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Bernhard Lichtenberg - Priester und Märtyrer.

Authors :
Klein, Gotthard
Source :
Münster; 2011, Vol. 64 Issue 4, p265-271, 7p
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

The article presents a biography of the German Catholic priest Bernhard Lichtenberg and discusses the memorial in his honor for his resistance to National Socialism. It describes his childhood years, his education, and his early work as a priest. It then focuses on his resistance to the pogroms against the Jews after "Kristallnacht," the night of broken glass, in November 1938. Also discussed is his interrogation by the secret state police, the Gestapo, and his arrest, which led to his death in 1943.

Details

Language :
German
ISSN :
0027299X
Volume :
64
Issue :
4
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
Münster
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
70930404