Dietrich Bonhoeffer (German pronunciation: [ˈdiːtʁɪç ˈboːnhœfɐ]; February 4, 1906 – April 9, 1945) was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian and martyr. He was also a participant in the German resistance movement against Nazism and a founding member of the Confessing Church. His involvement in plans by members of the Abwehr (the German Military Intelligence Office) to assassinate Adolf Hitler resulted in his arrest in April 1943 and his subsequent execution by hanging in April 1945, 23 days…

[Photo] Dietrich Bonhoeffer, circa 1930s | World War II Database

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Lord Jesus Christ, you were poor and in distress, a captive and forsaken as I am. You know man’s troubles; you abide with me. When all men fail me, you remember and seek me.” - Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), Lutheran Pastor & Martyr

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