Public figures who refused to take the oath Hitler oath







thousands of military officers reportedly claimed ill avoid taking oath, forced after returning duty. refused so:



karl barth (swiss theologian); consequences: loss of professorship
martin gauger (probationary judge state prosecutor in wuppertal); consequences: forced retirement of position state prosecutor
franz jägerstätter (austrian conscientious objector); consequences: execution in 1943; beatified in 2007
josef mayr-nusser (from bozen), after call-up duty in waffen-ss; consequences: death penalty, died on way dachau concentration camp
joseph ruf (de) („brother maurus“ of christkönigsgesellschaft (rel.)), consequences: death penalty
franz reinisch (pallottines padre austria), after call-up duty in german wehrmacht; consequences: execution beheading in 1942




^ knickerbocker, h. r. (1941). tomorrow hitler s? 200 questions on battle of mankind. reynal & hitchcock. p. 9. 






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