Summary 12 - Opposition from the Protestant Church Flashcards
Why did the Protestant Church offer more opposition to the regime than other religious establishments?
The Protestant Confessional Church was the only Christian body in Germany to protest at the treatment of the Jews.
Who called for Christian resistance to the treatment of the Jews and the euthanasia programme?
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
When was Bonhoeffer banned from speaking in public?
In 1940
What was the impact of Bonhoeffer being banned from speaking in public from 1940?
It meant that his message of encouraging Christian resistance to the treatment of the Jews and the euthanasia programme was not widely heard.
When was Bonhoeffer arrested?
He was arrested in April 1943 by the Gestapo.
When was Bonhoeffer executed?
In 1945