Fritzsche]] - Minor Nazi Propagandist, communed by Henry Gerecke.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Karl Donitz]] - Admiral of Nazi Germany, said that Church is where he belongs after spending time with Henry Gerecke

* [[Karl Donitz]] - Admiral of Nazi Germany, said that Church is where he belongs after spending time with Henry Gerecke.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Erich Raeder]] - Grand Admiral, communed by Henry Gerecke

* [[Erich Raeder]] - Grand Admiral, communed by Henry Gerecke.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Ernst Kaltenbrunner]] - Top SS leader, returned to Catholic Church with help of Friar Sixtius O'connor

* [[Ernst Kaltenbrunner]] - Top SS leader, returned to Catholic Church with help of Friar Sixtius O'connor.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Hans Frank]] - Top Nazi Governor, returned to Catholic Church with help of Friar Sixtius O'connor

* [[Hans Frank]] - Top Nazi Governor, returned to Catholic Church with help of Friar Sixtius O'connor.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Rudolf Hoss]] - Not to be confused with Hiter's Deputy Fuehrer, Rudolf Hess, Hoess was one of the major perpetrators at Auschwitz. Converted to Cathlocism before execution<ref>http://archiwum.wadowice24.pl/kultura/historia/4416-kat-hoess-nawrocil-sie-w-wadowicach</ref>

* [[Rudolf Hoss]] - Not to be confused with Hiter's Deputy Fuehrer, Rudolf Hess, Hoess was one of the major perpetrators at Auschwitz. Converted to Cathlocism before execution<ref>http://archiwum.wadowice24.pl/kultura/historia/4416-kat-hoess-nawrocil-sie-w-wadowicach</ref>

* [[Oswald Pohl]] - Nazi Governor that reverted back to Catholic faith before execution. It should be noted that he terminated his membership while being a Nazi.

* [[Oswald Pohl]] - Nazi Governor that reverted back to Catholic faith before execution. It should be noted that he terminated his membership while being a Nazi.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_Pohl</ref>

==Neo-Pagans==

==Neo-Pagans==

* [[Rudolf Hess]] - Hess was keen on clairvoyance and the occult.<ref> Manvell & Fraenkel 1971, p. 94.</ref>

* [[Rudolf Hess]] - Hess was keen on clairvoyance and the occult.<ref> Manvell & Fraenkel 1971, p. 94.</ref>

* [[Heinrich Himmler]] - Formerly Catholic, but became a Neo-Pagan

* [[Heinrich Himmler]] - Formerly Catholic, but became a Neo-Pagan<ref name="Steigmann">{{Cite book |last=Steigmann-Gall |first=Richard |date=2003 |title=The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919–1945 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RreXLeUG_AIC&pg=PA219 |location=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=219 |isbn=9780521823715 |accessdate=23 January 2018}}</ref>

* [[Reinhard Heydrich]] - Formerly Catholic, joined the Pagan The gottgläubig movement.

* [[Reinhard Heydrich]] - Formerly Catholic, joined the Pagan The gottgläubig movement.<ref name="Steigmann">{{Cite book |last=Steigmann-Gall |first=Richard |date=2003 |title=The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919–1945 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RreXLeUG_AIC&pg=PA219 |location=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=219 |isbn=9780521823715 |accessdate=23 January 2018}}</ref>

* [[Carl Rover]] - Former Catholic, this Nazi Governor turned to the gottgläubig movement.

* [[Carl Rover]] - Former Catholic, this Nazi Governor turned to the gottgläubig movement.<ref name="Steigmann">{{Cite book |last=Steigmann-Gall |first=Richard |date=2003 |title=The Holy Reich: Nazi Conceptions of Christianity, 1919–1945 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RreXLeUG_AIC&pg=PA219 |location=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=219 |isbn=9780521823715 |accessdate=23 January 2018}}</ref>

==Former Christians==

==Former Christians==

It is unclear what religion these men were, it is just clear that they terminated their Christian membership

It is unclear what religion these men were, it is just clear that they terminated their Christian membership

*  [[Alfred Jodl]] - Nazi General, refused all Spiritual Counselling.

*  [[Alfred Jodl]] - Nazi General, refused all Spiritual Counselling.<ref>https://thechaplainkit.com/history/chaplains-at-war/world-war-2/i-walked-to-the-gallows-with-the-nazi-chiefs/</ref>

* [[Adolf Eichmann]] - Dubbed the architect of the Holocaust, he terminated his church membership in 1937.<ref>Staff (18 May 1962). "Religion: Converting Eichmann". Time. Retrieved 11 March 2021.</ref>

* [[Adolf Eichmann]] - Dubbed the architect of the Holocaust, he terminated his church membership in 1937.<ref>Staff (18 May 1962). "Religion: Converting Eichmann". Time. Retrieved 11 March 2021.</ref>

* [[Adolf Hitler]] - While described as an atheist, Hitler himself did express distrust of atheists. He was raised catholic but trashes Christianity in Mein Kampf and describes Christianity as weak.

* [[Adolf Hitler]] - While described as an atheist, Hitler himself did express distrust of atheists. He was raised catholic but trashes Christianity in Mein Kampf and describes Christianity as weak.

* [[Martin Bormann]] - Hitler’s personal secretary, and major perpetrator of religious persecution, see his article for more<ref>"Within the NSDAP (as in the German ''völkisch'' movement in general) there existed from the outset a group of old Hitler partisans who in contrast to the 'atheists' Alfred Rosenberg, Martin Bormann and others, believed in a union of National Socialism and Protestant Christianity." Martin Broszat, ''The Hitler State'', p. 223</ref>

* [[Martin Bormann]] - Hitler’s personal secretary, and major perpetrator of religious persecution, see his article for more<ref>"Within the NSDAP (as in the German ''völkisch'' movement in general) there existed from the outset a group of old Hitler partisans who in contrast to the 'atheists' Alfred Rosenberg, Martin Bormann and others, believed in a union of National Socialism and Protestant Christianity." Martin Broszat, ''The Hitler State'', p. 223</ref>

* [[Odilo Globocnik]] - The Final Solution was the brainchild of Odilo and Heydrich. He ransacked cardinals after they denounced his treatment of Churches.

* [[Odilo Globocnik]] - The Final Solution was the brainchild of Odilo and Heydrich. He ransacked cardinals after they denounced his treatment of Churches.